harlequinas

Updated: May 17, 2025

Siddons Columbines Notable Actors in Pantomime. In the histrionic profession the genius of hereditary is shown over and over again; and no more so than in Pantomimic families. For, if blessed with a numerous progeny, the sons became the eldest, of course, could only, as the place of honour, be Clown the others, Harlequins, Pantaloons; the daughters, Columbines; and, perhaps, Harlequinas.

R. J. Broadbent - A History of Pantomime