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  • The history of a people is often detected in their popular amusements; one of these Italian Pantomimic characters shows this.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • The _Mimis and Mimas_, like the ballet of the present day, provided the dances in addition to their Pantomimic Art of posing and posturing.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • The Ostyak tribe of Northern Asia give us a specimen of the rude imitative dances of early civilization in a Pantomimic exhibition of the

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • The head and face were assigned to the house of Aries, and therefore the face notably for the Pantomimic Art was placed by the ancient astrologers under the influence of this particular planet.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • Pantomimic dancing is practised amongst the South Sea Islanders, and other races, and just as it was, presumably, at the beginning of the world.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • Pantomimic dances of the Kamchadales are in imitation of birds, dogs, and bears; and the Damaras represent, by four of the tribe stooping down with their heads together, and uttering harsh cries, the movements of oxen, and of sheep.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • Pantomimic scenes derived from the heathen Mythology of Vishnu -- a collection of poems and hymns on the

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • _Mima_, or one who danced in the Pantomimic dances, and which seems more probable, as she is mentioned by Cicero, who says the part of Andromache was played by a male performer on the very day Arbuscula also performed.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • These "Platts" were, in all probability, one of the first written forms of Pantomimic entertainments known in England, and borrowed, as mentioned, from the Scenarios of the Italians.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

  • Romans, about the year 52 B.C., we have, in all probability, the first introduction of the Roman Pantomimic Art into this country.

    A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

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