Figure 1.--Here is a play bill advertising a performance of "Babes in the Woods" staged in Manchester, England. It is undated, bit we beloeve appeared in the late 19th century. |
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"Babes in the Woods" is a traditional children's folk tale about two children abandoned in a forrest. There are many inantations of this An English version has them die and are covered with leaves by robins. The first published version was a ballad by Thomas Millington from Norwich, England. The basic story has been told with varying details. Many attributeit as a Mother Goose rhyme. Perhaps the best known published version id the Grim Brithers' "Hansel and Grettle. Walt Disney popularized the story with a animated patiche picking up on "Hansel and Gretel" with the addition of friendly elves and of course the required Disney happy ending (1932). We mention this title here because in England nd English colonies like Australia, the basic story is used as a setting for pantomimes. We note these pantamines in England during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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