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Pierrots meaning
plural of Pierrot
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For details, as well as the argument that Deburau appeared in the pantomime, see Storey, Pierrots on the stage, pp. 41–44.
Germany Paul Hoecker : Pierrots with Pipes, c. 1900.
It was doubtless these popular entertainers who inspired the academic Walter Westley Russell to commit The Pierrots (c. 1900) to canvas.
Obviously inspired by these troupes were the Will Morris Pierrots, named after their Birmingham founder.
On the modern artist specifically as a Pierrot, see Storey, Pierrot: a critical history, pp. 93–193, and all of his Pierrots on the stage; also Green and Swan, Kellein, Palacio, Sensibar.
Storey, Pierrots on the stage, p 111. Deburau seems to have had a predilection for "realistic" pantomime See Švehla, pp. 26–32.
Storey, Pierrots on the stage, pp. 31–32.
Storey, Pierrots on the stage, pp. 66–68.
The Hanlon-Lees made their first U.S. appearance in 1858, and their subsequent tours, well into the twentieth century, of scores of cities throughout the country accustomed their audiences to their fantastic, acrobatic Pierrots.