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He was billed as ‘The Hanley Favourite’, singing new songs and 'his latest success \"It’s a good job I was there\"'. It is one of the many superb caricatures of Edwardian music hall performers that were drawn by the artist George Cooke and compiled in a series of albums.\r\n\r\nThe diminutive Rudd later became an agent and songwriter. He made his name with ‘Bobbing Up and Down Like This’, a song about the adventures of a henpecked husband and his wife Gert at the seaside. It made Rudd a star and proved equally popular in Australia and South Africa, where Rudd went on tours organised by the promoter Harry Rickards. He is seen here as a timid curate. He later wrote the song ‘She Was a Clergyman’s Daughter’. Rudd was a favourite in Hanley and appeared at the Grand several times, including May 1905 and January 1906.","physicalDescription":"Pen, ink and wash caricature of Austin Rudd dressed as a clergyman in a black suit, white dog collar and black straw hat, carrying an umbrella in his left hard and a card or religious tract in his right hand.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Cooke, George","id":"A10376"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Pen and ink","id":"x30618"},{"text":"Watercolour","id":"x33202"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Drawn","id":"x30545"},{"text":"Painted","id":"x30138"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pen and ink and wash on paper","categories":[{"text":"Drawings","id":"THES48966"},{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Caricatures & Cartoons","id":"THES48983"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2006AG1557"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES352333"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"drawings","id":"AAT33973"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Hanley","id":"x32079"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"January 1904","earliest":"1904-01-01","latest":"1904-01-31"},"association":{"text":"drawn","id":"x30545"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"15.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"12.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Cut from another piece of pink paper and pasted into the album near the end.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Yours faithfully Austin Rudd","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 the music hall performer Austin Rudd, the diminutive comic who made his name with the song about a henpecked husband at the seaside, 'Bobbing up and down like this.' The caricature comes from the first album of caricatures in a collection of albums owned by the Theatre Museum, compiled by the graphic artist George Cooke. The album is dated 1903-4-5.\r\n\r\nRudd appeared at the Grand Theatre, Hanley, in January 1904 and was back again during the week of 20 May 1905 when he received a great reception from the audience. Rudd was a favourite in Hanley and appeared at the Grand several times, including May 1905 and January 1906.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Caricature of the music hall performer the comic and singer Austin Rudd (1869-1929), from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. 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