One should recall that on Baroque theatre stages such as
at Drottningholm, there was not a lot of space between the
flats (wings). Actresses and dancers had to squeeze between
the flats to make entrance from the wings onto the raked
stage. Wearing farthingales supported by panniers made this
at times, a very difficult task. Thus it has been noted that
the use of farthingales with panniers created difficulties
in these theatre environments.
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