Transformation scene
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The transformation scene is a theatrical convention of metamorphosis, in which a character, group of characters, stage properties or scenery undergo visible change. Transformation scenes were already
A transformation scene parody, in a British political cartoon from 1864
Harlequinade
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Harlequinade is an English comic theatrical genre, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "that part of a pantomime in which the harlequin and clown play the principal parts". It developed in Eng
Transformation scene
…convention in the middle of the 19th century was of a long transformation scene, of up to 15 minutes. In the later 18th century, genres including the harlequinade and masque began or ended with a transformation scene to a temple, drawing to a close with the suggestion of harmony restored. John Rich, earlier in…
An 1890 bookcover showing the harlequinade characters
John Rich as Harlequin with batte, c. 1720
Illustration of the Harlequinade in The Forty Thieves (1878), showing Swell, Pantaloon, Harlequin, Columbine (above), Clown and Policeman
The Payne Brothers as Clown and Harlequin, c. 1875