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Cora Goffin
Cora Goffin (26 April 1902 – 10 June 2004) later known as Lady Littler, was a British actress on the London stage, in pantomime, and in two silent films. Early life Cora Gwynne Poole Goffin was born in Hampstead in 1902, the daughter and namesake of actress Cora Poole. She was on stage from childhood, with her mother's instruction and encouragement. Career Cora Goffin was an actress on the London stage from her teens, where she often played children, including boys. She played Little Lord Fauntleroy, Colin in ''Mother Goose'', a principal boy in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', and Alice in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1913), sometimes billed as "Little Cora Goffin." "Cora cannot have been more than twelve years old, but she spoke the lines of her long part with the assurance of an old hand, danced on her toes like a little prima ballerina, and took her encores with the enviable enjoyment of unspoilt childhood," commented a review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantomime
Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment, generally combining gender-crossing actors and topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or folk tale.Reid-Walsh, Jacqueline. "Pantomime", ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature'', Jack Zipes (ed.), Oxford University Press (2006), Pantomime is a participatory form of theatre developed in England in the 18th century, in which the audience is encouraged and expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers. The origins of pantomime reach back to ancient Greek classical theatre. It developed partly from the 16th century commedia dell'arte tradition of Italy and partly from other European and British stage traditions, such as 17th-century masques and music hall. An important part of the pantomime, until the late 19th century, was the harlequinade. Modern pantomime is perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
