Photograph, Aladdin

Pantomime was originally performed at Easter and throughout the early 1800s Bristol had an annual Easter pantomime. The first Christmas pantomime at Bristol Old Vic wasn’t until 1851.

This item was digitised by the University of Bristol Theatre Collection as part of Bristol Old Vic’s “Protecting and Sharing the Heritage of Britain’s Oldest Theatre ” project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.