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George Leybourne
Lounging in the Aq (Royal Aquarium), sheet music cover by Alfred Concanen (1880)
Born
Joseph Saunders
17 March 1842
Gateshead, County Durham, England
Died
15 September 1884 (aged 42)
Islington, London, England
Other names
Joe Saunders, Champagne Charlie
Occupation(s)
Music hall singer, songwriter
George Leybourne (17 March 1842 – 15 September 1884) was a singer and Lion comique style entertainer in British music halls during the 19th century who, for much of his career, was known by the title of one of his songs, "Champagne Charlie". Another of his songs, and one that can still be heard, is "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze". He remains among the best known 19th century music hall performers.
GeorgeLeybourne (17 March 1842 – 15 September 1884) was a singer and Lion comique style entertainer in British music halls during the 19th century who...
of star performers, such as Marie Lloyd, Dan Leno, Little Tich, and GeorgeLeybourne. All manner of other entertainment was performed: male and female impersonators...
of the South London Music Hall, who first described the performer GeorgeLeybourne as "a Lion of a Comic". Victorian fashion then led to the use of the...
to Love" is a music hall song published by the English Lion comique GeorgeLeybourne, who was popular in the Victorian music venues, in 1871. It has been...
Champagne wine merchant who was originally called "Champagne Charlie" GeorgeLeybourne (1842–1884), introduced the song "Champagne Charlie" to the London...
(1847–1902) George Lashwood (1863–1942) Harry Lauder (1870–1950) John Lawson (1865–1920) Dan Leno (1860–1904) Fannie Leslie (1856–1935) GeorgeLeybourne (1842–1884)...
film Champagne Charlie, playing the 19th-century music hall performer GeorgeLeybourne opposite Stanley Holloway as his peer Alfred Vance. In the same year...
(1969) as General Armstrong The Best House in London (1969) as Sir Francis Leybourne The Kremlin Letter (1970) as Warlock Rendezvous with Dishonour (1970)...
Abney Park cemetery in the same plot as his son and father-in-law GeorgeLeybourne. Chevalier was born at 17 St Ann's Villas, Royal Crescent, London....
by GeorgeLeybourne Cover for Roundabout Quadrilles by Warwick Williams (1885) Cover for Where's My Dolly Gone (1870) - sung by GeorgeLeybourne Poster...
be his favorite tune. Actually, the silly song had been written by GeorgeLeybourne and published in London in 1871. The song was already popular in New...
Lambton Worm" by Clarence M. Leumane "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" by GeorgeLeybourne, Gaston Lyle & Alfred Lee "Not For Joseph" w.m. Arthur Lloyd "The Moon...
Fucik / The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze by Gaston Lyle & GeorgeLeybourne / I Will Never Leave You (from Side Show) by Henry Krieger & Bill Russell...
performance as a "heavy swell" or Lion comique, at the same time as GeorgeLeybourne took a similar approach. In this style, performers relied less on copying...
loosely based on the rivalry between the popular music hall performers GeorgeLeybourne, who was called "Champagne Charlie" because he was the first artist...
cultural treasure. In 1866 the famous entertainer and star of his day, GeorgeLeybourne, began making celebrity endorsements for Champagne. The Champagne maker...
Bennett Leavitt m. James A. Barney "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" by GeorgeLeybourne, Gaston Lyle, & Alfred Lee (first published the previous year) "The...
Sir Roger de Leybourne (1215–1271) was an English soldier, landowner and royal servant during the Second Barons' War. Roger was the younger son of another...
musical comedy, theatre and pantomime artistes, including Nelly Power, GeorgeLeybourne, Albert Chevalier, Herbert Campbell, Edmund Payne, Kay Kendall, Marie...
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of popular lions comiques, in particular GeorgeLeybourne, with songs such as "Fashionable Fred". Leybourne was known for driving around the capital in...
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