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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\nThe contortionist Juno Salmo was discovered by a French circus agent in a German circus. He was booked to perform in the Nouveau Cirque in Paris, where he was known as the <i>homme grenouille</i> or ‘frog-man’. His act there consisted of performing in a frog costume, his head hooded and his shoulders dislocated, hopping around the aquatic part of the ring and doing acrobatic contortions on a trapeze that appeared to be made of bamboo. A review of his performance at Hanley in the <i>Staffordshire Sentinel</i> of 17 March 1906 noted that he performed ‘some amazing contortions and remarkable stage effects to sustain the Mephistophelian title which he assumes’. Salmo had previously appeared at the Grand in January 1905.","physicalDescription":"Pen, ink and wash caricature on pink paper of Juno Salmo as a red devil in evening dress, carrying a top hat and smoking a cigarette. 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This is the 3rd fine cartoon that Cooke has drawn of Yours Truly Juno Salmo -Mephisto - Moderné April 21","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"Pen and ink","method":"Hand written","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Signature","note":"Signature; Hand written; Pen and ink"}],"objectHistory":"This caricature is of Juno Salmo the contortionist who was also known as 'the frog man' because of his frog imitation act, performing at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of 16 April 1906. 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. The collection contains another of Cooke's caricatures of Salmo.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Caricature of the Edwardian music hall performer, the contortionist Juno Salmo, from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. 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