Clapping

[Caran]

When was clapping first invented. Who decided it was a form of appreciation?

[Buenchico]

Good evening, Caran.

Wikipedia to the rescue?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applause

[Caran]

Evening Chris, that looks an interesting item, it will take a while to read it.

[Caran]

Amazing it goes back so far.

[Dee Sa]

also Caran who invented clap for a nasty disease I wonder ?

[Caran]

That's a different angle on it Dee.

[jno]

clapoire is an old French word for a boil

[Dee Sa]

I remember when much younger being fascinated by Petamane [have I spelt it right ?] the French guy in olden times Victorian I think, who had a music hall act where he used to fart into a bowl of water, even the future king of England went to see him perform. Apologies to Caran for hijacking her thread it as when jno mentioned the French it all came back to me !

[Caran]

No problem Dee I remember also articles about him.

[Peter Pedant]

Le petomane - starred Leonard Rossiter
and their is even an old photie of him in action = frozen in action

very well known in French 'culture'

There is a psalm - clap your hands all you nations ....

[ wh I know well as we dug it up in an unknown language but that of course is another story ]