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THEATRICAL GOSSIP

... In addition to the fine company of the establishment, appearances will be made by the Boissets, the Brothers Webb (musical clowns), the Two Macs, the great Chiesi troupe, the Moore and Burgess Minstrels, with Mr G. W. Moore, the Brothers Griffiths and ...

Published: Saturday 13 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2808 | Page: 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN WOLVERHAMPTON

... of equitation are of an attractive description. In addition to Frisky the clever, in his entertaining friskyosities, the clowns, Charlie Keith and Ike Elwell, keep the audience in a roar of laughter by their jokes and comiealities. Dick Turpin has been ...

Published: Saturday 20 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 708 | Page: 16 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MR. JAMES FRANCIS'S BENEFIT

... ther audiences, no matter how often it is repeated. The Panlos then did their acrobatic act, the funaiosit;05 of the Midget Clown eliciting peals of applause, yh pleasant contrast to their amusing performane was the selection from The Bohemian Girl, cleverl ...

Published: Saturday 20 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 795 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... artistic and daring. Jo Clemolo, who is a good talking and tumbling clown, amuses with his troupe of dogs and monkeys; and Lothair, the boneless wonder, is accompanied by Jumbo, clown. Mr Robins, comic vocalist, an old favourite, has been heartily welcomed ...

Published: Saturday 20 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 23970 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE NEW THEATRE AT OXFORD

... voice and really excellent fooling convulsing the house with laughter. The most artistic and finished piece of acting was the clown Feste of her A. Bourchier. It abounded in subtle touches, and in by-play and facial expression left nothing to be desired. ...

Published: Saturday 20 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 905 | Page: 15 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... show concludes with one of the most screamingly funny harlequinades we ever witnessed in our lives. The embarrassment of the clown seated in a cart, in the shafts of which is a wildly restive donkey, and the wonderful pranks played by the unruly animal must ...

Published: Saturday 20 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1746 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON THEATRES

... Nelson was very satisfactory as Valentine, but Mr E. Austin made of Siebel an idiot who would have been out of place even as a clown in a circus. This Siebel loves Marguerite, and until Faust comes upon the scene Marguerite seems to love him. The latter fact ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2877 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... his etrick mare Bess. Tom Alvantee, flying gymnast, heads the bill, and Carl Ritter, musical and talking clown; Flexmore, a clever knockabout clown; and Voltyne and Horton, three-bar performers, who remain from last week, are among the artists at present ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 23758 | Page: 18 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... well able to hold his own with the best of our acrobats. In this line of entertainment Messrs Revene and Athos the masher and clown, threw somersaults over chairs, varying their display by knockabout business smartly executed. Returning to the order of the ...

Published: Saturday 06 March 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2913 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... feature of the performance. The members of the company retained from past weeks again appeared with increased success. The clowns Felix and Algie were as amusing as heretofore, and the jester Fritz intro- duced new business. The equestrianism of Congo ...

Published: Saturday 06 March 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 24385 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE KNAPSACK

... weather the Britannia was crowded in el ery part on Wednesday evening last, the occasion being tsit benefit of Britannia's Own Clown Tom Lovell. The bill provided was a strong one. In additioll to ?? Sara Lane's grand Christmas pantomime Daddly Lesl- Legs ...

Published: Saturday 06 March 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 868 | Page: 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

HENGLER'S CIRCUS AT WINDSOR

... by Miss Adeline Price on her thoroughbred horse Rajah, feats of equitation by Mr Charles Fish and Mr William Penwan, and a clown act by Whimsical Walker, whose attempts to teach his donkey how to sing Home, Sweet Home, and the awful discord which ensued ...

Published: Saturday 06 March 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 869 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture