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Harlequinade
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Harlequinade is an English comic theatrical genre, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "that part of a pantomime in which the harlequin and clown play the principal parts". It developed in Eng
An 1890 bookcover showing the harlequinade characters
An 1890 bookcover showing the harlequinade characters
John Rich as Harlequin with batte, c. 1720
John Rich as Harlequin with batte, c. 1720
Illustration of the Harlequinade in The Forty Thieves (1878), showing Swell, Pantaloon, Harlequin, Columbine (above), Clown and Policeman
Illustration of the Harlequinade in The Forty Thieves (1878), showing Swell, Pantaloon, Harlequin, Columbine (above), Clown and Policeman
The Payne Brothers as Clown and Harlequin, c. 1875
The Payne Brothers as Clown and Harlequin, c. 1875
Harlequin
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Harlequin is the best-known of the comic servant characters from the Italian commedia dell'arte, associated with the city of Bergamo. The role is traditionally believed to have been introduced by the
Harlequinade
…apogee there in the 16th and 17th centuries. The story of the Harlequinade revolves around a comic incident in the lives of its five main characters: Harlequin, who loves Columbine; Columbine's greedy and foolish father Pantaloon (evolved from the character Pantalone), who tries to separate the lovers in league…
The classical appearance of the Harlequin stock character in the commedia dell'arte of the 1670s, complete with batte or "slapstick", a magic wand use
The classical appearance of the Harlequin stock character in the commedia dell'arte of the 1670s, complete with batte or "slapstick", a magic wand used by the character to change the scenery of the play (Maurice Sand, 1860)
A scene from the commedia dell'arte played in France before a noble audience in 1571 or 1572 (Museum of Bayeux). Pantalone is front and center, while
A scene from the commedia dell'arte played in France before a noble audience in 1571 or 1572 (Museum of Bayeux). Pantalone is front and center, while just to the right and slightly behind is Harlequin in motley costume, "the oldest known version of Harlequin's costume".
Tristano Martinelli's Harlequin costume as depicted in his Compositions de rhétorique, 1601
Tristano Martinelli's Harlequin costume as depicted in his Compositions de rhétorique, 1601
Harlequin at the Pantomime Theatre in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark
Harlequin at the Pantomime Theatre in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark