EARLY PANTOMMES

... delight today, er those of them who net tee old mid for pantomime. The edd/y, came in much later Grimaldi—sot the most Joseph Grimaldi, but hie father, G Grimaldi—made hie debut et Gs= Drury Lase pentoiniam is 17. Joseph Int I. pastoisime at Sadler. Wells ...

Published: Saturday 29 December 1917
Newspaper: Peterborough Standard
County: Northamptonshire, England
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BBLTINGE C. C

... All clowns are referred to as Joevs, due to the fact that way back in the early show days of merrie England, the great Joseph Grimaldi was known as the funniest clown in the world. He was “Joey” to everybody, with the result that his Christian name has ...

Tilt. BARRteTERA RETORT

... hoid that the sword must be cocked as well as the hat? was permitted to wo on. IN FEAR OF FOURTEENTH. The father of Joseph Grimaldi, ballet-master of Old Drury Lane Theatre and Sadler's Wells, had, we are told 3 vague and prefound dread of the Mth day ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1912
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 362 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

VALUABLE BOOKS AND AUTOGRAPHS

... Evangelia Sancti Lucse cum Glossis, MS., on vellum of the XII. century, £2O; first edition of Charles Dickens’ Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, two vols , portrait and plates by G. Cruikshank. 1838, £24; a Panegyrike Congratulatorie, delivered to the King’s Most ...

Published: Wednesday 18 March 1903
Newspaper: Globe
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 372 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Next come on the scene THE GREATES'T OF PANTOMIME CLOWNS

... Next come on the scene THE GREATES'T OF PANTOMIME CLOWNS. Joseph Grimaldi, the most celebrated t clowns, cF.d much to increase the populariti of the pantomime. He born 1773, and died in - 1837. While yet a thud he commenced his career on the stage, an ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1902
Newspaper: Northern Weekly Gazette
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EXIT TIIE WELLS

... mid Samuel Phelps, who made Shakcepeare puy at Sadlers' Wells for 2U years, and produced Hamlet four hundred times. Joseph Grimaldi, the 'unions clown, appeared at thie theatre. He , took his farewell benefit just a hundred y ears ago. a playbill of ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1928
Newspaper: Eastern Counties' Times
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 368 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

TRANSMISSION II

... Wavelength 13.97 m. 16.86 m.. 31.55 m. 4.15 p.m. Rig iten. John McCormick; 430 p.m. 'Joey, King of Clowns.' & memorial to Joseph Grimaldi, the famous clown, who died in 1837, written by David Kean, produced by John Pudaey; 5 p.m. The London Palladium Orchestra ...

DENTIST AND DANCER

... appointed dentist to Queen Charlotte's household, but. if we are to believe the story told in Henry Downes Miles' Life of Joseph Grimaldi, lost his post there because when he was once hastily summoned to Court to relieve the Queen from a raging toothache ...

Published: Saturday 30 May 1936
Newspaper: Ireland's Saturday Night
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 382 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

REGIONAL—342.I Metres (877 Kc/s.)

... C. Empire Orchestra. 4-15—’'Joey! King of ClownsJ”: A memorial to Joseph Grimaldi, the famous clown, who died in Written by David Kean, with Alec. Archdale In the part of Joseph Grimaldi. 4-45 —The English Poets: Alfred Lord Tennyson (I)—Selected by F ...

Published: Wednesday 09 June 1937
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 851 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DERBY AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. . NORTHERN DIVISION. . .

... on his own part, too. A doctor owe advised a patient to go and see Joseph Grimaldi, the clown. It would, he said, make him laugh. No was the medi. Wive reply ; I am Joseph Grimaldi ! k !rh.a r an i i Pier' . . I=l he fumy? •ya lady as night some ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1906
Newspaper: Football News (Nottingham)
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 967 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CENTENARY OF GRIMALDI THE TRAGIC CLOWN

... CLOWN WORE MOTLEY WITH A BREAKING HEART A hundred years ago to-day died the greatest clown the British stage has known. Joseph Grimaldi was the father of all the genuine drolls, the grimacing, filching, irresistible clowns who are the delight of pantomime ...

Published: Monday 31 May 1937
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 493 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Smothered Tragedy in Laughter

... Smothered Tragedy in Laughter A hundred years ago to-day died the greatest clown the British stage has known. Joseph Grimaldi was the father of all the genuine drolls, the grimacing, filching irresistible clowns who are the delight of pantomime audiences ...

Published: Monday 31 May 1937
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 509 | Page: 6 | Tags: none