Caricature
May 1905 (drawn)
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This caricature is of the singer Arthur Lennard when he was performing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 15 May 1905. He had first appeared at the Grand in May 1904. 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 Theatre. He compiled them in a series of albums.
During this engagement Lennard sang three songs, including one about a ‘gaudy butterfly’, and the sentimental ballad ‘Skylark’ with the lyrics,
Skylark! Skylark! Winging your flight so high
Skylark! Skylark! When you get up in the sky
If amongst the angels mother you see
Ask her if she will come down again to poor Daddy and me.
Also on the bill with Lennard that week was ‘the Lazy Juggler, Tom Hearn’, another of Cooke’s subjects. Lennard had a fine tenor voice and specialised in ballads, topical songs and parodies. He made his first appearance in London at the Royal Holborn in 1887. He worked in variety and pantomime, and retired in December 1916.
During this engagement Lennard sang three songs, including one about a ‘gaudy butterfly’, and the sentimental ballad ‘Skylark’ with the lyrics,
Skylark! Skylark! Winging your flight so high
Skylark! Skylark! When you get up in the sky
If amongst the angels mother you see
Ask her if she will come down again to poor Daddy and me.
Also on the bill with Lennard that week was ‘the Lazy Juggler, Tom Hearn’, another of Cooke’s subjects. Lennard had a fine tenor voice and specialised in ballads, topical songs and parodies. He made his first appearance in London at the Royal Holborn in 1887. He worked in variety and pantomime, and retired in December 1916.
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Caricature of the Edwardian music hall performer Arthur Lennard (b.1867), from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. May 1905. |
| Physical description | Pen, ink and wash caricature on pink paper of Arthur Lennard, shown as a 'poor gaudy butterfly', his head appearing from the butterfly's body, with green forewings patterned with brown, red and white markings, and two-tone blue hindwings with white markings. |
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| Object history | This caricature is of the music hall performer Arthur Lennard (b.1867). Lennard was a comic singer with a tenor voice who first appeared in London at the Royal Holborn in December 1887 and whose career spanned thirty years until his retirement in 1916. 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 singer Arthur Lennard when he was performing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 15 May 1905. He had first appeared at the Grand in May 1904. 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 Theatre. He compiled them in a series of albums. During this engagement Lennard sang three songs, including one about a ‘gaudy butterfly’, and the sentimental ballad ‘Skylark’ with the lyrics, Skylark! Skylark! Winging your flight so high Skylark! Skylark! When you get up in the sky If amongst the angels mother you see Ask her if she will come down again to poor Daddy and me. Also on the bill with Lennard that week was ‘the Lazy Juggler, Tom Hearn’, another of Cooke’s subjects. Lennard had a fine tenor voice and specialised in ballads, topical songs and parodies. He made his first appearance in London at the Royal Holborn in 1887. He worked in variety and pantomime, and retired in December 1916. |
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| Accession number | S.393:8-2002 |
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