Cheery Clown

[Yin Yang]

Has anyone here ever heard of this type of clown style. I first read about it in a children's book on clowning, which I borrowed from the library. I've never known of an adult clown to use this charactor. A "cheery" is supposed to be an inverse of a comedy whiteface. So instead of the face being mostly white, it is mostly colored. I was just wondering if there are people who use this design professionaly. And if so, what is the purpose of a cherry clown? What role does a cheery play, in relation to other clowns?

[ibimus]

I've never heard of specifically a "cheery clown", but what you're describing sounds an awful lot like the classic European whiteface. Here, I found a site with some definitions....does this fit the bill?

http://www.jujubeetheclown.com/types_of_clowns.htm

Hope that's of some help.

[Fitzwilly]

I know JuJuBee! She is another Moose Camper. I think she is also the North East Regional Vice President for COAI. Judy is a nice person and a darn good clown.

[ibimus]

...as well as the admin of a nifty website!

[Yin Yang]

It sounds more like the inverse of the (Comedy) Grotesque Whiteface, with color where the white parts are supposed to be, and vice versa. I didn't think that such a clown existed, apart from children's costumes anyway. I also didn't think that the book I put on hold from the library, "The Most Excellent Book of Clowning", was all that worthwile either. Thanks anyway though.