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| The Safest of the Family Harry Lauder by George Cooke, 1905 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
Here, we have another of George Cooke’s fantastic caricatures of Edwardian Music Hall celebrities. This example depicts the great entertainer Harry Lauder performing his song “The Saftest of the Family” at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of August 18, 1905. While performing this song, Lauder dressed as an overgrown schoolboy who recounted to his instructor the reasons for his awful behavior.
Lauder sang most of the songs for which he was famous while at Hanley, including: “She’s ma Daisy’”and “Stop yer Tickling Jock.” Hmmm…
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