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• George_Robey abstract "Sir George Robey, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), born George Edward Wade, was an English comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. As a comedian, Robey mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdity. Apart from his music hall acts, he was a popular Christmas pantomime performer in the English provinces, where he excelled in the dame roles. He scored notable successes in musical revues during and after the First World War, particularly with the song "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)", which he performed in the revue The Bing Boys Are Here (1916) with Violet Loraine. One of his best-known original characters in his six-decade long career was the Prime Minister of Mirth.Born in London, Robey came from a middle-class family. After schooling in England and Germany, and a series of office jobs, he made his debut on the London stage, at age 21, as the straight man to an established comedian. He soon developed his own act and appeared at the Oxford Music Hall in 1890, where he earned favourable notices singing "The Simple Pimple" and "He'll Get It Where He's Gone to Now". In 1892, Robey appeared in his first pantomime, Whittington Up-to-date in Brighton, which brought him to a wider audience. More provincial engagements followed in Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool, and he soon became a mainstay of the popular Christmas pantomime scene.Robey's music hall act matured in the first decade of the 1900s, and he undertook a number of foreign tours. He starred in the Royal Command Performance in 1912 and regularly entertained before aristocracy. During the First World War, he achieved great success in The Bing Boys Are Here (1916) and several other revues. He raised money for many war charities and received the CBE in 1919. After the war, he created sketches based on his Prime Minister of Mirth character and used a costume he had designed in the 1890s as a basis for the character's attire. He made the successful transition from music hall to variety theatre and starred in Round in Fifty (1922), which earned him still wider notice. With the exception of his performances in revue and pantomime, he used the Prime Minister of Mirth in all the other entertainment mediums including variety, music hall and radio, as well as for public appearances.In 1914 he debuted in film, appearing in the comedy short George Robey Turns Anarchist, but he only had modest success in the medium. He continued to appear in variety theatre in the inter-war years and, in 1932, starred in Helen!, his first straight theatre role. His appearance brought him to the attention of many influential directors, including Sydney Carroll, who signed him to appear as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1, a role which he later repeated in Laurence Olivier's 1944 film of Henry V. During the Second World War, Robey raised money for charities and promoted recruitment into the forces. By the 1950s, his health had deteriorated, and he entered into semi-retirement. He was knighted a few months before his death in 1954.".
• George_Robey alias "Wade, George Edward".
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• George_Robey quote ""I think [Robey]'s Mother Goose was, as far as I know, the greatest piece of acting of what is called the 'Dame' that I have ever seen. But then again his Dame Trot in Jack and the Beanstalk was great comic acting. It was incredible. Really a piece of wonderful acting in a few minutes – acting you would put on the same plane as you would any great actor of the time."".
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