Widow Twankey

Dan Leno in the role of Widow Twankey, for an 1896 performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Widow Twankey (originally Twankay, sometimes Twanky) is a female character in the pantomime Aladdin. She is a pantomime dame, played by an older man.


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