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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

10.45 —Trooping the Colour in honour of the Birthday His Majesty the King, with description by Major J. B. S

... 3.ls—The 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra (Leader, Daniel Melsa; Conductor. Eric Fogg). 4.ls—Joey! King Clown*! Memorial to Joseph Grimaldi, the Famous Clown, who died 1837. Written by David Kean, Grimaldi. 4.45 —The English Poets—Alfred Lord Tennyson— I. Selected ...

Published: Tuesday 08 June 1937
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 594 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

To-day's Radio P ABERDEEN (233.5 m., 12i 10.15—Daily Service London. 10.30—Time Signal; Weather Forecast Do. 10 ..

... ..' Birmingham. 3.0 —Far and Near London. 3.15 —8.8.C. Empire Orchestra Do. 4.ls—Joey! King of Clowns. A memorial to Joseph Grimaldi, the clown who died 1837; written by David Kean; with Alec Archdale, Kenneth Howell and Robin Duff Do. 4.45 —The English ...

Published: Wednesday 09 June 1937
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 601 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

irst “Joey” Of A Long Line not was action gesture BATS IN THE BELRY Charles t UP is not for

... acted the part of a monkey or forty years during thirty of which he was the greatest comic figure before the public Joseph Grimaldi fascinated rich and poor learned and simple alike Shrieks of laughter shook the building from the moment he made his appear ...

Published: Monday 18 December 1933
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1852 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

TO-MORROW AFTERNOON SCOTTISH PROGRAMME : 767 kc., 391.1 m

... Empire Orchestra (leader, Daniel Melsa), conductor, Eric Fogg. : ' 415 (Regional) — “Joey! King of Clowns!” A memorial to Joseph Grimaldi, the famous clown who died in 1837. Written %David Kean, Xroduced by John dney, with Alec ADrcf;xdale. Kenneth Howell ...

Published: Tuesday 08 June 1937
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 565 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Variety Visit to Blackpool

... 15-The 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra (Leader. Daniel Melsa; Conductor. Eric Fogg). 4.15— Joey! King 0, lrt lo s A Memorial to Joseph Grimaldi, the Famous Clown, who died 1837. Written by David Kean with Alec Archdalc in tha part oi Joseph 445—The' English Poets ...

Published: Wednesday 09 June 1937
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1401 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

DAILY RECORD AND' MAIL TUESDAY DECEMBER 1934 9 Morning's Gossip Stevenson’s Counsel Hungary she may well be con ..

... respect of the role of Columbine In the principal London pantomime of 1814 the title role'of Robinson Crusoe was taken by Joseph Grimaldi with hia more famous son then a boy of twelve as Man riday But what audience would tolerate a middle-aged man as Crusoe ...

Published: Tuesday 11 December 1934
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2138 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

London Woman ' s Diary

... tablet was fixed to a little house in Calshot Street which bears a name familiar to everybody . It states simply that Joseph Grimaldi , Clown , lived and died here . As far as I know , this is the only memorial of its kind in London . Grimaldi was , ...

Published: Monday 08 August 1938
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3476 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

FREIGHTS AND SHIPPING

... Near . 3 . 15—The B . B . C . Empire Orchestra ; Conductor , Eric Fogg ., 4 . 15—Joey ! King of Clowns . A memorial to Joseph Grimaldi , the clown , who died in 1837 ; written by . David Kean ; produced by John Pudney , . wiffi Alec Archdale , Kenneth Howell ...

Published: Wednesday 09 June 1937
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5827 | Page: 4 | Tags: none