Neither play nor novel, its authors insist, but an excursion with the reader as tripper. Harlequin, Columbine, Clown and Pantaloon, the old figures of pantomime, are followed through a series of scenes across the centuries, mixing sentiment, clowning and mock wisdom with affectionate glances at the theatre’s own history.
A whimsical piece of theatre writing from Granville-Barker, one of the great reformers of the English stage. Download the free EPUB.