Caricature
December 1904 (drawn)
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This caricature is of the comedian George Gilbey when he was performing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 26 December 1904. He was billed as ‘Mr George Gilbey. From the Principal London Variety Theatres’. This 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.
Gilbey was a support act on the evening’s programme, which starred Charles Prinz and his 17 Lions. But the review in the local newspaper noted,
A patter comedian of the first water is Mr George Gilbey who was last night cheered to the echo for his account of a football match, and his no less funny song ‘Why Should I?’ Gilbey has a style all his own, and his jokes have the virtue of being strictly original.
When he appeared at the Grand the following September the reviewer noted the excellence of Gilbey as Spouty the footballer.
Gilbey was a support act on the evening’s programme, which starred Charles Prinz and his 17 Lions. But the review in the local newspaper noted,
A patter comedian of the first water is Mr George Gilbey who was last night cheered to the echo for his account of a football match, and his no less funny song ‘Why Should I?’ Gilbey has a style all his own, and his jokes have the virtue of being strictly original.
When he appeared at the Grand the following September the reviewer noted the excellence of Gilbey as Spouty the footballer.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Caricature of the music hall performer George Gilby, from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. December 1904. |
| Physical description | Pen, ink and wash caricature on pink paper of George Gilby, full-length, dressed as a goal-keeper in black and yellow striped shirt and black knee-length shorts, standing in front of goal posts as if about the save a goal. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Yours still scoreing (sic) George Gilby 1904 (Signature; Hand written; Pen and ink) |
| Object history | This caricature is of the comedian George Gilby performing a football sketch at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 29th December 1905. He returned to Hanley again during the week of 4th September 1905. The caricature comes from the first of several albums compiled by the graphic artist George Cooke, featuring performers working in music hall in the early 20th century. The album is dated 1903-4-5. |
| Summary | This caricature is of the comedian George Gilbey when he was performing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 26 December 1904. He was billed as ‘Mr George Gilbey. From the Principal London Variety Theatres’. This 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. Gilbey was a support act on the evening’s programme, which starred Charles Prinz and his 17 Lions. But the review in the local newspaper noted, A patter comedian of the first water is Mr George Gilbey who was last night cheered to the echo for his account of a football match, and his no less funny song ‘Why Should I?’ Gilbey has a style all his own, and his jokes have the virtue of being strictly original. When he appeared at the Grand the following September the reviewer noted the excellence of Gilbey as Spouty the footballer. |
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| Accession number | S.392:40-2002 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2003 |
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