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It is one of the many superb caricatures of Edwardian music hall performers that were drawn by the artist George Cooke when he was based at the Grand Theatre. He compiled them in a series of albums.\r\n\r\nDespite being born in England, in 1884, George Henry Elliott made his earliest stage appearances as a child in the USA and Canada. He first appeared in Great Britain in 1901 as a minstrel singer at Colwyn Bay. Known as ‘The Chocolate-Coloured Coon’, he carried the singing tradition of Eugene Stratton into the 1950s. He is seen here in character costume, but he became well known for being immaculately dressed, often in a white frock-coat and top hat. Elliott later appeared in pantomime, in parts written to enable him to sing his popular songs, including ‘Lily of Laguna’ and ‘I Used to Sigh for the Silvery Moon’. He appeared in two Royal Variety Performances, and carried on touring into his mid-seventies. 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This caricature comes from the second album of caricatures in a collection of albums owned by the Theatre Museum compiled by the graphic artist George Cooke.  It is labelled by the artist 'Geo Cooke HYS BOOKE' and features music hall performers working in the early 20th century.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Caricature of the Edwardian music hall performer George Henry Elliott, known as G.H. Elliott (1884-1962), from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. Dated 30 June 1906.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"'Stars Who Made the Halls' by S. 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