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Seaside Follies Website

Seaside Follies

Prom-Prom has created a sister website called  Seaside Follies which is dedicated to the history and art of Pierrots and Concert Parties. With hundreds of archive photos its a modern resource elements of British Seaside Entertainment and plans to develop

julesprom September 26, 2018 pierrots, seaside entertainment, seaside follies Read more

Picture Postcard Monthly

Picture Postcard Monthly article “A treasure trove of joy and rapture – the lost history of pierrots and concert parties rediscovered through postcards” – Dr Tony Lidington My first pierrot postcard was a picture of the ‘Dandy Coons’ of Worthing,

julesprom May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 pierrots Read more

Who Do You Think You Are? for BBC1, Wall to Wall Productions

Lee Mack

Who Do You Think You Are? for BBC1, Wall to Wall Productions Tony was the expert on seaside entertainment, giving advice about Lee Mack’s ancestor who was a performer and pierrot (TX date TBC)

julesprom April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Blog, pierrots, television Read more

Sickert for SkyArts and 7Wonder Productions

Walter Sickert - SkyArts, 7Wonder Productions

Sickert’ for SkyArts, 7Wonder Productions Tony was the expert on popular entertainment giving advice to Gus Casely Hayford (director of The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, USA) about the interpretation of Walter Sickert’s 1915 painting ‘The Brighton Pierrots’ (TX date TBC)

julesprom April 10, 2018 Blog, pierrots, television Read more

Clifford Essex Pierrot. Article for Banjo, Mandolin & Guitar (BMG) magazine

Clifford-Essex-Pierrot

Clifford Essex – My Pierrot Hero  I first started exploring the history of pierrots and concert parties when I was an undergraduate at Sussex University – I was astonished to find that this entire history of a British popular entertainment

Tony Lidington April 16, 2014April 10, 2018 Blog, pierrots, research No Comments Read more

Clifford Essex

Clifford Essex Tony is writing another series for BBC Radio 4, commissioned by Pier Productions about the first ever Pierrot Troupe created by Clifford Essex in 1891 at Henley Regatta. They were originally called “The Pierrot Banjo Team” but changed

julesprom July 20, 2013December 26, 2015 pierrots, Projects, research Read more
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