Rafael Padilla
Birthday: 1865-01-01
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Biography: Chocolat was the stage name of Rafael Padilla (ca. 1865/68 – 4 November 1917), a clown who performed in a Paris circus around the turn of the 20th century. Rafael was of Afro-Cuban descent and was one of the earliest successful black entertainers in modern France. He was the first black clown to play a lead role in a circus pantomime act, and with his longtime partner George Foottit they revolutionized the art of clowning by pairing the sophisticated white clown with the foolish auguste clown.
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Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre
The Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre was a special pavilion at the 1900 Paris World's Fair which featured filmed...
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Le policeman
Comic scenes taken at the Nouveau-Cirque by the two famous clowns Foottit and Chocolat. To separate ...
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La mort de Chocolat
Comic scenes taken at the Nouveau-Cirque by the two famous clowns Foottit and Chocolat. During a bat...
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Chaise en bascule
Vaudeville comedians Foottit and Chocolat hop and dance around and occasionally fight....
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Foottit et Chocolat, IV. Guillaume Tell
A short skit in which vaudeville duo Foottit and Chocolat reenact the Wilhelm Tell routine....
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