INDEX
Note: Some personalities in the field of entertainment are entered according to their stage name.
A
a parlante, 106
acrobatic acts, 93
The Addams Family, 133, 146
Agius Sultana, Francesco (de Soldanis),
20-21, 37
Aħn’aħna jew M’aħniex? 135-137
Alamango, Andrew 105
amusement, 20, 36-38
Anglo-Saxon culture, 34, 144, 149
Arab period, 40
L’ Arlecchin, 67
All Gas and Gaiters, 134
Ash Shidyaq, 37
ass, (as in butt) 77-79
- (as in donkey) 77-79
AŻAD, 168
Azzopardi, Francesco 77-79
B
bagpipe, 39
bakkaljawwa, 58
Ballou, Maturin M. 19, 39, 56-57
Il-Bamboċċu, (Fredu Abela) 108-109
Banana Republic, 181
banter, 146-147, 154, 207
BBC, 127
Beard, Dr. Mary 22
Bellizzi, Lorry 115
Ben Stiller, 102
Bewitched, 133
bier, 170
Bigelow, Andrew 54
Birgu (Vittoriosa), 24-25, 57, 125
Bla Kommixin, 168
Bla Kondixin, 122, 168-169
The Bodyguard, 14
Bonello, Rose 132
bonfire, 25
Bonnici, Anne Marie 114
Borg Bonaci, Pawlu, 119
Borg, Mikielanġ 76-79
Borg, Tonio 165
Bormla (Cospicua), 57, 99
Born, Fr. Wistin 128
botta u risposta, 104, 147
bottegin, 98
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, 152
Bradford, Ernle 171
braġjoli, 153
Brian, (Xarabank) 137
il-briju, 27
British Malta, 28-35
British authorities, 66-67
Broadcasting Authority, 135
Bud Abbott and Costello, 133
buffoon (buffone), 37
buffu, 207
Burlò, Willie 115
Buskett Grove, 26
Buster Keaton, 12, 133
bużullotti, 207
buzzetti, 207
C
cable radio, 127-128
calesse, 58
Calmo, Andrea 207
canterino, 24
Captain Reece of the Mantlepiece, 92
carnival, 24, 37, 51-64
- ball, 55
- domino mask, 57-58
- floats, 59, 169
- grotesque, 61
- Knights period, 24-25
- Il-Konslu, 58-59
- kumittiva, 57
- macabre, 61
- maskerati, 58
- Nadur, 61-63
- organising committee, 59
- satire, 59-60
- The Three Cities, 57
- Valletta, 55
- Venice, 58
Casha, Charles 84-86
Cassar Darien, Tony 183-187
Catania, Johnny 115
Catholic Church, 73, 154-155
Catholic Institute, 168
celebrations, 26
Charles Chaplin, 12, 82, 114, 133
Charles Clews, 33, 108, 114-117, 128
cheesecake, (pastizz) 157
children’s games, 11, 20,
Churchill, Winston 149
Ciappara, Frans 28
cinema & the Talkies 99-102, 153,
circus, 12, 209
Clinton, Bill 173
clowns, 12, 37
The Clown, 55-56
coffins, 60, 169-171
comedians, 13, 151, 160
Cologne, 58
Colombos, Costantino (Il-Pajk), 112-113
Commedia dell'Arte, 185, 207
Dottor Gratiano, 208
L’Arlecchino, 208
- Il Magnifico, 207
- Il Pantalone, 208
- Pulcinella, 56
- Il Vecchio, 208
Constitutional Party, 60
Coppini, Joseph 87
Cortis, Dun Xand 70-74
couplets, 28
cuntadini, 56
Ċ
Ċikku l-Pakkett, 123
D
Dad’s Army, 134
D’Amato Records, 106
Damma, 20, 37, 54
dancers, 39
Danny De Vito, 102
Darbtejn Insiru Tfal, 85
dark humour, 208
Dave Allen, 134, 155
Dave Chapelle, 14
de Soldanis, 20
deadpan, 208
Deċeduti, 137
derision, 13
Dickens, Charles 36
Dieryxcks, Elisabeth 61-63
ditties, 28, 32, 33
Dockyard (Malta), 33, 115
Doctor Brombos, 80, 115
double entendre, (play on words) 208
Dun Feliċ Demarco, 51-54
E
Ejjew Nidħqu bina Nfusna, 165
epigrams, 43-44, 209
Eurovision Song Contest, 145-146
F
Facebook, 152, 161, 170
farce, (farsa) 92-96, 209
Tal-Farfett, 166
Fawlty Towers, 134
Faxxikli, (pamphlets) 82
feasts, 24-26, 30, 38
- L-Imnarja, 25-26
- San Ġwann il-Battista, 25
- San Girgor, 26, 27
Fenech, Michael 168
Fielding, Henry 36
Flores, Charles 114
Fort St Angelo, 24
Fra Kalment, 72-73
Fra Mudest, 84-86
Frank Deblin, 153
Frankie Quattromani, 119, 120-123
Frans il-Ħamallu, 138-139
Fredu Frendo Sghendo, 117, 129
Fredu l-Fra, 85
French Blockade, 27-28, 44-45
Freud, Sigmund 10
Friggieri, Joe 86-87
funerals, 170
Ġ
Ġaħan ( Ġuħa; Ġuħan; Giufà, 39-41 , 174
Il-Ġannett, 115
Il-Ġens, 86
Ġorġ tal-Mużew, 123-125
il-ġostra, 38
ġuglar, 37 (guculari)
G
Galea, Francis 84
Games, 11, 20
- children’s, 42, 43
Ganado Herbert, 57-60
Giahan, 26, 67-69
Giufà, (Ġaħan, Ġuħa) 39, 41
Goldoni, 117
Goldsmith, Oliver 90
Gozo, 61
Grand Masters, 25
- L’Isle Adam, 24
- Manoel de Vilhena, 89
- Rafael Cottoner, 91
Grezzju Carabott, 122-123, 137
Greek mask, 22
Greek theatre, 21-22
Il-Gross, (Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici) 84
guculari, 23
GĦ
għana, 103-105
- spirtu pront, 103
- ala Bormliża, 103
- tal-fatt, 103
Għanafest, 105
għannej, 103-105
Ħ
ħaġa muħġaġa (Riddles), 42, 43
Il-Ħalliel Armat, Żarmat, 72-73
Il-Ħmar, 76-79
ħamallu, 121, 138, 159
ħanut tat-te, 129
ħlieqa, 37
Ħrejjef u Stejjer u Kitba Oħra, 76
H
harlequin, 56
Hector Bruno, 122-123, 175-177
History of the World, 101
The History of Tom Jones a Foundling, 36
Hollywood films, 34, 99, 100, 154
Hogan’s Heroes, 133
horse-drawn cab (karozzin), 55
humour, 9-16
- American, 13-14
- Classical times, 22
- contemporary, 168-169
- dry, 149-151, 208
- deadpan, 149-151, 208
- English, 9-10, 80, 81, 208
- folkore, 36-50
- ironic, 146-147, 209
- Roman, 22-23
- sarcastic, 145, 148, 210
- sardonic, 13, 210
- slapstick, 100
- wicked, 210
I
L-Imnarja, 25, 26
the Internet, 137-139
L-Indipendenza, 76
Inspector Clouseau, 100
Isouard, Nicolò 27
Italian Culture, 29, 34
Italian Television, 132-133
It’s A Mad Mad Mad World, 100
J
James Bond, 153
James Bondin, 137
jealous wife, 97
Jerry Lewis, 100
jester, 24, 42
Jim Carrey, 102
Joe Demicoli, 180-183
Johnny Ġonta, 44
Johnny Navarro, 117-118, 128, 129
Johnny l-Kajboj, 119-120
Jokes,
- children’s, 202
- blonde, 160
- doctor, 23, 197-198
- fool, 23
- Maltese, 197-205
- mother-in-law, 159
- political, 77, 186, 203-205
- religious, 154-156, 198-200
- Roman, 22-23
- sexual, 11, 156-159
- sexist, 77, 159-162
- sardonic, 13
- tourism, 154, 202
- vulgar, 157
- wife, 77, 80
joke card, 150
Jo Zette Bomba, 122
jousting, 24
jubilee, 30
juggler, 23
K
Kamużell, 37
Karmena Abdilla, 116, 168
Karnival tal-Blugħa, 37
karozzin (horse-drawn cab), 58
kawlata, 67
Kelma B’kelma, 169
Kevin Costner, 13
Keystone Cops, 133
Knights of St John, (Order of St. John) 89, 90
kummidjant, 209
kummiedja, 93, 96-99, 209
kunsillier, 59
L
lampoon, 70, 209
laughter, 14, 15, 102, 172
Laurel and Hardy, 12, 133134
Laviera, Nestu 115
Leħen il-Malti, 76
Leħen is-Sewwa, 115
lemons, 169, 171
Leslie Nielsen, 102, 153
Lewinksy, Monica 173
L-istejjer tar-Ronnie, 86, 87
The Lucy Show, 133
lyre player, 21
M
Maddalena, 106-107
makkjetti, 93, 105-109, 116, 209
Mallia, Mary Rose 87
MaltaForce, 181
Malta Disastru Totali, 161
Malta Amateur Dramatic Company
(MADC), 91-92
Malta’s Lost Voices, 106
Maltageddon, 180
Maltese, the origin and character 19, 143-144
Il-Malti, 76
Mamo, Juan 81-84
Manoel Theatre, (Il Teatro Pubblico) 27, 89-91, 183
Mary Poppins, 100
matinee, 100
Mdina, 26
Meg and Mr Herbal, 138
Mel Brooks, 100
melodies, 103-109
Michael Crawford, 12
Mifsud Bonnici, Carmelo (Il-Gross) 84
Mifsud, Ġorġ 74
Militia list, 23
Mind Your Language, 134
Mintoff, Dom 113, 186, 203, 204
Mit Eisernern Grüßen, 31
Molmar, Ferenc 184
Mr. Bean, 12
Mr. Brown, 128
MTV, 133-135
mule races, 25, 26
music, 103
Muscat, Joseph 163, 204
Mussolini, 127
N
The Naked Gun, 153
Narcy Calamatta, 132
National Football team, 144-145
Nationalist Party, 60
Neapolitan singing, 105
Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width, 134
Nidħku Bina Nfusna, 165
Norman Wisdom, 100
O
Only Fools and Horses, 134
opera buffa, 90
opera seria, 90
Order of St John, 24-27, 89-90
Osama Bin Laden, 122
P
P. Aelius Hermolius, 21
pader podesta, 159
Il-Pajk, (il-Pike), 112-113
pamphlets (faxxikli), 82
pantomimes, 14-15, 92, 164
pastaż, 119
il-pastizz, 157
patata, 151, 157
Pease, Alan 182
Pegg, Simon 14
Peresso, George 87, 132
perlini, 55, 58
personalities (comic), 112-125
Peter Sellers, 100
phallic symbol, 158
The Pink Panther, 100
piscula, 43
Play It Again Sam, 100
play on words (puns), 151-154, 208
politics, 162-167
The Pope’s Rain, 20
Portelli, Paul 123
pranks, 21-21, 27
praspura (pl.) praspar, 209
il-prim, 103
proverbs, 46-48
Psaila, Dun Karm 84
Pulċinell, 210
Pulcinella, 210
pulit, 157, 159
puns, 41, 151-154
Q
Il-Qarċilla, 37, 51-54
Qari tal-Mogħdija taz-Zmien, 73-74
Il-Qawl Iqul, 46
Qormi, 100
quips, 210
R
Rabat, 21, 26
radio, 127
Radju Muskettieri, 115, 128
RAI, 132
Rajt Malta Tinbidel, 57
Ray Calleja, 120-123
Rediffusion, 115, 127-129, 131
religion, 154-156
reverse appellation, 147
Rialto Cinema, 99
Richardson, John 67
riddles, 42, 43
riħ fuq, riħ isfel, 171-172
Robin Williams, 102
(rope dancer) tightrope-walker, 37
Rosa Marie, 116
Roy Rogers, 101-102
Royal Opera House, 90-92
rhymes, 43-45, 48, 49
ryhming verses, 28, 52-53, 124, 125
S
Saint Peter and St Paul (L-Imnarja)
Salvu l-Lajburist, 119, 122
Saqsini Għoxrin, 129
sarcasm, sarcastic jokes, 148-149
Satariano, Carlo 106
satire, 61-65, 76-79, 210
sconcobrino, 24
self-effacement, 146
Senglea (l-Isla), 57
sex, 53, 157, 156-161
Shakespeare, 36, 112, 151
She Stoops to Conquer, 90
Sicilians, 77
Sicily, 42, 132,
Is-Siegħa tal-Morda, 129
Silence of the Lambs, 153
The Silents, 133
Singing ey ey Yippee Yippee ey, 32
Sir Patrick Stuart, Governor, 55-56
sitcoms, 133-134, 210
slapstick, 100, 210
Sliema, 22, 96, 99
smaitch (smajtx), 65-67
smartphone, 137
snide remarks, 148-149
Snits, 123
Some Mothers Do Have Them, 12, 134
Something Happened on the Way to
the Forum, 101
The Sound of Music, 100
Sparaw għall-Qamar, 108
Spiridione Sant, 166
Spiru Cefai Wara l-Gwerra, 117, 128
The Stage Commandos, 34, 115
L-Istejjer tar-Ronnie, 86-87
Stejjer u Ċiait, 55
Steve Hili, 178-180
stock characters, 96
Stocker, J. 65
Strickland, Gerald 60, 71
St. George’s Square, 37, 56
Suġġeritur (see theatre prompter), 98-99
surveys: Maltese point of view, 188-191
- foreigners’ point of view, 191-193
- surveys: media, 194-196
T
taboo, 154-156
the Talkies (Tokis), 99-191
Taylor, Richard (Rikardu) 67-69
Taxi Mary, 108-109
It-Teatrin, 76, 92-96, 168
Terry Wogan, 145
theatre prompter, 98-99
Those Magnificent Men in their
Flying Machines, 100
The Three Stooges, 133
It-Tieġ ta’ Karmena Abdilla, 116
tightrope-walker, 36
It-Torċa, 115
Trump, Donald 187, 173
the Turks, 52
The Two Ronnies, 134
U
Ulied in-Nanna Venut Fl-Amerika, 81-84
Ulysses Found, 17
Uncle Fester, 147
uncouth characters, 121-123
Underwood, Freddie 115
Urso, Armando 115
V
Valletta, 25, 55, 56, 58, 99
Vassalli, Mikiel Anton 28
Vassallo, Gian Anton 55-56
vaudeville / vudvill / Vau-de-Vire, 211
ventriloquist, 160
Victory Kitchen, 33
the village idiot, 42
W
weather, 171-172
wee, wee, wee 58
Wenzu u Rożi, 129-132
Whitney Houston, 13
witty dialogue, 102
Woody Allen, 100
World War II, 31-34, 115
X
xalata, 106
Xarabank, 122, 195
X’Aħna Sbieħ Min Jaf Jarana, 106, 195
Y
Young Frankenstein, 101
YouTube,
- Aħn’ Aħna jew m’Aħniex, 139
- Charles Clews, 126
- Ċikku l-Pakkett, 126
- Frankie Quattromani, 126
- Frans il-Ħamallu, 139
- Hector Bruno, 177
- Ġorġ Agius, 126
- għana, 111,
- James Bondin, 126
- Joe Demicoli, 183
- Johnny l-Kajboj, 126
- Karmena Abdilla, 110
- makjetti, 111
- The Pink Panther, 110
- Salvu l-Lajburist, 126
- Steve Hili, 180
- The Three Stooges, 110
- Wenzu u Rożi, 139
Ż
iż-żaqq (bagpipe), 39
Żepp u Grezz, 56
Żaren tal-Ajkla, 165-167
Żeża tal-Flagship, 76
Z
zalzett, (sausage)
Zammit, Ġorġ 129, 131
Zammit, Temi 74-76
zanni, 211
zany, 28, 210, 211