Southport, The Pier 1902
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Performing daily at 3.30pm and 7.30pm were the Pier Pierrots. The origins of the Pierrots go back to the London success of the mime play 'L'Enfant Prodigue', staged in 1891, and they remained in vogue right up to the outbreak of the Second World War. Pierrot troupes wore a recognisable costume consisting of a loose-fitting white silk shirt with four or five pompoms on it, a dunce's cap and white face-paint. The act included songs, mime and jokes, the members of the troupe providing their own musical accompaniment. Also appearing in 1902 were Thornley Dodge and Madame Isa Stanley; for those who liked to show off their expertise there was dancing at the Winter Gardens.
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