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Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time. \r\n\r\nPuss in Boots starred comedian Tommy Trinder as Miffins and American double act George and Bert Bernard as Dandelion and Buttercup. The show’s scenery was designed by Charles Reading, with costumes for the Cat Ballet designed by Erte. \r\n&lt;i&gt;The Times&lt;/i&gt; described the show as “very pretty” and “the most spectacular of the three big London pantomimes” that year.\r\nThe production also featured a speciality act called Al Gordon’s Dogs.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Gouache and watercolour costume design for Third Prince and Page in Act 2, Scene 8 of pantomime <i>Puss in Boots,</i> London Palladium, 1949. It shows two figures, one a tall woman (the Prince), dressed in a close fitting jacket with full, flowing, sleeves and a wide brimmed hat trimmed with ostrich feathers. The other, a young boy (the Page), is positioned to her right. This second figure is dressed in a close fitting jacket with full, slashed sleeves, and is carrying a pillow on top of which there is a small silver crown.The costumes of both figures, and the background of the design, are executed in varying tones of purple, with highlights in silver. Handwritten notes relating to the costumes have been added to the base of the drawing in black ink. 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