Glig-gamena angel-deod, or, The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated by engravings selected from ancient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions . llettes of action, as they arecalled, of the modern times, most probably surpass in splendour theancient exhibitions of dancing. They first appeared, I believe, at theOpera-house; but have since been adopted by the two Royal Theatres,and imita
Glig-gamena angel-deod, or, The sports and pastimes of the people of England : including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated by engravings selected from ancient paintings in which are represented most of the popular diversions . llettes of action, as they arecalled, of the modern times, most probably surpass in splendour theancient exhibitions of dancing. They first appeared, I believe, at theOpera-house; but have since been adopted by the two Royal Theatres,and imitated with less splendour upon the summer stages. Thesespectacles are too extensive by far in their operations, and too multifa-rious, to be described in a general work like this : suffice it to say, theyare pantomimical representations of historical and poetical subjects, i Et lui fist tres grandement rire. Rot. Comput. temp. Edw. ii. penes T. Astle, Esq. His method of P^forming was to place a porter-pot upon the table, raised high enough for his feetto touch the deling, when his head was upon the pot. I have been told that many publicans wouldnot permit him to come into their houses, because he had damaged the cieling, and in some placesdanced part of it down. 8 Taken from a MS. of the 13th century, in the Royal Library, marked 14. E. iii.
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