Rare Footage of Music Hall Comics

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Rare Footage of Music Hall Comics

Postby Richard M Roberts » Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:33 pm

This popped up on the Huntley Archives site today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm4Zl1glnQI

The first footage seems to be of Vesta Tilley, then there's rare footage of Alfred Lester on stage (he appears to be doing the Chaplin drunk from MUMMING BIRDS in the first bit), and does anyone out there have any idea who the performer with all the kids is?

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