Part one of term paper
a performer, usually in a circus, who plays the fool, performs practical jokes, and does tricks to make people laugh. Other names for s are buffoon, jester, fool, conjurer, mirthmaker, tumbler, gleeman, mime, actor, harlequin, merry counselor, comic, and puppeteer. Even though there are many types of s, ...

Part two of term paper
... to be poisonous, safer greasepaints were found. The whiteface evolved from earlier whiteface theatrical entertainers. One of the most popular whiteface characters in history is Harlequin, a comic personality in the Italian theater form commedia dell’arte. English actor John Rich, who performed in the early and mid-18th century, was the most famous Harlequin of his time. After the mid-18th century, the gradually replaced the Harlequin character. English entert ...