Stage property
Stage Property
late 19th century (made)
late 19th century (made)
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Metal megaphone, with narrow mouthpiece and wide base, the top edge stamped “Senger’s Patent Megaphone”, late 19th century.
This megaphone is a stage property used by the comedian Harry Tate. Tate (1872-1940) was born Ronald McDonald Hutchinson and assumed his stage name from the company, Henry Tate & Sons, Sugar Refiners, for which he worked before becoming a professional performer. He first appeared as Tate at the Oxford Music-Hall on 13 April 1895, his early act consisting of sketches in which he mimicked music-hall stars of the day, using clip-on paper costumes to allow as many as forty-two changes in one act. He went on to develop various sketches based on middle-class leisure pursuits such as fishing, golfing and gardening which he performed with a small company.
This megaphone is a stage property used by the comedian Harry Tate. Tate (1872-1940) was born Ronald McDonald Hutchinson and assumed his stage name from the company, Henry Tate & Sons, Sugar Refiners, for which he worked before becoming a professional performer. He first appeared as Tate at the Oxford Music-Hall on 13 April 1895, his early act consisting of sketches in which he mimicked music-hall stars of the day, using clip-on paper costumes to allow as many as forty-two changes in one act. He went on to develop various sketches based on middle-class leisure pursuits such as fishing, golfing and gardening which he performed with a small company.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Stage property (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Metal, welding |
| Brief description | Metal megaphone, used by the comedian Harry Tate (1872-1940), late 19th century |
| Physical description | Metal megaphone, with narrow mouthpiece and wide base. A handle has been mounted to the base. The top edge of the megaphone is marked with a metal label stamped “Senger’s Patent Megaphone”. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Senger's patent megaphone (Incised, metal plate, near mouthpiece.) |
| Summary | Metal megaphone, with narrow mouthpiece and wide base, the top edge stamped “Senger’s Patent Megaphone”, late 19th century. This megaphone is a stage property used by the comedian Harry Tate. Tate (1872-1940) was born Ronald McDonald Hutchinson and assumed his stage name from the company, Henry Tate & Sons, Sugar Refiners, for which he worked before becoming a professional performer. He first appeared as Tate at the Oxford Music-Hall on 13 April 1895, his early act consisting of sketches in which he mimicked music-hall stars of the day, using clip-on paper costumes to allow as many as forty-two changes in one act. He went on to develop various sketches based on middle-class leisure pursuits such as fishing, golfing and gardening which he performed with a small company. |
| Associated object | S.3470-2013 (Object) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4115-2013 |
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| Record created | October 25, 2013 |
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