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Clare Market slum in 1815, by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Grimaldi was born in Clare Market, in Westminster, London, into a family of dancers and comic performers. [1] [3] His great-grandfather, John Baptist Grimaldi, was a dentist by trade and an amateur performer, who in the 1730s moved from Italy to England.
A promotional poster for the Sandow Trocadero Vaudevilles (1894), showing dancers, clowns, trapeze artists, costumed dogs, singers and costumed actors Vaudeville ( / ˈ v ɔː d ( ə ) v ɪ l , ˈ v oʊ -/ ; [ 1 ] French: [vodvil] ⓘ ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century. [ 2 ]
In the early 19th century, the popular comic performer Joseph Grimaldi turned the role of Clown from "a rustic booby into the star of metropolitan pantomime". [8] Two developments in 1800, both involving Grimaldi, greatly changed the pantomime characters: For the pantomime Peter Wilkins: or Harlequin in the Flying World, new costume designs were introduced.
Jevil - A secret boss of the first chapter of the video game Deltarune. He was once the court jester of Card Castle, until he began to see the world as a game. He was subsequently locked in a prison cell under the castle by his friend, Seam, as ordered by the king. Jimbo – The only character in Balatro who speaks. He is one of many jokers and ...
A clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms.The art of performing as a clown is known as clowning or buffoonery, and the term "clown" may be used synonymously with predecessors like jester, joker, buffoon, fool, or harlequin.
Pages in category "18th-century songs" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ah! vous dirai-je ...
Dan Rice (January 23, 1823 – February 22, 1900) was an American entertainer of many talents, most famously as a clown, who was active before the American Civil War. At the height of his career, Rice was a household name. Dan Rice also coined the terms "One Horse Show" and "Greatest Show" while popularizing the barrel-style "French" cuff.
Frenchy the Clown – character of the national lampoon comic Evil clown comics series. Fun Gus the Laughing Clown - cursed character in the cosmic/folk horror novel, "The Cursed Earth" by D.T. Neal (Nosetouch Press, 2022). The Ghost Clown – evil hypnotist clown featured in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode titled "Bedlam in the Big Top"