Category: Biographies
His Grandfather and Father--His Birth and first appearance at Drury Lane Theatre and at Sadler's Wells--His Father's severity--Miss Farren--The Earl of Derby and the Wig--the Fortune-box and Charity's reward--His Father's pretended Death, and the behaviour of himself and his b...
His Grandfather and Father--His Birth and first appearance at Drury Lane Theatre, and at Sadler's Wells--His Father's severity--Miss Farren--The Earl of Derby and the Wig--The F...
50. CHAPTER XXV.The farewell benefit at Drury Lane--Grimaldi's last appearance and parting address--The Drury Lane Theatrical Fund, and its prompt reply to his communication--Miserable career a...
38. CHAPTER XIII.The mystery is cleared up, chiefly through the instrumentality of Mr. Alderman Harmer; and the characters of the six Ladies and the six Gentlemen are satisfactorily explained. T...
31. CHAPTER VI.Tribulations connected with "Old Lucas," the constable, with an account of the subsequent proceedings before Mr. Blamire, the magistrate, at Hatton Garden, and the mysterious ap...
27. CHAPTER II.The Father's real Death--His Will, and failure of the Executor--Generous conduct of Grimaldi's Schoolmaster, and of Mr. Wroughton, the Comedian--Kindness of Sheridan--Grimaldi's...
28. CHAPTER III.Grimaldi falls in love--His success--He meets with an accident, which brings the Reader acquainted with that invaluable specific, "Grimaldi's Embrocation"--He rises gradually in...
47. CHAPTER XXII.Profit and Loss--Appearance of his Son at Covent Garden--His last engagement at Sadler's Wells--Accommodation of the Giants in the Dublin Pavilion--Alarming state of his health-...
32. CHAPTER VII.Partiality of George the Third for Theatrical Entertainments--Sheridan's kindness to Grimaldi--His domestic affliction and severe distress--The production of Harlequin Amulet a...
29. CHAPTER IV.The thieves make a second attempt; alarmed by their perseverance, Grimaldi repairs to Hatton Garden--Interview with Mr. Trott; ingenious device of that gentleman and its result...
43. CHAPTER XVIII.A Clergyman's Dinner-party at Bath--First Appearance of Grimaldi's Son, and Death of his old Friend, Mr. Hughes--Grimaldi plays at three Theatres on one night, and has his Salar...
30. CHAPTER V.An extraordinary circumstance concerning himself, with another extraordinary circumstance concerning his grandfather--Specimen of a laconic epistle, and an account of two interv...
42. CHAPTER XVII.Opening of the new Covent Garden Theatre--The Great O. P. Rows--Grimaldi's first appearance as Clown in the public streets--Temporary Embarrassments--Great success at Cheltenham...
39. CHAPTER XIV.Bradbury, the Clown--His voluntary confinement in a Madhouse, to screen an "Honourable" Thief--His release, strange conduct, subsequent career, and death--Dreadful Accident at S...
37. CHAPTER XII.He returns to town, gets frozen to the roof of a coach on the road, and pays his rent twice over when he arrives at home--Mr. Charles Farley--His first appearance at Covent Gard...
33. CHAPTER VIII.Hard work to counterbalance great gains--His discharge from Drury Lane, and his discharge at Sadler's Wells--His return to the former house--Monk Lewis--Anecdote of him and Sher...
35. CHAPTER X.Bologna and his Family--An Excursion into Kent with that personage--Mr. Mackintosh, the gentleman of landed property, and his preserves--A great day's sporting; and a scene at t...
36. CHAPTER XI.Stage Affairs and Stage Quarrels--Mr. Graham, the Bow Street Magistrate and Drury Lane Manager--Mr. Peake--Grimaldi is introduced to Mr. Harris by John Kemble--Leaves Drury Lane...
44. CHAPTER XIX.He quits Sadler's Wells in consequence of a disagreement with the Proprietors--Lord Byron--Retirement of John Kemble--Immense success of Grimaldi in the Provinces, and his great...
34. CHAPTER IX.One evening in the second week of November, 1803,[33] Grimaldi then playing at Drury Lane, had been called by the prompter, and was passing from the green-room to the stage, whe...
46. CHAPTER XXI.Grimaldi becomes a Proprietor of Sadler's Wells--Newcastle Salmon, and a Coal Mine--Production of Baron Munchausen--Anecdote of Ellar the Harlequin, showing how he jumped throug...
49. CHAPTER XXIV.Great kindness of Miss Kelly towards Grimaldi--His farewell benefit at Sadler's Wells; last appearance and farewell address--He makes preparations for one more appearance at Cov...
40. CHAPTER XV.Covent Garden Theatre destroyed by fire--Grimaldi makes a trip to Manchester: he meets with an accident there, and another at Liverpool--The Sir Hugh Middleton Tavern at Sadler'...
41. CHAPTER XVI.It was a fine, clear night; there was no moon, but the stars were shining brightly; the air was soft and fresh, and very pleasant after the heat of the day. Grimaldi drove on at...
48. CHAPTER XXIII.His great afflictions augmented by the dissipation and recklessness of his Son--He is compelled to retire from Covent Garden Theatre, and is succeeded by him--New Speculation at...
45. CHAPTER XX.Having no engagement at Liverpool, indeed, having no time to accept one,--Grimaldi remained there only two days, at the expiration of which time he went to Hereford, and having...
11. CHAPTER XI.Stage Affairs and Stage Quarrels--Mr. Graham, the Bow Street Magistrate and Drury Lane Manager--Mr. Peake--Grimaldi is introduced to Mr. Harris by John Kemble--Leaves Drury Lane...
22. CHAPTER XXII.Profit and Loss--Appearance of his Son at Covent Garden--His last engagement at Sadler's Wells--Accommodation of the Giants in the Dublin Pavilion--Alarming state of his health-...
24. CHAPTER XXIV.Great kindness of Miss Kelly towards Grimaldi--His farewell benefit at Sadler's Wells; last appearance, and farewell address--He makes preparations for one more appearance at Co...
4. CHAPTER IV.The Thieves make a second attempt; alarmed by their perseverance, Grimaldi repairs to Hatton Garden--Interview with Mr. Trott; ingenious device of that gentleman, and its result...
7. CHAPTER VII.Partiality of George the Third for Theatrical Entertainments--Sheridan's kindness to Grimaldi--His domestic affliction and severe distress--The production of Harlequin Amulet a...
12. CHAPTER XII.He returns to town, gets frozen to the roof of a coach on the road, and pays his rent twice over when he arrives at home--Mr. Charles Farley--His first appearance at Covent Gard...
25. CHAPTER XXV.The farewell benefit at Drury Lane--Grimaldi's last appearance and parting address--The Drury Lane Theatrical Fund, and its prompt reply to his communication--Miserable career a...
2. CHAPTER II.The Father's real Death--His Will, and failure of the Executor--Generous conduct of Grimaldi's Schoolmaster, and of Mr. Wroughton the Comedian--Smart running against time--Kindn...
21. CHAPTER XXI.Production of "Baron Munchausen"--Anecdote of Ellar the Harlequin, showing how he jumped through the Moon and put his hand out--Grimaldi becomes a Proprietor of Sadler's Wells--...
5. CHAPTER V.An extraordinary circumstance concerning himself, with another extraordinary circumstance concerning his Grandfather--Specimen of a laconic epistle, and an account of two interv...
6. CHAPTER VI.Tribulations connected with "Old Lucas," the constable, with an account of the subsequent proceedings before Mr. Blamire, the magistrate, at Hatton Garden, and the mysterious ap...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.A Clergyman's Dinner-party at Bath--First Appearance of Grimaldi's Son, and Death of his old friend Mr. Hughes--Grimaldi plays at three Theatres on one night, and has his salary...
15. CHAPTER XV.Covent Garden Theatre destroyed by fire--Grimaldi makes a trip to Manchester: he meets with an accident there, and another at Liverpool--The Sir Hugh Myddleton Tavern at Sadler'...
23. CHAPTER XXIII.Grimaldi's great afflictions augmented by the dissipation and recklessness of his Son--Compelled to retire from Covent Garden Theatre, where he is succeeded by him--New Speculat...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Hard work to counterbalance great gains--His discharge _from_ Drury Lane, and his discharge _at_ Sadler's Wells--His return to the former house--Monk Lewis--Anecdote of him and...
10. CHAPTER X.Bologna and his Family--An Excursion into Kent with that personage--Mr. Mackintosh, the gentleman of landed property, and his preserves--A great day's sporting; and a scene at t...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Bradbury, the Clown--His voluntary confinement in a Madhouse, to screen an "Honourable" Thief--His release, strange conduct, subsequent career, and death--Dreadful Accident at S...
1. CHAPTER I.His Grandfather and Father--His Birth and first appearance at Drury Lane Theatre and at Sadler's Wells--His Father's severity--Miss Farren--The Earl of Derby and the Wig--the Fo...
17. CHAPTER XVII.Opening of the new Covent Garden Theatre--The great O. P. Rows--Grimaldi's first appearance as Clown in the public streets--Temporary embarrassments--Great success at Cheltenham...
19. CHAPTER XIX.He quits Sadler's Wells in consequence of a disagreement with the Proprietors--Lord Byron--Retirement of John Kemble--Immense success of Grimaldi in the provinces, and his great...
3. CHAPTER III.Grimaldi falls in Love--His success--He meets with an accident which brings the Reader acquainted with that invaluable specific "Grimaldi's Embrocation"--He rises gradually in h...
13. CHAPTER XIII.The mystery cleared up chiefly through the instrumentality of Mr. Alderman Harmer; and the characters of the Six Ladies and the Six Gentlemen are satisfactorily explained--The T...
20. CHAPTER XX.9. CHAPTER IX.16. CHAPTER XVI.