Joseph Grimaldi, father of modern clowning
Joseph Grimaldi (December 18, 1778 – May 31, 1837) Inducted into the 1990 Clown Hall of Fame, Joseph Grimaldi was one of the greatest English […]
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Best Foot Forward [Lucille Ball]
Best Foot Forward (1943), starring Lucille Ball, Harry James Best Foot Forward is a fun musical, that frequently had me asking, “When is Lucy coming back […]
Biography of Marcel Marceau, (Bip the Clown)
Marcel Marceau – Le Mime Marceau – March 22, 1923 – September 22, 2007 Marcel Marceau is known the world over as the famous mime, Bip. […]
How do I start clowning? clown costume, part 1
Clown Tutorial – creating your clown costume Something interesting happened to me on the way to writing this article. I was perusing a very nice […]
Mabel’s Strange Predicament
Mabel’s Strange Predicament, starring Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand – February 9, 1914 Mabel’s Strange Predicament is a short film, 17 minutes long, starring Mabel Normand, with […]
Chaplin's Limelight and the Music Hall Tradition
Editorial Review of Chaplin’s Limelight and the Music Hall Tradition Charles Spencer Chaplin was a stage performer before he was a filmmaker, and it was […]
Chaplin At Keystone
Chaplin At Keystone: An International Collaboration of 34 Original Films Chaplin at Keystone is a highly restored 4-disk DVD collection of Charlie Chaplin’s earliest movie […]
Chaplin in Paris
(Chaplin in Paris – originally published September 20, 1921 in the New York Herald (Paris Edition)) Charlie Hunts up His Old Haunts Charlie Chaplin, the […]
Between Showers
Between Showers (1914) starring Charlie Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Chester Conklin Between Showers – in this early Charlie Chaplin film, Charlie competes with another man (Ford […]
The Face on the Barroom Floor
The Face on the Barroom Floor – starring Charlie Chaplin, originally released August 10, 1914, by Keystone Studios The Face on the Barroom Floor is a […]