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DDP - David Drummond Pantomime Collection
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Ref No	DDP/RF/26
Collection	David Drummond Pantomime Collection
Title	Origins Folk Plays Research File
Name of creator	Bain, Kenneth Bruce Findlater (1921-1985), otherwise known under the pen-name Richard Findlater
Date	August 1946-3rd [January] 1953
Extent	1 file
Description	Research file compiled by Richard Findlater about the origins of pantomime from folk plays. Included are handwritten and typed notes, as well as news cuttings, about the common features of myth, legends, and rituals and the characteristics of mummers' plays, the Harlequinade, and the burlesque. Findlater also noted the origins of present-day variety turns, such as jugglers, rope walkers, stilt walkers, buffoons and the figure of the fool, and strong men, as well as themes present in pantomime such as farce and realism. Links are also made between the Church and the stage and the importance of symbolism in pantomime. Findlater based his research from texts such as The English Folk-Play by E. K. Chambers published in 1933 and The Mummers' Play by R. J. Tiddy published in 1923.
Related Person	Bain, Kenneth Bruce Findlater (1921-1985), otherwise known under the pen-name Richard Findlater
Category	Research material
Access conditions	This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
Copyright	Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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