 After a falling @-@ out with Kemble at Drury Lane , Grimaldi was dismissed and began appearing at the nearby Covent Garden Theatre . He also took up an engagement at his father @-@ in @-@ law 's theatre in Exeter . There was no Christmas 1801 or Easter 1802 pantomime at Drury Lane , and Kemble noticed a reduction in his theatre 's audiences . Grimaldi began to appear in provincial theatres , with the first appearance being in Rochester , Kent , in 1801 . In March 1802 , he returned to Kent where he performed in pantomime , earning £ 300 for two days work . His dismissal from Drury Lane was short @-@ lived , and he was reinstated within a few months in a revival of Harlequin Amulet . 
