Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
George Leybourne
Standard Name: Leybourne, George
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1866: Music hall singer George Leybourne became...
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1866
Music hall singer George Leybourne
became famous for his swell song entitled Champagne Charlie.
Bratton, Jacqueline S., editor. Music Hall: Performance and Style. Open University Press, 1986.
49-50
Russell, Dave. Popular Music in England, 1840-1914: A Social History. Manchester University Press, 1987.
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1866: Comic singer Alfred Vance was hired by the...
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1866
Comic singer Alfred Vance
was hired by the Oxford
music hall in London, to compete with the popular swell singer George Leybourne
.
Bratton, Jacqueline S., editor. Music Hall: Performance and Style. Open University Press, 1986.
52
1868: Music hall star George Leybourne was engaged...
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1868
Music hall star George Leybourne
was engaged for twelve months at the Canterbury
music hall in London; his contract required him to drive about the streets in a carriage drawn by four horses, and...
