PANTOMIME BOOM.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 8

PANTOMIME BOOM.

745,000 PEOPLE SEE FOUR SHOWS The success of pantomimes in London and the provinces during the past six weeks proves that they still retain the affectionsof young and old (states the "Daily Mail" of February 4th). The Melville brothers' production of "Cinderella" at the Lyceum Theatre has proved one of the most successful since the war. In six weeks more than 200,000 people have seen it, and the run sho\vs every sign of foutinuine into March. In twenty-five consecutive performances some 27,083 ices—amounting to li tons —were consumed among the audience! thrce pantom j mes i, avo , paually successful. "Dick Whittington" has been running at the Theatre Royal, r£*Jw for eight weeks, and has been seen bv 170 000 people; another 60,000 are expected to Bee i.t before U ends three weeks he "" - i onH the Beanstalk," at the Palace, £«.er which finishes on Saturday Manchester vnici have a «nlp- while"Mr Wylie's third panto200,°°° ,',q° en ' of Hearts, at the Grand, Leeds', attracted 175,000 people in eight weeks. reasons why pantomimes have ; npd heir popuCity," Mr Wylie said to retained he p v { they have #n a<mo . a reporter, and j oca i| s -m—local favsphere of ho an(J R certa j„ amount of ourites in t - NV ],i c h talking films and ordinary mu6i cai .how. cannot compel..