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As a child, Christmas time meant not only a time of Father Christmas and wish lists, magic and stories, gift giving and receiving, but also a time of joyous festivity and fun, including the British tradition of a Christmas panto (pantomime). I would always attend several over the Christmas and New Year period.
Christmas pantos have been a stalwart of British culture since the turn of the Twentieth Century, as this postcard attests and were usually faerie tale based.
This postcard from my large faerie tale postcard collection of a Cinderella pantomime was produced by David Allen and Sons in December 1912 for the Princes Theatre in Shaftesbury, Avenue where twice daily at two and half past seven:
"The Princess Fairy Pantomime, Cinderella, produced by Walter and Fredrick Melville. Featuring a full pantomime company with Elise Craven as Cinderella, Jewel St Leger as The Prince, Harry Roxbury as Buttons. Also starring Venie Clements, Scott Barrie, Sims Woolley, Woodhouse & Wells and a host of others. Popular prices: Stalls 5s and 3s, Grand Circle 4s and 2s. 6p (all numbered and reserved), Pit Stalls, 2s, Pi 1s, Gallery 6p. Box Office open from 10 to 10. Telephone 5983 Gerrard."
There was one theatre my Grandmother used to take me to when I was a child, where at the end of any panto, Christmas or otherwise where they sang the following:
"Oh why does a brown cow give white milk,
When it only eats green grass?
Oh I don't know! You don't know!
Oh don't you feel an ass?
Oh why does a brown cow give white milk,
When it only eats green grass?"
That silly song has stuck in my memory all these years, nearly half a century later!
I've been assisting the legendary David Allen with teaching a beginners photography class again. I saw one of our students capturing the beauty of High Park at this mornings class and didn't miss this wonderful photo opportunity for myself :o)
As a child, Christmas time meant not only a time of Father Christmas and wish lists, magic and stories, gift giving and receiving, but also a time of joyous festivity and fun, including the British tradition of a Christmas panto (pantomime). I would always attend several over the Christmas and New Year period.
Christmas pantos have been a stalwart of British culture since the turn of the Twentieth Century, as this postcard attests and were usually faerie tale based and starred famous theatrical folk of the day.
This postcard from my large faerie tale postcard collection of a Cinderella pantomime was produced by David Allen and Sons in December 1906 for the Broadway Theatre in New Cross, where:
"The Management have the pleasure of announcing that the Christmas Pantomime will be Cinderella, with the following Artistes: Miss Beatrice Edwards, Mr. Fred Cary, Miss Lucie Caine, the Sisters Sprightly, the Tally-Ho Trio, the Pollard Brothers and the Eight Sunrays."
There was one theatre my Grandmother used to take me to when I was a child, where at the end of any panto, Christmas or otherwise where they sang the following:
"Oh why does a brown cow give white milk,
When it only eats green grass?
Oh I don't know! You don't know!
Oh don't you feel an ass?
Oh why does a brown cow give white milk,
When it only eats green grass?"
That silly song has stuck in my memory all these years, nearly half a century later!
This was the 1916 Christmas offering to the citizens of Dublin at the Gaiety Theatre on South King Street...
Date: December 1916
Printed by: David Allen & Sons, 40 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin
Size: 22 x 29 cm
NLI Ref.: EPH E271
A workhouse for the poor built in 1836 and the sight of much suffering. Left to rot for over 15 years.
Just around the corner from the Queen's, Warden & Willmot's Robinson Crusoe was wowing audiences at the Theatre Royal on Hawkins Street at Christmas 1916...
Date: December 1916
Printed by: David Allen & Sons, 40 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin
Size: 44 x 29 cm
NLI Ref.: EPH E336
On Great Brunswick Street at the Queen's Theatre, it was Dick Whittington that was regaling Dublin audiences in December 1916...
Date: December 1916
Printed by: The Sackville Press, 11-12 Findlater Place, Dublin
Size: 38 x 25 cm
NLI Ref.: EPH E324