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Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins, with music by J. Glover, which opened at Drury Lane Theatre, 26 December 1898.\r\n\r\nLeno was born George Galvin in London, the son of the music hall singers known as Mr and Mrs Wilde. After his father's death, his mother married William Grant whose stage name was Leno, and Dan Leno appeared from the age of four with his brother Jack and his uncle Johnny Danvers, dancing in public houses all over England. By the age of 18 Dan was a champion clog-dancer and was engaged by George Conquest with Danvers for pantomime at London's Surrey Theatre. In 1889 he went to Drury Lane Theatre where he excelled as pantomime Dame, returning for several years. He continued to appear in music hall where he specialised in long rambling anecdotes of incidents involving himself and his family. 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In this production Herbert Campbell played The Fair Zuleika, and Leno's uncle, Johnny Danvers, played Ali Baba.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Dan Leno (1860-1904) as Abdullah, the Captain of the Forty Thieves in <i>The Forty Thieves</i> Drury Lane Theatre, 26 December 1898.  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