Pantomime traditions, especially "Peter Pan", are performed quite often, and a few American theatre companies produce traditional British-style pantomime as well as American adaptations of the form. According to Professor Russell A. Peck of the University of Rochester, the earliest pantomime productions in the US were "Cinderella" pantomime productions in New York in March 1808, New York again in August 1808, Philadelphia in 1824, and Baltimore in 1839. A production at Olympic Theatre in New York of "Humpty Dumpty" ran for at least 943 performances between 1868 and 1873, (one source says 1,200 performances), becoming the longest-running pantomime in history. In
Gabrielle and the Doodleman Anna Dawson played the Wicked Witch. Singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, played the characters Miss Moneyfairy (a Miss Moneypenny type character) and Dandini, as well as wrote the theme tune "You're Okay" and the songs that are featured in the film. Gareth Hunt played Mike as well as the King and Baron Hardup. Comedianne Josephine Tewson played Mrs. Briggs and the Fairy Godmother. Bob Todd was Merlin and Ugly Sister and Pierre Picton the Clown. Gabrielle and the Doodleman Gabrielle and the Doodleman is a children's film, that was released in 1984 and directed and written by Francis Essex. It was