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Tony Denier's Alfred the great Miaco clown pantomimist and emperor of the stilts : with Humpty Dumpty newly hatched
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Tony Denier … Pantomimic and Novelty Stars for the Season of 1879-'80 … Tony Denier's Humpty Dumpty Pantomime Troupe and his Standard Company … City Hall …
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Adelphi Theatre! ... Tony Denier "A fellow of infinite jest." ... in the semi-English pantomime entitled Jack and the beanstalk
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