PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action. (Ambrose Bierce)

PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action.

Ambrose Bierce

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