A Short History of Clowns

This short history of clowns shows Grimaldi's famous take-off, in the comic pantomime of the Golden Fish, of Romeo Coates. It shows the development of the original monstrosities in court to the clowns of the circus in the early 19th century. It labels some specific clowns such as Grock and Grimaldi as well as different types of clowns such as jesters and harliquinade acts

Baynes Belling Buffoon Clowns Entertainers Fairground Fairs Fool Fools Grimaldi Grock Jester Jesters Jovial Leno Masks Masquerade Mathew Mimic Mimics Minstrel Minstrels Monstrosities Monstrosity Pauline Silly Tarleton

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