WebTitle: Whittington And His Cat Author: spenden.medair.org-2024-04-10T00:00:00+00:01 Subject: Whittington And His Cat Keywords: whittington, and, his, cat WebThe Real Dick Whittington Richard Whittington was born somewhere around 1350, legend has it at Pauntley Court in Gloucestershire. He was not, however, the penniless …
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Dick Whittington and His Cat is the English folklore surrounding the real-life Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London. The legend describes his rise from poverty-stricken childhood with the fortune he made through the sale of his cat to a rat-infested country. … See more Written forms date from the early 1600s, over 150 years after the death of the historical Whittington. A drama play (1604–05) and ballad (1605) are known only by name; Richard Johnson's ballad of 1612 is the earliest … See more The following summary gives a comparison of three textual sources. B = Johnson's ballad, H = prose by Heywood, signed T. H. (Wheatley ed.); C = Late chapbook (18th to … See more The earliest recorded instance of the folklore in written form is a registry notice dated 1604–1605 for a theatrical play. The drama The History of Richard Whittington, of his lowe byrth, his great fortune was licensed for the stage 1604–1605. Based … See more Antiquarians have noticed similarities to foreign tales of medieval origin, which tells of a character who makes his fortune selling his cat … See more Today, on Highgate Hill in front of Whittington Hospital, there is a statue in honour of Whittington's legendary cat on the site where, … See more The story is only loosely based on the life of Richard Whittington. Although Alice Fitzwarren, Dick's love interest in the play, is named after the historical Richard Whittington's wife, the cat story cannot be traced to any early historical source, and there is insufficient … See more The story has been adapted into puppet play, opera, dramatic play, and pantomime. Puppet play There is an early … See more http://www.piltonfestival.co.uk/Panto%20Dick%20Whittington%20The%20Story.html images of wood carving
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WebDec 11, 2015 · No wonder 19th-century Britons embraced the story of Dick Whittington as the stuff that theatrical spectaculars are made of. Solid graft, dogged entrepreneurialism, heavyweight do-goodery and an ability to outwit Johnny Foreigner and profit from the experience, all apparently played their part in the life of the man who inspired the only … Web38 minutes ago · "Dick Whittington is one of the great panto stories and, penned by the same writers as Cinderella, promises to be a spectacular, fresh and sparkly production full of music, dance and laughter. Tickets are currently on sale for this year’s pantomime Dick Whittington, which boasts the same writing team as last year’s award-winning Cinderella. WebBy Richard Jones The legend of "Dick Whittington and his Cat" is one of England's most famous folk tales, and there is evidence to suggest that the pantomime version of the story, that still delights audiences today, was … list of closed companies