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Puss-in-Boots is a pantomime subject based on the fairy tale published by Charles Perrault in 1697. The story centers on a cat that uses deception and staged appearances to improve the fortunes of its impoverished master, a role that supports the comic and spectacular conventions of pantomime. James Robinson Planché wrote a stage version produced at London's Olympic Theatre in 1837, with Lucy Eliza Vestris and Charles Mathews in the cast.
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Who created the literary version of Puss-in-Boots?
The best-known literary version was published by Charles Perrault in 1697. The tale centers on a clever cat who improves the fortunes of an impoverished master.
How does Puss-in-Boots become a pantomime?
The cat's deception, staged appearances, and comic schemes translate well into audience participation, music, spectacle, and broad humor. Those are core conventions of British pantomime.
What is the cat trying to achieve in Puss-in-Boots?
Puss uses clever tricks and social manipulation to raise the status of his poor master. The plot turns deception into comic stage action and usually ends with improved fortune for the master.
Is Puss-in-Boots a modern story created for the theatre?
No. Its well-known literary source is Perrault's 1697 fairy tale. Pantomime productions adapt that older story with songs, jokes, costumes, and spectacular stage scenes.
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