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    they theatres (amphitheaters) were built in such a way that even the smallest sounds were heard by everyone in the theatre. Clowning Outline the 3 types of clown. For each type‚ outline the charcter‚ makeup‚ costume and modern day example. The Auguste clown is the most comedic of all clowns. His actions are wilder than the other clowns. He is often the troublemaker. The Auguste‚ usually wears pink‚ red‚ or tan rather than white coloured makeup. The features are exaggerated in size and are typically

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    Day of the Locust

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    Harry and Faye Greener. Harry acts as if he has had a long and successful career as a star‚ when in reality he is just a washed up clown. Harry’s clowning act is used to sell his shoe polish. Harry knows that no one really wants to buy his shoe polish but he thinks that he is still a great actor and also realizes that people won’t go out of their way to punish a clown. But clowning becomes compulsive because he acts in his everyday life. Harry is so caught up in his illusion that it ends up killing

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    Touchstone is a clown‚ or fool‚ in Duke Frederick’s household. He may not be a vigorous male character‚ but he is a man nonetheless‚ and Celia and Rosalind decide to take him along as an extra measure of security on their journey to the Forest of Arden. When he arrives in the forest he finds that his familiarity with the language and customs of the court impress the simple shepherds and goatherds‚ so he uses this advantage to further his lustful designs on Audrey and marry her in what is typically

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    Evil Clowns

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    (http://the_evil_clowns.tripod.com/) Like the Masons‚ the Clowns have a super-secret society with apparently odd rituals. The Clowns began in medieval England as a Celtic tribe called the "Klauns" who scared off their enemies by painting their faces white‚ their noses red‚ making their hair really curly and red‚ and wearing oversized shoes so that their opponents would be frightened and thereby easily defeated. Around 1230‚ after meeting with Pope Gregory IX‚ the tribe now calling themselves

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    Just A Nightmare Carnivals are places that you go to have fun‚ but sometimes these fun places can turn into your worst nightmares. It all began on a night out with my family. We were just out at the mall and when we were coming back home‚ we passed by a carnival. The carnival looked incredible so my family and I decided to go to the carnival and have some fun as well. We went to the carnival and it looked better up close. There were people and lights everywhere‚ but the carnival still had a hollow

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    Twelfth Night

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    Twelfth Night 1 ) Characters Sir Andrew Aguecheek is very similar to very modern day sitcom males. He would be portrayed as slow and hard to understand. If he was the clown at work and in an office scenario he would be the one that would get blamed for the bad things happening around the office. Sebastian would be a character that always gets in trouble. Trouble follows him everywhere he goes. But‚ in the end things always work out. He goes with the flow and doesn’t get too worked up. Malvolio

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    Traditional Theater

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    and the possession of this skill determines the actor’s status within the troupe. In classic Chinese opera‚ the roles played fall into six broad categories: male character (sheng)‚ female character (dan)‚ painted-face character (jing)‚ servant (mo)‚ clown (chou)‚ and miscellaneous (za). However‚ over time the servant role has merged with the male character role‚ and the miscellaneous role has gradually disappeared * 生The Male Leads(Sheng) The technical term used in traditional opera to

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    order for masks

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    Submitted to: Dr. Nazario L. Cebreros Order for Masks By: Virginia R. Moreno I. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT a. Harlequinade: a comedy or pantomime in which Harlequin is the main attraction. ; Farcical clowning or buffoonery; acting like a clown or buffoon. b. Suave: smooth c. Tantalizing: to excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. d. Mangled: disfigured; having edges that are jagged from injury. e. Billiken: the Billiken is a good-luck figure who

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    Film and Orwell Remembers

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    Julito G. Tapic Jr. Film Critique (The Lost Secret) 1. Give the summary of the film. The film is about the main character‚ Orwell‚ who lost his memory. Sabina and Sline enter the story. Orwell recalls a conversation on an airplane and going through customs with a South American plant. Orwell remembers riding in Sline’s car and checking in to his hotel. Orwell recalls a phone call from Sline‚ the one who steal Orwell’s manuscript. Sabina puts something in Orwell’s drink in a restaurant during a

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    me. Jolted by its unpleasant appearance‚ I dropped the box and ran into my mother‚ who was quick to intercept me. "It’s just a clown Sammy‚ it won’t harm you" she chided. That was seven years ago. However‚ since then‚ I have kept all forms of interaction and even the sight of clowns to a bare minimum. I was fortunate to have been able to avoid any contact with clowns for the previous few years‚ which I am exceedingly grateful for. Today‚ however‚ was a family day out and we decided to visit

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