Pantomime,
word which has drastically changed its meaning over the years. It is derived from the Latin pantomimus, ‘player of many parts’, but a misunderstanding as to the art of the Roman player of pantomime led to its adoption as the description of a story told in dancing only. A confusion in the public mind between such ballets and the story-telling dances of the ... ...
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