Web Page  No 2222

23rd December 2015

  Top Picture: Victorian Theatre Royal Pantomime programme 

Second Picture: Portsmouth Panto Stars 2014

Third Picture: Les Dawson as the Panto Dame

Forth Picture: Real old fashioned Christmas Lights. Pam remembers having ones like these when she was a young girl.

It’s Christmas so its Quiz Time

So you think you know Pantomime!

(the answers are in the You Write Section)

1. What is the name of the father of Cinderella and the Ugly Sisters ?

2. In which pantomime do Robin Hood and Maid Marion appear?

3. What is the name of Aladdin's brother ?

4. What phrase does the Giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk" use when he can smell Jack ?

5. In pantomime who is Princess Marcella ?

6. What is the name of Prince Charming's assistant ?

7. In which panto does Buttons appear?

8. What is Aladdin's mother called ?

9. Who had appeared in panto for 38 consecutive years until 2007 when he won "I'm a Celebrity....." ?

10. What told Dick Whittington to "turn again" ?

11. In Jack & the Beanstalk what does Jack get in exchange for his cow?

12. In Disney's Aladdin the villain was known as JAFFAR but by what name is he known in panto ?

13. What is the most popular panto ?

14. Which panto was created in 1902 especially for the comedian Dan Leno?

15. From what set of stories does Aladdin originate?

16. From what does the Fairy Godmother create Cinderella's carriage footmen ?

17. What is Jack's mother normally known as in the Panto Jack & the Beanstalk ?

18. What name is given to the leading man in a panto, usually played by a woman ?

19. In which panto would you find the character King Rat ?

20. By tradition from which side of the stage do the "goodies" in a panto normally appear?

21. Who ate the Gingerbread House?

22. Which pantomime character marries Alice Fitzwarren?

 News and Views

Now a few Pantomime Jokes to groan at:-

Comic: Sorry I’m late. I’ve been to the optician’s. He’s just told me I’m colour blind.

Buttons: Colour blind?

Comic: Yes, it came as a real bolt out of the orange. 

Dame: I’m so tired. I can’t go any further. I’m absolutely knickered.

Buttons: Do you mean knackered?

Dame: No, knickered. My breath’s coming in short pants.

Dame: My husband fell into a huge vat of granulated coffee and was never seen again. It was a terrible way to go but at least it was instant.

Dame: I’ve been married 16 times.

Comic: 16?

Dame: Yes, four richer, four poorer, four better, four worse.

Comic: You want to be careful of the baddie. He’s a magician. He can turn you into a prawn cocktail. And that’s just for starters.

Q: Why does Dick Whittington have a beard?

A: Because nine out of ten owners know that their cats prefer whiskers.

Q: Why was Cinderella so bad at football?

A: She had a pumpkin for a coach.

You Write:-

The quiz answers

  

1. Baron Hard-up.

2. Babes in the Wood.

3. Wishee Washee.

4. Fe Fi Fo Fum I Smell the Blood of an Englishman.

 5. Sleeping Beauty.

 6. Dandini.

7. Cinderella.

8. Widow Twankey.

9. Christopher Biggins.

10. The Bells of London.

11. Magic Beans.

12. Abanazar.

13. Cinderella.

14. Mother Goose.

15. The Arabian Nights.

16. Mice.

17. Dame Trott.

18. Principal Boy.

19. Dick Whittington.

20. Stage Right.

21. Hansel and Gretel

22 Dick Whittington

Keep in touch and Pam and I wish you a very Merry Christmas, see you next year!

Peter

gsseditor@gmail.com

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