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THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... bill, kept the audience in their seats until the first bars of God save the Queen; and Revene and Athos, as the masher clown and acro- bat, are rapidly increasing in popularity by the neatness and dexterity of their feats. The Grand Classical En ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3033 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON THEATRES

... provocations to laughter. The harlequinade, as usual, is engineered by Mr oarry Payne, who on Boxing Night, in a street scene, clowned in a way that met with abundant appreciation. His active supporters were Mr Tully Lewis, pantaloon; Mr Tom Cosden, harlequin; ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 16509 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICA

... dazzling. BMiss Estcourt is columbine &Ir Harry Lento, harlequini; Mr Delavanti is clown rnd Mr Boleno, pantaloon. The opening scenes are rood, and the antics of the clown and pantaloon in the rarlequinade cause much laughter. Miss Nora bind the Fairy Queen) ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 38744 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE CIRCUS AT COVENT-GARDEN

... say that nothing more mirth-moving is likely to be seen during the Christmas holidays. The Covent-garden Circus is rich in clowns, and among others to be mentioned in this connection are Little Frisky, A. Daniels, Le Barr, and M. Guion, from the Paris ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1895 | Page: 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

HENGLER'S CIRQUE

... contest, as supplied by Messrs etl'erdo and Leoti, is really one of the funniest things seen foa a lottg time. Yorick as a clown is ery diverting, especially in his interlude called Thme CIOeri is Cstedop; while the antics and quaint sayings of the celebrated ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1407 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... see them. The marvellous Panlos keep up their position as champion acrobats of the world, and the antics of the Midget Clown never fail to provoke much hilarity. Mr Charles Godfrey is again here. He is the greatest of South London favourites, ...

Published: Saturday 09 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3611 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICA

... Wilkinson, who plays Cloriuda in e openng, is also clown. As Clorinda he makes a decided hilts his song What cheer, 'Ria ! and his topical effusion entitled Later on being loudly encored. As clown he also appears to great advantage, and is wvithout ...

Published: Saturday 09 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 31473 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LONDON MUSIC HALLS

... from all parts of the house as they retired after a turn that must have been a tax on their muscular activity. The musical clown Will Gomez elicited laughter by the way he played that low comedy instru- ment the bassoon, extracting also music from what ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4099 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

W. T. PURKISS AND SAM ADAMS

... harlequinade, mentions that it is in the hands of the Norvellas. We beg to state the harlequinade is arranged by W. H. Harvey, clown, assisted by A. Norvella, pantaloon, and R. Norvella, harlequin. Faithfully yours, NORVELLA BRoTrHERs. Prince's Theatre, Manchester ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 395 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

PROVINCIAL THEATRICA

... transformation is a masterpiece. The harlequinade is conspicuous for its novelty, and evokes much hearty laughter. Mr Walton is clown, Mr Powell harlequin, and Mr Horace Brooke pantaloon, whilst the Misses Pool and Howard ably represent columbine and harlequina ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 22303 | Page: 19 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FRENCH PLAYS AT THE ROYALTY

... Gilbert's song, does nothing in particular. and does it very well. As the English circus-clown Betting, M. Ricquier has nothing of the Englishman and as little of the clown, nor is M. Dal- bert very well suited to the part of the fatuous lover of Mdme. Frontignan's ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1861 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

COLLINS'S COMPANY IN THE WORKHOUSE

... The Nice Old Maid,' and the wind up was supplied by Revene and Athos, the celebrated grotesques, as the masher and the clown. The inmates of Islington Workhouse, we should say, went to bed that night showering blessings on Mr and Mrs Sprake, Captain ...

Published: Saturday 23 January 1886
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 617 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture