Caricature
May 1907 (drawn)
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This caricature is of the American double act Jordan & Harvey when they were performing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 13 May 1907. They were billed as ‘The Great Hebrew Comedians, whose Funny Patter and Comical Facial Expressions, cause Shrieks’. It is one of the many superb caricatures of Edwardian music hall performers that were drawn by the artist George Cooke when he was based at the Grand. He compiled them in a series of albums.
Jordan and Harvey’s act consisted of patter and comedy business. They had appeared before at the Grand, in November 1905, when they were advertised with their catch-phrases, ‘Goldstein, stop it’ and ‘I’ll make for you a blue eye’. Several similar comedians and double acts were working the halls at this time. But Jordan & Harvey advertised themselves in the variety performer’s weekly journal The Performer of May 1906 as ‘America’s Greatest Hebrew Dialect Comedians’. In May 1907 they were on the bill at Hanley with Tom Foy ‘The Yorkshire Lad’, another of Cooke’s subjects.
Jordan and Harvey’s act consisted of patter and comedy business. They had appeared before at the Grand, in November 1905, when they were advertised with their catch-phrases, ‘Goldstein, stop it’ and ‘I’ll make for you a blue eye’. Several similar comedians and double acts were working the halls at this time. But Jordan & Harvey advertised themselves in the variety performer’s weekly journal The Performer of May 1906 as ‘America’s Greatest Hebrew Dialect Comedians’. In May 1907 they were on the bill at Hanley with Tom Foy ‘The Yorkshire Lad’, another of Cooke’s subjects.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Caricature of the music hall double act, the American comedians Jordan & Harvey, from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. May 1907. |
| Physical description | Pen, ink and wash caricature on pink paper of Jordon and Harvey, full-length, one with a black beard and bushy eyebrows, wearing a black overcoat and top hat, showing a letter to his bearded companion who wears a brown striped suit, a white shirt, a blue tie and a light brown Derby hat. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | We must say this caricature is Great. Yours in Hebrew Jordan & Harvey (Signature; Hand written; Pen and ink) |
| Object history | This caricature is of the music hall double act, the American Jewish comedians Jordan and Harvey, appearing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 13th May 1907, billed as the 'starring Engagement of the World-Renowned Jordan & Harvey, The Great Hebrew Comedians, whose Funny Patter and Comical Facial Expressions, cause Shrieks.' There were several stand-up acts like this working the halls at the time, and in May 1906 when they advertised themselves in weekly newspaper 'The Performer' as 'America's Greatest Hebrew Dialect Comedians'. They appeared at the Grand previously during the week of the 27th November 1905. The caricature comes from the second album of caricatures in a collection of albums owned by the Theatre Museum compiled by the graphic artist George Cooke. It is labelled by the artist 'Geo Cooke HYS BOOKE' and features music hall performers working in the early 20th century. |
| Summary | This caricature is of the American double act Jordan & Harvey when they were performing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 13 May 1907. They were billed as ‘The Great Hebrew Comedians, whose Funny Patter and Comical Facial Expressions, cause Shrieks’. It is one of the many superb caricatures of Edwardian music hall performers that were drawn by the artist George Cooke when he was based at the Grand. He compiled them in a series of albums. Jordan and Harvey’s act consisted of patter and comedy business. They had appeared before at the Grand, in November 1905, when they were advertised with their catch-phrases, ‘Goldstein, stop it’ and ‘I’ll make for you a blue eye’. Several similar comedians and double acts were working the halls at this time. But Jordan & Harvey advertised themselves in the variety performer’s weekly journal The Performer of May 1906 as ‘America’s Greatest Hebrew Dialect Comedians’. In May 1907 they were on the bill at Hanley with Tom Foy ‘The Yorkshire Lad’, another of Cooke’s subjects. |
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| Accession number | S.393:46-2002 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2003 |
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