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BP01 Panopticon Museum Vol 1
Subject
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Social History
Music Hall
Waxworks
Creator
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[A. E. Pickard]
Source
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Pickard's Scrapbooks collection at Royal Scottish Conservatoire Archives.
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Pickard's Papers project. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust / University of Glasgow / Heritage Lottery
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Pickard's Papers Project, processed by Berta Ramos
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Original: Hard-bound paper scrapbook
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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BP01
Coverage
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Edwardian
Description
An account of the resource
This scrapbook covers the early history of the Britannia Panopticon under Pickard's management.
Newspaper cutting
Newspaper
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The Scottish Referee, Daily Record and Mail, Glasgow News, The Evening Times
Date
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December 1906, January 1907
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I
THE BRITANNIA (GktSgfJw).
Glasgow lias never boasteS an inside Car-
nival,. tbe only town in Scotland up to the
,, - .
'present time where this can be found being j
BdinbtiTgh. But Mr B. A. Pickard, the en-
terprising and genial proprietor of this popu-
lar mid-eity establishment, has brought the
West to tne level of the East by introducing
;hi-8 first aruraal New Year’s Carnival, to
take place within the Panopticon, which has
quite a host of the newest and most up-to-
date novelties having been secured. There
are quite a large number of side shows jj.
which should provide endless amusement w
Sat the merrymaker. At the Britannia, |!
I which is within the same building, a fi 18 ^- jj
j rate variety programme will be submitted, }
! with that popular local Scotch comedian, ,
Mr J. H. Harris, at the top of the bill. The :
! other members of the company are all of a 1
! talented nature and certain to prove enjoy- 1
; able. One of the latest inventions, # the
] Ghronophone, will also be shown. This is
! a wonderful combination of bioscope and ,
gramophone, and has only to be heard and j
] seen to be fully appreciated. In view of j
I tbe enormous rush which is certain to be 1
\ experienced, there will be continuous per- g
formances each day during this week, from
an early hour in the morning.
IBRITANNIA
PANOPTICON,
TRONGATE, GLASGOW.
I PICKARD’S FIRST ANNUAL 1
CAR N i VA L.
\ 17,358 VISITORS NEW-YEAR’S DAY.
I ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIK. 1;
GRAND VARIETY COMPANY,
And GHRONOPHONE.
A T.r. THE LATEST UP-TO-DATE
AM USEM ENTS.
DOORS OPEN EACH DAY At 11 o'clock.
Sols Proprietor — At E. RICKARD, U nlimi ted.
II
v is
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1907.
GLASGOW NEWS,
B R I T A N N
PANOPTICON,
TRONGATE, GLASGOW.
I A
B R I
TAN
PANOPTICON,
N I A
GLASGOW.
TRONG ATE,
PICKARD’S FIRST ANNEAL
CARNIVAL
ti WILL BE HELD IN THE PANOPTICON.
IN ADDITION TO THE
GHRONOPHONE, i
AND GRAND VARIETY COMPANY.
I ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR.
Including
! - RIFLE SHOOTING, COKJSRNOT SALOONS, .
. FRENCH BILLIARDS. DART THROWING, 1
! AUNT SALLIES, PIPE BREAKERS,
ELIZA JONHS, BOGIE MEN,
HOOKEM, LOVE IN A TUB. ,
; BALL PUNCHERS, WEIGHING AND STRENGTH J
.Appliances.
AND ALL THE LATEST
I UP-TO-DATE AMUSEMENTS. \
DOORS OPEN' EACH DAY AT 6 AJVL ]
Sols Proprietor A. E. PICKARD, Unlimited. ,
FALKIRK GRAND THEATRE, j
GRAND PANTOMIME,
"JACK THE GIANT KILLER."
MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY, AND TUESDAY,,”
WEDNESDAY, »nrl THURsbAY, JAM. ARY,
Ul, 2nd, and 3rd, at 2 pan.
PICKARD’S FIRST ANNUAL
CARNIVAL.
17,358 VISITORS NEW-YEAR’S
DAY.
ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR.
GRAND VARIETY COMPANY,
And GHRONOPHONE.
AIL THE LATEST UP-TO DATE
A M U SEME N T S.
DOORS OPEN EACH DAY at 11 o’clock.
Sole Proprietor— A. E. PICK \RD. Unlimited.
ar
THE EVENING TIMES,
JANUARY 2, war.
i a!
Glasgow Amusements
in 1906.
I ■
A new entertainer has also arisen in Mr.
Pickard, who has taken over Mr. Fell’s
Variety Exhibition and Waxwork in the
Trongate, which still continues to be a huge
centre of attraction, and has also re-opened
the Britannia Music Hall, as a theatre of
varieties and Panopticon, with perform-
ances at 2, 4, 7 and 9, daily.
b R I T A n n
PANOPTICON,
, TRONGATE, GLASGOW.
Pickard’s First Annual
I CARNIVAL.
17,358 Visitors New-Year’s Day.
all thT; fun of the fair.
GRAND VARIETY COMPANY
And CHRONOPHONE.
ALL THE LATEST UP-TO-DATE
AMUSE M ENTS.
DOORS OPEN EACH DAY at 11 o'clock.
Sole Proprietor— A. 13. PICKARD, Unlimited.
'flbl'Ylltdcuj JcUtMAAy (j
ORIGIN OF THE CLOWN.
[ Tlie characters to-day of Clown and Pan-
I Saloon retain their caricature of the dress
jj °l fifteenth century, in which, they had
jj their origin; but, whereas Pantaloon, tied-
up love-lock and all. is absolutely Vene-
tian, Clown is essentially English
But (says Dion Clayton Calthrop in the
ijhristmas double number of the “Pall
-Mall Gazette”) though these familiar char-
acters require new costumes, new jokes
new songs, fresh backgrounds, they are im-
mortal, these delightful people, and they
epnng from a source so ancient that it re-
quires a very rag-picker in the big heaps !
threkd^ 17 l ° find th ® end of the ton Sk d
It was the fashion in Elizabethan England
to admire everything Italian; Italian was
the Court language, Italian was the Court
manner; so that, a happy idea occurred, I 1
suspect to Tarlton, ike great Fool of t&is !
ti 1 *)?' J °° Elizabeth, to introduce an j
Italian comedy company into England juet f
as taey had them in France. Tarit.on took f
the character of Clqwn, made him English, !
dressed him, a a evidence shows, in an ex- f
aggerated trunk doublet, and ruff, made his 5
hair into comic likeness of the fashion of
the day, love-lock sticking up and tied with ’
ribbon, and so made a huge hit, with Col- |
umbine as a neat maid, and Harlequin, ruff
round his neck, spangles and wand, os a
magic invisible being more like Mercury
than ever.
The Harlequinade thus firmly planted in
England remains to this day,' but Clown
was principal character and Punch usurped
the spangles of Harlequin when he became
a popular Loudon street entertainment in
James I.’s reign.
We had in 1702 Penkethman of Drury
Lane as Harlequin, and the fame of Harle-
quin was growing from 1688 to 1723, to cul-
minate with the renowned Harlequin Piich,
who is the most famous of all English Har-
lequins.
But if Rich was the most celebrated of
English Harlequins, <as Grimaldi (senior)
was of world-wide reputation as a great
Clown, Barnes well known as Pantaloon,
and the Columbines were as many as they
were beautiful.
To arrive at to-day. There seems to be
a wave of interest in the country on the
11 Harlequin idea. The most celebrated re-
vival of the old Italian figures has been due
to Mr Barrie, who has given us, in "Panta-
loon,” one of the most perfect of quaint
plays, and he has been fortunate in his
company of actors. Pantaloon, whether ■
played by Gerald du Maurier or Albert Che- i
valier, has a touch of immortality : unless I \
am much mistaken, the part of Pantaloon
will be the desire of many actors. Then *
Air -Waller has played "Ine Harlequin '
King.” and W. i?. Gilbert turned Mr Bour- i
| chier's company into tbe Harlequinade ;
characters with a touch of his magic pen. ;
j I must not forget the great favourite of j
I Drury Lane, now, alas! gone — Harry Payne I
— who was in modern times our 'greatest '■
| Clown. _ ^
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BP01.49
Title
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BP01.49 Scrapbook page
Subject
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Social History, Variety Theatre
Source
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Pickard's Papers: Panopticon Museum Vol 49
Description
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and the origin of the clown.
Contributor
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Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust
Publisher
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Pickard's Papers project. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust / University of Glasgow / Heritage Lottery Fund
Language
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English
Coverage
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Edwardian
Format
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image/jpegfrom paper original
Creator
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[A. E. Pickard]
Rights
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This material is made available for non-commercial research and education purposes, and no copyright infringement is intended. If the material is still in copyright, or contains sensitive information, please contact us and we will take it down.
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