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| | pantomime on Encyclopedia.com |
 | | English pantomime, originated by John Rich, was more pageant than pantomime, and in 1818, when J. Planche began his extravaganzas with “speaking openings,” pantomime in England became a dramatic spectacle with songs and speeches. | | | Joseph Grimaldi and Jean Gaspard Deburau were famous pantomime stars of the 19th cent. | | | Marcel Marceau has been the leading artist in France. |
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| | mime and pantomime -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia |
| | By extension, the mime and pantomime has come to be in modern times the art of portraying a character or a story solely by means of body movement (as by realistic and symbolic gestures). | | | Mime, or pantomime, is the art of narration and expression through body movement. |
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| | pantomime - definition of pantomime in Encyclopedia |
| | Pantomime may refer to two different types of performing arts. | | | The Roman Pantomimus was a spectacular kind of play in which the actor was confined to gesticulating and dancing, sometimes with a behind-the-scenes chorus providing music and song. | | | This tradition can be traced back to pre-Christian European festivals such as Samhain and Saturnalia. |
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| | definition of pantomime |
| | A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features. | | | Acting, Actor, Also, An, And, Any, Are, As, Burlesque, By, Clown, Dance, Dancing, Dialogue, Dramatic, Dumb, Entertainment, Generally, Gesticulation, Harlequin, Hence, His, In, Many, Mimic, Music, Mute, Of, One, Only, Or, Pantomime, Pantomimic, Pantomimist, Part, Representation, Show, Speaking, Spectacular, Universal, Use, Well, Which, Who, Without | | | Acting, Actions, Actor, Actors, Acts, Also, An, And, Any, Are, As, Assumes, Burlesque, By, Clown, Dance, Dancing, Dialogue, Dramatic, Dumb, Entertainment, Etc, Features, Generally, Gesticulation, Harlequin, Hence, His, In, Many, Mimic, Music, Mute, Of, One, Only, Or, Pantomime, Pantomimic, Part, Parts, Representation, Representing, Show, Speaking, Spectacular, Universal, Use, Well, Which, Who, Without |
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