tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post8240200385791336527..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: It's No Joke: The Life of a Victorian Street ClownDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-82769951373821385992015-02-24T04:15:18.330-08:002015-02-24T04:15:18.330-08:00It is amazing how innovative people were at findin...It is amazing how innovative people were at finding ways to earn a living (if you can call it that.) I thought it was particularly moving how the 'clown' was ashamed of his profession and tried to hide it from the neighbours. <br />G xPippa Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-20487763282331863412015-02-24T04:14:01.897-08:002015-02-24T04:14:01.897-08:00Of course traditional clowns are out of fashion no...Of course traditional clowns are out of fashion now, a bit like the idea of a court jester! Probably for the best. <br />G xPippa Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-4225668414049979152015-02-22T15:21:11.238-08:002015-02-22T15:21:11.238-08:00I never found clowns rolickingly funny, either, un...I never found clowns rolickingly funny, either, unlike a lot of the audiences at the circus performances I saw as a child. The face painted 'dripping tears' always seemed at odds with what I was supposed to do as an audience participant. Though the above clown's story is sad, indeed, going home with no money for the family to feed on wasn't actually all that unusual in Victorian times. Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-69102768303188686292015-02-22T10:18:24.141-08:002015-02-22T10:18:24.141-08:00The only clowns I ever saw were clowns at a circus...The only clowns I ever saw were clowns at a circus when I was a kid, and while I found them an interesting part of the show, I never really found them funny, only silly. But I have heard that many of those "laughing on the outside" comedians are indeed "crying on the inside." When I think about it, maybe it's because they have to repress their sad moments to be funny, and so never work them through or deal with them. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.com