Author of "STAGE WHISPERS," etc.
This book is dedicated as a small token of the Author's esteem and regard.
Origin of Pantomime
Origin of Tragedy and Comedy—Mythology—The meaning ofthe word Pantomime—The origin of Harlequin, Columbine,Clown, and Pantaloon—Grecian Mythology—TransformationScenes—The rise of Grecian Tragedy and Comedy—The Satirical Drama
The origin of the Indian Drama—Aryan Mythology—Clownand Columbine—Origin of the Chinese Drama—Inceptionof the Japanese Drama—The Siamese Drama—Dramaticperformances of the South Sea Islanders, Peruvians, Aztecs, Zulus, and Fijis—The Egyptian Drama
"Dancing," i.e. Pantomime—Grecian Dancing and PantomimicScenes—Aristotle—Homer—Dances common to both Greeks and Romans
Thespis—The Progress of Tragedy and Comedy—Aeschylus—TheEpopée—Homer—Sophocles—Euripides—GrecianMimes—The First Athenian Theatre—Scenery and Effects
Roman Theatres—Description—"Deadheads"—Pantomimein Italy—Livius Andronicus—Fabulae Atellanae—ExtemporalComedy—Origin of the Masque, Opera, andVaudeville—Origin of the term Histrionic—Etruscans—Popularityof Pantomime in Italy—Pantomimists banishedby Trajan—Nero as a Mime—Pylades and Bathyllus—Subjectschosen for the Roman Pantomimes—The Ballet—TheMimi and Pantomimi—Archimimus—Vespasian—Harlequin—"Mr.Punch"—Zany, how the word originated—AncientMasks—Lucian, Cassiodorus, and Demetriusin praise of Pantomime—A celebrated Mima—Pantomimesdenounced by early writers—The purity of theEnglish stage contrasted with that of the Grecian andRoman—Female parts on the Grecian and Roman stages—Theprincipal Roman Mimas—The origin of the Clown of the early English Drama
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