TRANSMISSION II I

... The BBC Empire Orchestra, leader, Daniel Molise; conductor, Eric Fogg; 8-45 p.m. 'Joey, King of Clowns!' A memorial to Joseph Grimaldi, the famous clown, who died in 1837, written by David Kean, produced by John Pudney; 9-15 p.m. 'Trooping the Colour.' ...

Wednesday

... bereaska and his Orchestra 3.o—Far and Near. 2.11—8.8. C. Empire Orchestra. 4.lll—Joey, Feting of Cdowns' Memoi is: to Joseph Grimaldi. the famous clown ahs dled 11157. 4A4—Englisn Poets. Alfred Lord Tennson, read by Felix Aylmer. 6.o—Children's Hour ...

Published: Monday 07 June 1937
Newspaper: Blyth News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 183 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NOTABLE ANNIVERSARIES

... his volume of 110 poems. Issued under the title of The Christian Year.- Monday will mark the centenary of the death of Joseph Grimaldi, the famous clown. _ Tuesday will be the anniversary of the baptism in 597 of King Aethelbert of Kent by Augustine in ...

Published: Friday 28 May 1937
Newspaper: Reading Standard
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 267 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

THEY SAY . . ABOUT CI That Christ:ass fostivitil ferbiddea by law is this ikarkag the tine wises OW *Ace

... bore at Christmas. • That pantomimes aers this country the ye er !master of Shrensbur, . ass That the most famous time. Joseph Grimaldi. e his family of players io 17, fillip to the pantomime I tainuseat. That Mother Goose hortequisades Grimaldi p • That ...

Published: Saturday 24 December 1932
Newspaper: Walsall Observer
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 397 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

TEN TANGLED TEASERS

... be able to sort them out lew minutes) 1. Where Is the largest library In the world? The Royal Highlanders. 2. Who was Joseph Grimaldi? one of the Temples of Kandy, the old capital of Ceylon. In the centre of the Ceylon coffee districts S. Which European ...

Published: Friday 03 September 1937
Newspaper: Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

A Fine Circus

... tablet put up to their memory a 5 is to be done at the house in Caishoistreet, Pentonville, where lived th.fl famous Joseph Grimaldi. It was called Southampton-street when Grimaldi died there 101 years ago, but was included the L.C.C.’s re-naming programme ...

Published: Monday 18 July 1938
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 416 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Centenary Of Grimaldi Wore Motley With Breaking Heart

... Grimaldi Wore Motley With Breaking Heart A HUNDRED years ago to-day died the greatest clown the British stage has known, e 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: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 294 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

REGIONAL

... REGIONAL 877 kc/s (342 1 metres) 4: The 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra. 4 15: Joey! King of Clowns; a Memorial to Joseph Grimaldi; written by Pavid Kean. 4 45; The English Poets Alfred Lord Tennyson; selected by P. L. Lucas, read by Felix Aylmer. 5: Children’s ...

Published: Wednesday 09 June 1937
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 248 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WELSH LEAGUE DIVISION I

... home at the Aerodrome against Pwllheli. The Royal Highlanders. They will play in blue with gold cuffs and 2.—Who wass Joseph Grimaldi? white knickers In one of the Temples of Kandy, the Caernarvon have applied for admission old capital of Ceylon, in the ...

Published: Friday 27 August 1937
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 314 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE GHOSTS OF PANTOMIME

... became a traditional institution. The predominance of the clown is a comparatively recent development. most famous being Joseph Grimaldi. 1779-1837. whose memory is specially connected with Mother Goose, performed at Covent Garden in 1806. Nowadays, of ...

Published: Saturday 25 December 1937
Newspaper: Cheshire Observer
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 424 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SON OF AH ACTOR

... company of clowns at Bertram Mills's Circus. A memorial card on the wreath bore the following Inscription- To the Mamory of Joseph Grimaldi, 1779-18*7. Homage to the Clown cf Clowns from Clowns of the Circus. HU very nod spoke; his hands talked; his Angers had ...

Published: Monday 31 May 1937
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 423 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

isERTRAm MILLI CIRCUS AT LINCOLN

... Here We Are Again! on his first entrance in a pantomime rally. To this day the pantomime clown is called Joey, after Joseph Grimaldi, a fitting tribute to his memory. _ . . . Philip Astley, who first introduced the circus in 1772, soon realised that a ...

Published: Wednesday 20 June 1934
Newspaper: Newark Advertiser
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 329 | Page: 8 | Tags: none