Dan Leno ( born Dan Leno ), real name George Wild Galvin ( born George Wild Galvin ); December 20, 1860, London - October 31, 1904, ibid.) - British comedian of the music hall genre and musical artist, who performed and became famous at the end of the Victorian era. He was known, in addition to roles in musicals, playing the roles of ladies in annual pantomimes, which were popular at the London Royal Theater Drury Lane, from 1888 to 1904.
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Biography
Born in San Pancras, London, into a family of artists, starting his acting career as a child. He appeared on stage with his parents at the age of three or four years as a performer and acrobat, at the age of 9 he performed at the Britannia Music Hall in Coventry. A few years later he became known as a performer of the folk dance Klog, accompanying his numbers with songs and comic tongue twisters. In 1884, he staged his own play called Dan Leno and at the same time adopted this name as a stage name. True popularity came to him as a solo artist at the turn of the 1880s-1890s, when he became one of the highest paid artists in the world. In 1901, Leno gave a performance in front of King Edward VII , placing his sketch “The Hunter” in front of him at Sandringham Palace and becoming the first music hall artist to receive such an honor. The monarch was so impressed that after that Leno was called the "King's jester."
From 1888 until his death, Leno was the star of the annual pantomime at Drury Lane near Christmas and collected full houses in concert halls throughout England. The satires created by him, in which the narration of everyday problems was mixed with comic songs and surreal humor, made me think and disposed the audience towards him. In 1901, his autobiography was released. Leno was actively involved in charity work and continued to stage his own music halls until 1902, by which time he was already suffering greatly from alcoholism. This ailment, coupled with his reputation as an actor in the genre of "low comedy" and female roles, did not allow him to be taken seriously, so he never received "Shakespearean" roles. In 1902, Leno's behavior became unpredictable and furious, in early 1903 he suffered a nervous breakdown. Dan was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, but was discharged the same year. After the next show, his health deteriorated, and he died at the age of 43 in 1904.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
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