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KEITH'S NEW CIRCUS. l

... director being MIr Bianchi. The troupe during the past week has been an able one. Mr Keith is an excellent Clown, and Mr John Wallett, jun., and Clown Ferdinand, have been doing first-class business. The horsemanship of Mr James Frauks, Mr W. Carter, Mr Gilbert ...

Published: Sunday 10 October 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 513 | Page: 13 | Tags: News 

ALEXANDRA PALACE

... had provided ans attractive progralime, munch of which was for performammec ill the open air. A match between the Original Clown Cricketers anld Nottage's Ramblors in the spacious cricket ground afforded two hours' amusement to a ring of several thousand ...

Published: Sunday 04 April 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 516 | Page: 12 | Tags: News 

Pinders' New Circus

... persons of Funny Vokes, Dan Phillips, Carl Ritta (who, won- derful to say, has, unlike most Clowns, some fresh jokes), and Storelli, the versatile musical Clown, who meets with consider- able applause, as on his former visit. The duties of ringmaster are ...

Published: Sunday 14 November 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 549 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

A JESTER'S ESSAY ON FOOLS

... stage of life or the drama so much misunderstood as the one I am endeavouring to portray. It is generally supposed that the clown or the fool of the olden time was a low, illiterate buffoon, who delighted to throw his limbs into horrible contortions, to ...

Published: Sunday 29 August 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 697 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA

... J. Ri. Greville, Miss Kate Foley, and others are praised, and in'the Harlequinade the fol- lowing appear :- Mr Bland Holt (Clown), Messrs Hawley and ia prites), M. Massartic (Harlequin), Bliss Slater (Harle- qumn a la Watteau), Signora Pasta (Columbine) ...

Published: Sunday 22 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1014 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Advertisements & Notices

... 1 Knockabout Clown and Vaulter, now performing at HENGLER'S GRAND CIRQUE, GLASGOW, will be at Liberty to accept Engagement, March 1st. Address, as above ; or, 264, Buchanaui-street. A BE DANIELS, the Greatest Musical and A1 Singing Clown in the World ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 4807 | Page: 16 | Tags: Advertisements & Notices 

Advertisements & Notices

... Scene by Henry Emrden. Three Grand Ballets. Principal Dansaeise, Mdlle. Paladino, and 100 Coryphees. Double Harlequinade. Clowns, Fred. Evans and W. Simpson. Preceded, at bevels, by THE LOST LETTER. Morning Performances every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday ...

Published: Sunday 18 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 6368 | Page: 12 | Tags: Advertisements & Notices 

REVIEWS OF THE PANTOMIMES

... mischievous Clown of the per- formance, has the assistance of AIr James Crockett as Panta- t loot, Mr Alfred Lauraiise as Harlequin, we believe Air -Royce as the Sprite, and Miss Emily Clarke as Colum- I bine; and deals with the hum ours of Clown and Panta- ...

Published: Sunday 01 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5224 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICA

... received with roars of laughter. In the comic scenes following the Transformation Mr John Alfrano is the Clown, and Mr Tom Pleon the black Clown. Mr Hazlewood may be congratulated on a well- ?? success. WHITEHAV EN. THEATRE ROYAL. - Lessee, Mr Edward ...

Published: Sunday 04 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 39011 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Blue Beard Re-wived at the Standard

... The Babes in the Wood. (Payne always had a bed-room scene.) Many old pantomimists in comic scenes have used the same idea, Clown's wives, Policeman's wives, baker's headless wives, &c. To claim it as original business is ludicrous. But I have a complaint ...

Published: Sunday 11 January 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 799 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES

... trained undertbe direction of liiss Kattie Lanner. The Harlequinade will introduce a treble Pantomimic com- pany, the three Clowns being Fred. Evans, the great Little Rowella. and Little Bertie Coote. At COVENT-GAuDEN we are promised Valentine and Orson; ...

Published: Sunday 26 December 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3322 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PRIVILEGES OF ACTORS

... no doubt drink was being sold at the time. On the 1hth January the Clown aes having- a benefit at the Panto- inme at the Opera house, and a few minutes before eleven o'clock the Clown-as was customary in the Profession oi a bouclit niiglt-invited the ...

Published: Sunday 01 February 1880
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1290 | Page: 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment