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Definition of Harlequinade

Harlequinade
Harlequinade Har"le*quin*ade`, n. [F. arleguinade.] A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Harlequinade from wikipedia

- 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...
- important part of the pantomime, until the late 19th century, was the harlequinade. Outside of the British Isles, the word "pantomime" is often understood...
- Harlequinade was a solo modern dance by Martha Graham set to music by Ernst Toch. The work premiered on January 8, 1930, at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in...
- stage in the derived genre of the Harlequinade, developed in the early 18th century by John Rich. As the Harlequinade portion of the English dramatic genre...
- make-up design). In the early 1800s, he expanded the role of Clown in the harlequinade that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal...
- on the traditional harlequinade, which in turn came from the old Italian Commedia dell'arte. In Victorian times, the harlequinade had become a po****r...
- dell'Arte. Routledge. p. 62. Sand, Maurice (1915). The History of the Harlequinade. Benjamin Blom, Inc. p. 31. Oreglia, Giacomo (1961). The Commedia dell'Arte...
- Columbine (Italian: Colombina; French: Colombine; lit. 'little dove') is a stock character in the commedia dell'arte. She is Harlequin's mistress, a comic...
- (1999) and graphic novel (2001) based on the old Commedia dell'arte and Harlequinade pantomime. Both the short story and the graphic novel were written by...
- (Russian: "Миллионы Арлекина", Milliony Arlekina) also known under the title Harlequinade (Russian: "Арлекинада", Arlekinada) is a ballet comique in two acts and...