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It was produced by Bronte Porcelain and commissioned by Mulberry Hall to commemorate Kaler's appearance in <i>Dick Turpin</i> (December 2008 - January 2009), the 30th pantomime at York Theatre Royal that Kaler had written and directed, and in which he starred as Dame.\n\nIn British pantomme the Dame role is traditionally played by a man, but unlike the actors whose Dames are characterised by heavy make-up in an effort to imitate a stereotypically glamorous woman, Berwick Kaler's Dame was always resolutely the portrayal of a man in a frock, wearing workman's heavy boots. The boots can be seen in this figurine, hanging behind his back, while in his right hand he holds the biscuit known as a Wagon Wheel that he always threw to the audience during his shows. Kaler called the audience: 'My babbies, my babies', and was always a Yorkshire character, as signified in this costume by the White Rose of York on his skirt.","physicalDescription":"Bone china candle-snuffer in the shape of the actor Berwick Kaler dressed in his costume for Dame Betty Turpin in <i>Dick Turpin</i>. Painted in flesh tones for the features, with auburn for the hair and red and gold for the dress, with a central White Rose of York on the top gold band around the hips. In his right hand he holds a Wagon Wheel (the wrapped biscuit traditionally thrown to the audience during the show), while his boots hang down behind his back. 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