Talk:Penny gaff

A fact from Penny gaff appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 February 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in penny gaffs, theatrical entertainments enjoyed by the working classes in 19th century England, the plays were often brought to an end by a timekeeper, regardless of what point in the script the actors had reached?

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Penny Dreadful

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I found an article entitled Penny Dreadful and came across the term Penny Blood fiction. Perhaps there might be a larger topic related to penny-type entertainment in 18th or 19th century England. -- Jreferee 22:37, 16 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

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