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100 1 _aGrimaldi, Joseph,
_d1779-1837
245 1 0 _aMemoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_Joseph_Grimaldi
500 _aRelease date is 2014-08-28
508 _aProduced by Carlos Colon, Emmanuel Ackerman, University of Toronto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi" by Joseph Grimaldi is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work provides an intimate portrait of the life of the iconic English clown and performer, Joseph Grimaldi, capturing his rise from childhood stardom to becoming a celebrated figure in the theatrical world. This memoir not only offers insight into his personal experiences but also delves into the theatrical culture of the time, including the pantomimes that delighted audiences across London. At the start of the memoir, Joseph Grimaldi reflects on his early fascination with clowns and the pantomime performances that captured his imagination as a child. The introductory chapter recounts his own beginnings in the world of theatre, highlighting his precocious talent as he made his stage debut at a remarkably young age, sowing the seeds for a lifelong connection with performance. Through vivid anecdotes about his eccentric family, especially his father, a clown himself, Grimaldi sets the stage for a rich exploration of his career, foreshadowing the challenges and triumphs that would define his legacy in the world of entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGrimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837
653 _aClowns -- Great Britain -- Biography
700 1 _aDickens, Charles,
_d1812-1870
700 1 _aCruikshank, George,
_d1792-1878
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46709
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