Ian Angus Wilkie Ian Angus Wilkie Ian Angus Wilkie (born September 1960), is a British actor, probably best known for his recurring role as the Vicar in the sitcom "Barbara", though he also appeared in the 1994 short film "Blue Christmas", played the title character in CBBC show "Mr. Wymi" and provided the voice for Hamish in the cult puppet sitcom "Pets". He also recently made an appearance as Baron Hardup in a pantomime production of "Cinderella" at the Broxbourne Civic Theatre in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. He has also played the role of the butler in the touring theatre production of "Annie". He currently
Pantomime that continues in pantomime today. As manager of Drury Lane in the 1870s, Augustus Harris wrote a series of extraordinarily popular pantomimes, focusing on the spectacle of the productions, that pushed this transition by emphasizing comic business in the pantomime opening and grand processionals. By the end of the 19th century, the harlequinade had become merely a brief epilogue to the pantomime, dwindling into a brief display of dancing and acrobatics. It lingered for a few decades longer but finally disappeared, although a few of its comic elements had been incorporated into the pantomime stories. The last harlequinade was played