40 Thieves: The 1886 Drury Lane Pantomime: Complete Libretto

by Edward L. Blanchard

Complete libretto to the 1886 Drury Lane musical pantomime by E. L. Blanchard. Starting in the 1850s, London's Drury Lane Christmas pantomimes were the preeminent entertainment of this kind. Many of today's pantomime traditions, such as pantomime dames and transformation scenes, were first introduced at the Drury Lane. The productions included elaborate scenery and theatrical effects, fanciful expensive costumes, and hundreds of actors. By the 1880s,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515195740
• ISBN13: 9781515195740
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"