CHAPTER VIII.

Pantomime in the English Mystery or Miracle Plays and
Pageants--A retrospect of the Early Drama--Mysteries
on Biblical events--Chester, Coventry, York, and Towneley
Mystery Plays--Plays in Churches--Traces of the
Mystery Play in England in the Nineteenth Century--Mystery
Plays on the Continent--The Chester series of
Plays--The Devil or Clown and the _Exodiarii_ and
_Emboliariae_ of the Ancient Mimes


CHAPTER IX.

The Clown or Fool of the early English Drama--Moralities--The
Interlude--The rise of English Tragedy and
Comedy--"Dumb Shews" in the Old Plays--Plays
suppressed by Elizabeth--A retrospect


CHAPTER X.

The Italian Masque--The Masque in England--First
appearance in this country of Harlequin--Joe Haines as
Harlequin--Marlowe's "Faustus"--A Curious Play--The
Italian Harlequin--Colley Cibber, Penkethman--Shakespeare's
Burlesques of the Masque--Decline of the Masque