Clowns -- Great Britain -- Biography; Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837
Page 34: Grimaldi with an old broadsword
originally Grimaldi with an old broad-sword
Page 42: the parlour, and the bedroom,
originally: the parlour, and the bed-room,
Note 21 (Chap. IV.): made their _début_ in 1820
originally: made their debut in 1820
Page 68: astonished at their re-appearance,
originally: astonished at their reappearance,
Page 85: the latter theatre late overnight
originally: the latter theatre late over-night
Page 103: in the neighbourhood of the theatre
originally: in the neighbourhoood of the theatre
Page 107: and re-opened on the 4th of October;
originally; and reopened on the 4th of October;
Page 107: having been previously apprised
originally: having been previously apprized
Page 113: stand a rump-steak dinner
originally: stand a rumpsteak dinner
Page 114: re-opened, as usual, at Easter, 1805:
originally: reopened, as usual, at Easter, 1805:
Page 114: and re-opened again on the 21st of September,
originally: and reopened again on the 21st of September,
Page 124: proceeded to apprise him
originally: proceeded to apprize him
Page 144: Mr. Alley proposed offering a satisfactory
originally: Mr. Alley proposed offering a satsifactory
Page 154: unsuccessful melodrama, entitled "Bonifacio
originally: unsuccessful melo-drama, entitled "Bonifacio
Page 156: encored--"Tippitywitchet" three times,
originally: encored--"Tippitywitchit" three times,
Note 51 (Chap. XV.): Melodramatic Romance of "The Wild Man:
originally: Melo-dramatic Romance of "The Wild Man:
Page 176: and re-opened in October.
originally: and reopened in October.
Page 179: sang Tippitywitchet with great
originally: sang Tippitywitchit with great
Note 53 (Chap. XVII.): the Old Price Riots
originally: the Old-Price Riots
Page 187: previous to the _début_, the pains
originally: previous to the _débût_, the pains
Page 188: entreating the postboys to drive
originally: entreating the post-boys to drive
Note 67 (Chap. XIX.): Joe made his _début_ on the stage,
originally: Joe made his _débût_ on the stage,
Page 199: it was situated up a stable yard,
originally: it was situate up a stable yard,
Note 79 (Chap. XXII.): the melodramatic romance of "Cherry
originally: the melo-dramatic romance of "Cherry
Note 84 (Chap. XXIII.): melodrama, entitled, "The Caliph
originally: melo-drama, entitled, "The Caliph
Note 88 (Chap. XXIV.): belief of his _début_ in "Robinson Crusoe,"
originally: belief of his _débût_ in "Robinson Crusoe,"
Note 94 (Chap. XXV.): made her _début_ with him
originally: made her _débût_ with him
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