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Published: Saturday 20 December 1952
Newspaper: Staffordshire Newsletter
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 166 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

By M’ILLIAM HENRV

... Keeper of the Privy Purse during the latter part the Reign his Majesty George IV. By LADY KNIGHTON. 2 Bvu., 28s. MEMOIRS JOSEPH GRIMALDI, THE CLOWN Edited by BOZ.* vols. post Bvo., U. Is. 111. V I E N N A AND THE AUSTRIA FRANCES TROLLOPE, With Illustrations ...

Published: Thursday 05 July 1838
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ON THIS DAY

... ON THIS DAY JOSEPH GRIMALDI, the world's most famous down, was born in 1779. Behind the grease paint, he suffered from sever depression and one doctor, without realising who he was, even made the mistake of prescribing a trip to see Grimaldi to help ...

Published: Monday 18 December 1989
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 197 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

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... e in favour of Harlequin. The outstanding figure in pantomime during the first three decades of the 10th century was Joseph Grimaldi, the famous clown. He retired in 1828 after 40 years of having taken part in pantomime which he began Wore he was three ...

Published: Friday 08 January 1971
Newspaper: Coleshill Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 269 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

Ballet for All

... Copelia and Giselle are also featured. /fariv/Windt which occupies the second half of the programme is a new work about Joseph Grimaldi, the famous 19th century clown. This is extremely entertaining and at times hilarious. Thane Bettany acts. dances and ...

Published: Tuesday 03 December 1974
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 212 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

THEATRE

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 17 December 1970
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 188 | Page: 30 | Tags: none

COLLECTOR RUSHED

... the spiritual home of clowns. It Ltd., of Falkirk. of a con-was there, 113 years ago. that ductress who was alleged to Joseph Grimaldi. first of the have allowed an employee of the 'treat British clowns, was buried firm to travel free. Ever since, clowns ...

Published: Monday 30 January 1950
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 257 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

... ye merry, gentlemen! 3. Cratchit. 4. Martha, Belinda and Peter. 5. Claret and burgundy may be either red or white. 8. Joseph Grimaldi. 7. In Alsace-Lorralne, France. 8. Beer, sausages and pies. 9. Tennyson, in In Memorium written on the death of Prince ...

Published: Thursday 24 December 1953
Newspaper: Coleshill Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 274 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LITERATURE

... pantomime became acquainted with the most finished artist the serious pantomime LAllegro and Penseroso became two for a pair. Joseph Grimaldi and Lord Byron often met as friends : Grimaldi repeatedly met with I.ord Byron, not only at Covent Garden but at private ...

Published: Thursday 29 March 1838
Newspaper: Worcestershire Chronicle
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1024 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR A CLOWN

... MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR A CLOWN. A service in memory of Joseph Grimaldi, perhaps the greatest of all clowns, who died 100 yean ago, was held in St. James's Church, Pen ton vine, where he is burled. A merry heart doeth good, was the text for the address ...

How to Garnish

... and memorise them all in five minutes. 1.--Whexe s the largest library in the world? The Royal Highlanders. 2.—Who was Joseph Grimaldi? In one of Temples of Kandy, the old capital of Ceylon, in the centre of the Ceylon coffee districts. 3,—Which European ...

Published: Friday 12 November 1937
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 321 | Page: 7 | Tags: none