Talk:Pantomime

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I find this hard to believe and substantiate. My guess is that some celebrities perform UK pantomime, which we'd like to accentuate. But I think "often" is incorrect. --ESP 01:19, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)

No, you have the wrong end of the stick. It is not that some UK celebrities often perform pantomime -- in fact, making a habit of appearing in pantomime is a sure way to attract jokes about the state of one's career -- but that many UK celebrities have performed pantomime at some time. The given example of Ian McKellen appearing as Widow Twankey is the first time McKellen has done panto, and may well be the last; but is far from the first time some celebrity has appeared as Widow Twankey. If it helps, think of it as being like cameo appearances. --Paul A 08:04, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)

To be fair, though, Ian McKellen is a distinct anomaly; pantomime "celebrities" are usually distinctly second-rate. --Paul A 08:23, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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The performance of pantomime originates at its earliest in ancient Greece, but exploded in popularity during the reign of Augustus in ancient Rome. The name is taken from a single masked dancer called Pantomimus.