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I am currently selling a series of great classic 78 rpm Jazz recordings on from early ragtime and blues to late swing and be-bop: Great performance by British Music Hall Star George Robey in his 1920 smash hit JOHNNY JONES Famed Music Hall and Revue star George Robey in 1921 sings 'It Wouldn't Surprise Me A Bit' and duets with Ivy St. Helier on 'A Little House, A Little Home' Robey's first revue of the 1920s was Johnny Jones, which opened on 1 June 1920 at the Alhambra Theatre. The show also featured Ivy St. Helier, Lupino Lane and Eric Blore[97] and carried the advertisement "A Robey salad with musical dressing".[91] One of the show's more popular gags was a scene in which Robey picked and ate cherries off St. Helier's hat, before tossing the stones into the orchestra pit which were then met by loud bangs from the bass drum.[97][n 13] A sign of his popularity came in August 1920 when he was depicted in scouting costume for a series of 12 Royal Mail stamps in aid of the Printers Pension Corporation War Orphans and the Prince of Wales Boy Scout Funds. 12" 78 rpm record Condition: EXCELLENT light scuffs Plays very quiet faint hiss a Choice copy Sir George Edward Wade, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954),[1] known professionally as George Robey, was an English comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, who became known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a comedian, Robey mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdity. Apart from his music hall acts, he was a popular Christmas pantomime performer in the English provinces, where he excelled in the dame roles. He scored notable successes in musical revues during and after the First World War, particularly with the song "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)", which he performed with Violet Loraine in the revue The Bing Boys Are Here (1916). One of his best-known original characters in his six-decade long career was the Prime Minister of Mirth. Born in London, Robey came from a middle-class family. After schooling in England and Germany, and a series of office jobs, he made his debut on the London stage, at the age of 21, as the straight man to a comic hypnotist. He soon developed his own act and appeared at the Oxford Music Hall in 1890, where he earned favourable notices singing "The Simple Pimple" and "He'll Get It Where He's Gone to Now". In 1892, Robey appeared in his first pantomime, Whittington Up-to-date in Brighton, which brought him to a wider audience. More provincial engagements followed in Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool, and he soon became a mainstay of the popular Christmas pantomime scene. Robey's music hall act matured in the first decade of the 1900s, and he undertook a number of foreign tours. He starred in the Royal Command Performance in 1912 and regularly entertained before aristocracy. He was an avid sportsman, playing cricket and football at a semi-professional level. During the First World War, he achieved great success in The Bing Boys Are Here (1916) and several other revues. He raised money for many war charities and was appointed a CBE in 1919. From 1918, he created sketches based on his Prime Minister of Mirth character and used a costume he had designed in the 1890s as a basis for the character's attire. He made a successful transition from music hall to variety shows and starred in the revue Round in Fifty in 1922, which earned him still wider notice. With the exception of his performances in revue and pantomime, he appeared as his Prime Minister of Mirth character in all the other entertainment media including variety, music hall and radio.[2] In 1913 he debuted in film, but he only had modest success in the medium. He continued to perform in variety theatre in the inter-war years and, in 1932, starred in Helen!, his first straight theatre role. His appearance brought him to the attention of many influential directors, including Sydney Carroll, who signed him to appear on stage as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 in 1935, a role that he later repeated in Laurence Olivier's 1944 film, Henry V. During the Second World War, Robey raised money for charities and promoted recruitment into the forces. By the 1950s, his health had deteriorated, and he entered into semi-retirement. 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Price: 34.99 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
End Time: 2024-11-29T16:58:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.49 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: CLICK RIGHT ARROW > FOR CONDITION, George Robey, Ivy St. Helier
Format: Record
Release Title: JOHNNY JONES It Wouldn't Surprise Me A Bit / A Little House, A Li
Material: Shellac
Type: Single
Genre: Soundtracks & Musicals, Comedy & Spoken Word, Classical, Opera
Record Label: Columbia
Record Size: 12"
Style: Animation Score/Soundtrack, Big Band/Swing, Cabaret/Vaudeville, Chanson, Comedy/Novelty Music, Drama, Educational, Field Recording, Film Score/Soundtrack, Interview/Dialogue, Minstrel, Monolog, Musical/Original Cast, Music Hall, Natural Sounds, Poetry, Political/Conscious, Prayers/Sermons, Public Service Announcement, Radio Play/Show, Schlager, Special Effects, Speech, Stand-Up/Sketch, Story, Storytelling, TV Score/Soundtrack, Vocal, Work Song
Speed: 78 RPM
Language: English
