Pantaloon (from Italian
Pantalone
Pantalone , spelled Pantaloon in English, is one of the most important principal characters found in . With his exceptional greed and status at the top of the social order, Pantalone is "money" in the commedia world. His full name, including fam ...
), is a traditional greedy merchant character in 16th-century Italian
Commedia dell'arte
(; ; ) was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was formerly called Italian comedy in English and is also known as , , and . Charact ...
.
Pantaloon or Pantaloons may also refer to:
Theatre
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Pantaloon, a character in the ''Harlequinade''
** Pantaloons, a style of
trousers
Trousers (British English), slacks, or pants are an item of clothing worn from the waist to anywhere between the knees and the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending across both legs as in robes, skirts, and dr ...
originally modelled after the Pantaloon character
** Pantaloons, modern
baggy trousers
"Baggy Trousers" is a song by English ska/pop band Madness from their 1980 album '' Absolutely''. It was written by lead singer Graham "Suggs" McPherson and guitarist Chris Foreman,Woodstra, Chris. Retrieved on 1 July 2007. and reminisces abou ...
*
The Pantaloons
The Pantaloons are an English touring theatre company specialising in open-air productions of the plays of William Shakespeare. Their work draws from a wide variety of popular theatre traditions, and is often performed for free in public spaces. ...
, a British touring theatre company
*The pantaloon, sixth character in the
Seven Ages of Man
"All the world's a stage" is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy ''As You Like It'', spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII Line 139. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a ...
speech from Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'' Act II Scene VII. "All the world's a stage..."
*The Pantaloon, penultimate painting from Smirke's
The Seven Ages of Man (painting series)
''The Seven Ages of Man'' is a series of paintings by Robert Smirke, derived from the famous monologue beginning ''all the world's a stage'' from William Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'', spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII. ...
Other
* "The Pantaloon", a song by Twenty One Pilots from
Twenty One Pilots (album).
*
HMS Pantaloon
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Pantaloon'':
* was a unique 10-gun brig built at Troon as the Duke of Portland's yacht in 1831, and purchased later that year, keeping her civilian name; following dhow chasing to suppress t ...
, two ships of the Royal Navy
*
Pantaloons Retail, a large retailer in India, now renamed
See also
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Pantalon, a musical instrument
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Pantalone
Pantalone , spelled Pantaloon in English, is one of the most important principal characters found in . With his exceptional greed and status at the top of the social order, Pantalone is "money" in the commedia world. His full name, including fam ...
, a character in the Italian ''commedia dell'arte''
*
Pantaloon hernia
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, the coexistence of direct and indirect hernias descending either side of the epigastric artery
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