W.F. Frame Tells His Own Story

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My first pantomime was in 1890―a year which will not be easily forgotten. Mr. Waldon, of the Royal Princess's Theatre, sent for me one morning, and when I arrived at the theatre he said, “Frame, I want you to play ‘Maggie Mucklemoo’ in ‘Goody Two Shoes.’ I know you’ll suit the the character down to the ground.”

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 A very singular thing occurred in the pantomime of “Goody Two Shoes.” It was produced on the 13th December; there were 13 principals, and it ran for 13 weeks. Who will venture to say 13 is an unlucky number? Why, the same pantomime could have gone other 13 weeks, but prior bookings intervened.

“When Peter gets his Pension,” “Oh, my! you may think I’m fly, but it’s only a way I’ve got,” were two of the many songs I sang at that time. The chorus of the latter ran thus―

“A wee bird cam’ tae oor ha’ door,
I think it was a sparrow;
It started for tae whustle up
The man who struck O’Haro.”

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