Dedication
TO WILLIAM WADE, ESQUIRE.
This book is dedicated as a small token of the Author’s esteem and regard.
R.J.B.
Preface
One of the most important factors in the making of Theatrical History has been that of Pantomime, yet in many of the published works dealing with the History of the Stage it has, with the exception of a passing reference here and there, been much neglected.
It is with a view of conveying to the reading public some little, and, perhaps, new information about this ancient form of entertainment that I am tempted to issue this History of Pantomime in the hope and belief that it may not only prove interesting, but also instructive, to all lovers of the Stage.
R.J.B.
Liverpool, December, 1901.