A Famous Clown
ROCK, the famous Continental clown, was always a popular figure in England. Most of his clowning was old-fashioned, but who cared? Instead of drawing the chair up to the piano, he pushed the piano to the chair. He brought on the stage a tiny violin that was kept in a case almost large enough to enclose Big Ben. He sat on the back of a cane-bottomed chair until his big feet dropped through the cane; then with an acrobatic jump he regained his position on the back of the chair. He played the tiny violin with considerable charm, but then, he could play almost any instrument in the orchestra. He began his career as a boy acrobat and musician in an inn kept by his father in Switzerland, performing for the amusement of customers every Saturday and Sunday. Listeners to 1YA will hear Grock and his partner in "Grock’s Music Hall Sketch" on Saturday, May 10.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 97, 2 May 1941, Page 10
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159A Famous Clown New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 97, 2 May 1941, Page 10
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