Spanish Clown. He was born in Jaca (Huesca). He was considered one of the best clowns of first decade of twentieh century. He worked with Harry Houdini and Fratellini Brothers. He gained big success in London, where Charles Chaplin work with him in 1900, and considered him as a master, as i believe in his book of Memoirs. Marcelino Orbes triumphed during seven seasons in the Hyppodrome in Broadway. But his fame soon declined and sadly he commited suicide in Mansfield Hotel (today Amsterdam Court) in 1927.
Spanish Clown. He was born in Jaca (Huesca). He was considered one of the best clowns of first decade of twentieh century. He worked with Harry Houdini and Fratellini Brothers. He gained big success in London, where Charles Chaplin work with him in 1900, and considered him as a master, as i believe in his book of Memoirs. Marcelino Orbes triumphed during seven seasons in the Hyppodrome in Broadway. But his fame soon declined and sadly he commited suicide in Mansfield Hotel (today Amsterdam Court) in 1927.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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