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The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) and backs onto Drury Lane. The present building, opened in 1812, is the most recent of four theatres that stood at the ...
Later the same year, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in Harlequin Amulet; or, The Magick of Mona, Harlequin was modified, becoming "romantic and mercurial, instead of mischievous", which left Grimaldi's Clown as the "undisputed agent" of chaos. [10] Clown became more important, embodying anarchic fun, and no longer simply a servant of Pantaloon.
J. S. Grimaldi. Joseph Samuel William Grimaldi (21 November 1802 – 10 December 1832), [1] better known as J. S. Grimaldi or JS Grimaldi, was an English stage actor, comedian and dancer, who frequently played the role of Clown in the harlequinades that accompanied nineteenth-century pantomimes. He was the son of Joseph Grimaldi, who ...
David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson. He appeared in several amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of ...
Theatre productions of Dan Leno. Dan Leno and Herbert Campbell in 1897. Dan Leno (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904) was an English comedian and stage actor of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, famous for performing in music hall. As a child, he was known for his clog dancing, and in his teen years, he became the star of his family's music ...
By 1821 dance and clowning had taken such a physical toll on Grimaldi that he could barely walk, and he retired from the theatre. [15] By 1828, he was penniless; Drury Lane held a benefit concert for him after Covent Garden refused. [16] The theatre in the 1820s Harlequin's escape into the bottle (print)
Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace has announced its 2022-23 season. The titles you’ll likely know — the musicals “The King and I” and “A Chorus Line” and the play “Steel ...
Little Tich. Harry Relph (21 July 1867 – 10 February 1928), [1] professionally known as Little Tich, was a 4-foot-6-inch-tall (137 cm) English music hall comedian and dancer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was best known for his acrobatic and comedic "Big-Boot Dance", which he performed in Europe and for which he wore boots ...