... Joseph Grimaldi, son of a pantaloon artist, became the darling of the early 19th century theatre with his clown Joey and was a big attraction in Covent Garden harlequinades. ...

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... ‘HOT CODLINS Early in the 19th century Harlequin was eclipsed by Clown—thanks to the influence of Joseph Grimaldi, the son of an Italian actor and ballet master. Grimaldi and pantomime first came together when he appeared in a 1781 production of “ Robinson ...

... Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre, London, in 1717. The first pantomime was “Harlequi Sorcerer” and was an im mediate success. Joseph Grimaldi, who virtually invented the character of “Clown,” introduced knock-about scenes and the brief fairy-tale opening. Pantomime ...

... (Giristmas in ‘BIRMINGHAM:++ Those princes of panito down the ages GREAT NAMES, such as John Rich, Joseph Grimaldi, and Dan Leno, have left their mark on British pantomime and shaped its development over the past two-and-a-half centuries. The lineage ...

... extent of the county, there neon• eerily be considerable delay before the result Is known. There is something in a name. Joseph Grimaldi was charged, yesterday, at the Marylebune Police Court, with being drunk. The magistrate raid it was a pity that the defendant ...