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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 in Hanley. He compiled them in a series of albums.\r\n\r\nGeorge Lashwood (1863–1942) made his first provincial stage appearance in 1883 and his London debut at the Middlesex Music Hall in 1893. He was known as the ‘Beau Brummell of the Halls’ because of his sartorial style of dress. He became successful for singing popular and patriotic songs, including ‘The Death and Glory Boys’, ‘The Gallant Twenty-First’, ‘Where Are the Lads from the Village Tonight?’, ‘After the Ball’ and ‘In the Twi-Twi-Light’. At Hanley he sang the song ‘On Top of the Tramcar’ and performed a ‘scena’ called ‘West End’. 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He retired after the first world war to farm in Worcestershire. The caricature comes from the second album of caricatures in a collection of albums 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 music hall comedian and singer George Lashwood (1863-1942), from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. 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