Definition of Pantomime

Pantomime

A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor.

One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist.

A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence, dumb show, generally.

A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features.

Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance.

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Pantomime Quotations

Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.
Bela Lugosi

As a child I was taken to the pantomime or the theatre and I would always, always fall in love with somebody on the stage. And want to have sex with them.
Ewan McGregor

In fact, one was so booked out we went from March and were to go till November, but the pantomime was booked so they transferred the show to the Prince of Wales Theatre because it was so packed out, and it ran on from there.
Norman Wisdom

I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue.
Guillermo del Toro

So, through all that early professional career I would occasionally do a musical, a pantomime or a play with songs. The next stop would be a Shakespeare, or an Ibsen, or a play by a brand new writer who had never done anything in the theater before.
Trevor Nunn

Because I used to go and watch him rehearsing for pantomime, and I have adopted some of those priciples, like try to be on time, learn your script, how he approach it, etc.
Dennis Brown

When I came into boxing, I brought it to the next level with adverts and doing pantomime and people just got jealous of me doing that.
Frank Bruno

It takes more drawing to tell a story in pantomime.
Jim Woodring

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Pantomime Translations

pantomime in Dutch is pantomime spelen
pantomime in Hungarian is pantomim
pantomime in Spanish is pantomima

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