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... great bores of pantomime .were Drury Lane and Clovent Garden theatres. It was art Oovenrt Garden that the famous clown, Joseph Grimaldi, appeared in the Mother- Goose,” in (the year 1806', scoring one his most’ notable succeeses. Since those far-off days ...

Humberside Echoes

... Meldrum thinks this may have some connection with the nickname Joey. given to a clown (in turn from the name of the great Joseph Grimaldi). Silver threepenny pieces were notoriously elusive and Mr Meldrum's grandmother still refers to them as threepenny dodger ...

Published: Monday 13 September 1948
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1078 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE ADVERTISER FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 1948 jt Pianist Concert mortals to com- Access we’ll do would be a the Stockport

... will tell you the old pantomimes always ended with a Harlequinade in which appeared the original Italian characters Joseph Grimaldi who lived from 1779-1837 brought the part of the clown into prominence and to this day the clown has a major part in the ...

THE ADVERTISER FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 1948 -3 ploughmen Not Deterred By the Rain- THREE cups won OUTRIGHT ..

... grandfathers tell that the old pantomimes always ended a Harlequinade in which appeared the original Italian characters Joseph Grimaldi who lived from 1779-1837 brought the part of the clown prominence to this the clown has major part in the pantomime I ...

Published: Friday 19 November 1948
Newspaper: Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser
County: Cheshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2620 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

©) MONDAY JANUARY 26 1948 FOR HOUSEWIVES WITH THE MOP AND DUSTER a tiled hearth is stained and dirty try

... famous actresses of the past including Mrs Siddons and Miss Farsen played this part In the Sadler's Weils pantomime 1894 Joseph Grimaldi appeared the title role of Robinson Crusoe with his more famous son then a bov 12 as Man Friday To-day Robinson Crusoe ...