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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 of Varieties in Hanley. He compiled them in a series of albums.\r\n\r\nThe New Macs, and Morny Cash who appeared as the page in the pantomime, provided much of the comedy business in <i>Cinderella</i>. They made their entrance in the forest scene with a motorised wheelbarrow and performed the duet ‘Two Dandy Swells’. They sang, did stepdancing and clog dancing, came on in one scene in nightgowns, and showed ‘how a glass of beer can be drunk with one hand’ to the apparent delight of the audience. The New Macs may have been a revamped version of the double act that was on the bill at the Middlesex Music Hall in London in 1887 and at the London Pavilion in 1891. When they appeared at the Grand Theatre of Varieties at Hanley again in September 1906, they were billed as ‘Comedians, Patterers and Dancers’.","physicalDescription":"Pen, ink and wash caricature on pink paper of The New Macs, or Macnally and Macnally, the one on the left wearing a grey morning suit, top hat and burgundy tie, the one on the right wearing a bowler hat, tan and black striped trousers, a black and white striped jacket with a large white collar and blue bow tie and a sunflower button-hole.","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":"Caricatures & Cartoons","id":"THES48983"},{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Drawings","id":"THES48966"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2006AH2190"],"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":"December 1904","earliest":"1904-12-01","latest":"1904-12-31"},"association":{"text":"drawn","id":"x30545"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"25","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"18","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Faithfully Yours (The New Macs) Macnally & Macnally","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 comedians and double act The New Macs. They may have been a re-vamped version of The New Macs who were on the bill at the Middlesex Music Hall in 1887 and at the London Pavilion in 1891. The caricature comes from the first of several albums compiled by the graphic artist George Cooke, featuring performers working in music hall in the early 20th century.  The album is dated 1903-4-5.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Caricature of the music hall comedians, the double act The New Macs, or Macnally & Macnally, as the Broker's Men in <i>Cinderella</i>, from an album of caricatures drawn by George Cooke. 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