All honor and reverence to the spirit of Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837). Grimaldi expanded the part of “Clown” from the harlequinade portion of British pantomimes into a starring role. Indeed, he made be said to be the reason we call all clowns “clowns” today. Prior to him, the role was a character rather than an entire […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:33PM on December 18, 2013