billyrough.bsky.social
Art Historian/Lecturer at University of St Andrews. 19th & 20th century British Art, Music Hall, and Theatre. Occasional folkie / concertina player. Instagram: roughs_drafts
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Generally they loved any entertainment, critics on the other hand… 😂
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Here’s a little taste of Marie singing one of her favourites ‘A Little Of What You Fancy Does You Good’, recorded a few years later in 1916. youtu.be/X6P_zU5oxF8?...
#musichallmonday @musichallsociety.bsky.social
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Have done the same too!
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Leybourne (1842-1884) died before he could be recorded singing his most famous song, but here’s Tommy Trinder’s version from the loose biographical film (1944) of Leybourne’s life. Altogether now….!
youtu.be/ROsI7cOZvJU?...
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According to The Dundee Advertiser he was “quite unlike the great majority of comic singers we are accustomed to see in Dundee, most of whom seem to think that to be vulgar is to be amusing.” (19/03/ 1867)
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You might like this! angusfolklore.blogspot.com/2018/01/posi...
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Pre-ordered! 👍🏻
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I know they will. They are about to look at issues relating to copyright, ethics, etc. too. Well done on keeping calm! PS without giving away too much my view on the matter my dog is called Hogarth!
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Sending my Digital Art History students in the direction of this! 👍