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English music hall comedian, actor and singer (1860–1904)
Galvin (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904), better known by the stage name Dan Leno, was a leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during
Dan_Leno
2016 British film by Juan Carlos Medina
The film, an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd's 1994 murder mystery novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem, stars Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy and Douglas Booth
The_Limehouse_Golem
Book by Peter Ackroyd
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (published in the United States as The Trial of Elizabeth Cree) is a 1994 novel by the English author Peter Ackroyd. It
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
Dan_Leno_and_the_Limehouse_Golem
Hospital in London, England
Political Union suffragettes. On 20 October 1904, the music hall star Dan Leno donated £625 to the hospital after his last show. He died 11 days later
Belgrave Hospital for Children
Belgrave_Hospital_for_Children
Imaginary author of nursery rhymes and tales
and Columbine. A new Mother Goose pantomime was written for the comedian Dan Leno by J. Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins for performances at Theatre Royal
Mother_Goose
British entertainment industry organisation
1890 Harry Freeman 1891 Dan Leno 1892 Dan Leno 1893 Wal Pink 1894 Joe Elvin 1895 J. W. Cragg 1896 Eugene Stratton 1897 Dan Leno 1898 Joe O'Gorman 1899
Grand_Order_of_Water_Rats
Character in the pantomime Aladdin
clown performance on the stage and began to be worked in, notably with Dan Leno as Twankay along with Aladdin's brother Washee-Washee in 1896. The name
Widow_Twankey
British actress (born 1993)
resorting to prostitution. She next starred in the film adaptation of Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem, a gothic murder mystery, opposite Bill Nighy and
Olivia_Cooke
Traditional role in British pantomime
Herbert Campbell (1844–1904), a highly popular pantomime dame alongside Dan Leno at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Les Dawson (1931–1993), English comedian
Pantomime_dame
Dan Leno (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904) was an English comedian and stage actor of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, famous for performing in music
Theatre productions of Dan Leno
Theatre_productions_of_Dan_Leno
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd. The project was developed with financing from the UK Film Council. By 2006, Gilliam said Dan Leno was
Terry Gilliam's unrealized projects
Terry_Gilliam's_unrealized_projects
West End theatre in London
been the residency of well known actors including Edmund Kean, comedian Dan Leno and the musical composer and performer Ivor Novello. From the Second World
Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane
English actor
Hodges in Dad's Army (2016). He appeared in a small cameo as the performer Dan Leno in a BBC drama about music hall star Marie Lloyd and in the final Masterpiece
Martin_Savage_(actor)
British actor, broadcaster and writer (born 1948)
study of prison reform The Funniest Man on Earth (1974), a biography of Dan Leno Pears Book of Words, foreword by Robert Burchfield (1979) ISBN 0-7207-1-186-X
Gyles_Brandreth
Dan Leno (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904) was an English comedian and stage actor, famous for appearing in music hall, comic plays, pantomimes, Victorian
Songs, sketches and monologues of Dan Leno
Songs,_sketches_and_monologues_of_Dan_Leno
American talk show hosted by Jay Leno (1992–2009 & 2010–2014)
Jay Leno is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the fourth and sixth installment of The Tonight Show. Hosted by Jay Leno, it
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno
Surname list
Leno is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bernd Leno (born 1992), German footballer Dan Leno (1860–1904), English music hall comedian
Leno_(surname)
American actor, comedian and singer
correspondent on "The Jay Leno Show" and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. "The Dan Band" has released three albums: The Dan Band Live, the full-length
Dan_Finnerty
Children's nursery rhyme
Sheet music for Harry King's setting of the song performed by Dan Leno (1889)
The_Muffin_Man
British actor (born 1992)
Abrasax 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Mr. Bingley The Limehouse Golem Dan Leno 2017 Loving Vincent Armand Roulin Mary Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley 2019
Douglas_Booth
British music hall comedian, song writer, recording artist and theatrical producer
King's jester" Dan Leno. Darnley's Mr Wix of Wickham toured in 1902, starting at the Borough Theatre, Stratford in July. It starred Leno in a male lead
Herbert_Darnley
English music hall entertainer (1863–1901)
Theatre in New York City. Although he never reached the height of stars like Dan Leno and Herbert Campbell, Chaplin was successful enough to have his name and
Charles_Chaplin_Sr.
1969 murders in Los Angeles, US
Parent. The following evening, the Family murdered the supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, at their home in Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Tate–LaBianca_murders
Multi-purpose building in London, England
built for a consortium which was led by the well-known music hall artistes Dan Leno, Herbert Campbell, Harry Randall, and Fred Williams. Today, it is a nightclub
Clapham_Grand
English music hall comedian and actor (1860–1939)
Lane in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries, usually with his nephew Dan Leno. Danvers was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, to Charles Dutton Harold (1843-1880)
Johnny_Danvers
British screenwriter and producer
Limehouse Golem, an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd's 1994 murder mystery novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem. Goldman had read the book years before she was
Jane_Goldman
English author (born 1949)
John Dee in The House of Dr Dee (1993); Dan Leno, Karl Marx, George Gissing and Thomas De Quincey in Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1994); John Milton
Peter_Ackroyd
English music hall comedian (1867–1928)
pantomimes at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, between 1891 and 1893 alongside Dan Leno and Marie Lloyd. Born in Cudham, Kent, Little Tich began performing aged
Little_Tich
Type of British theatrical entertainment popular between 1850 and 1960
provide the music for a plethora of star performers, such as Marie Lloyd, Dan Leno, Little Tich, and George Leybourne. All manner of other entertainment was
Music_hall
Style of comedy
hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, George Formby and Dan Leno. The English music hall comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno developed
Slapstick
First bodybuilding magazine
Howard Spicer was editor. Contributors included the music-hall artist Dan Leno, and several young writers who would subsequently achieve fame: P. G. Wodehouse
Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture
Sandow's_Magazine_of_Physical_Culture
1993 novel by Peter Ackroyd
Print (Hardback & Paperback) Pages 288 ISBN 978-0-241-12500-7 OCLC 788032939 Preceded by English Music Followed by Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
The_House_of_Doctor_Dee
English musical theatre actor
association with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where he appeared alongside Dan Leno in the annual Christmas pantomime, every year until his death in 1904 at
Herbert_Campbell
English actor and comedian (1925–1980)
guide in the 1950s, Sellers became convinced that the music hall comedian Dan Leno, who had died in 1904, haunted him and guided his career and life decisions
Peter_Sellers
Genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous
skills in music hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel and Dan Leno. English music hall comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno developed
Comedy
English singer, comedian and actress (1870–1922)
hosted for fellow members of the music hall profession including Gus Elen, Dan Leno and Eugene Stratton. In October 1888, Lloyd returned from maternity leave
Marie_Lloyd
composing songs for him. His first successful song was "The Huntsman", sung by Dan Leno at a Royal Command Performance before King Edward VII in 1901. His hits
George_Alex_Stevens
Genre of musical comedy stage production
era included William Payne, his sons, the Payne Brothers, Vesta Tilley, Dan Leno, Herbert Campbell, Little Tich, Clarice Mayne, Dorothy Ward and Cullen
Pantomime
English playwright, novelist and biographer
and Mother Goose (1903). Wood was a biographer of the actor Dan Leno, and his book Dan Leno was published in 1905 by Methuen Publishing. His books included
J._Hickory_Wood
American late-night talk show (2009–2010)
The Jay Leno Show is an American prime time talk show hosted by Jay Leno that was broadcast by NBC from September 14, 2009, to February 9, 2010. The series
The_Jay_Leno_Show
British actor (1943–2014)
Measure for Measure, Truscott in Loot, Touchstone in As You Like It, and Dan Leno in The Funniest man in the world (Stratford East, 1977). At the Sheffield
Sam_Kelly
English industrialist and philanthropist
wedding of his eldest daughter Clara Louisa to engineer Bernal Bagshawe, Dan Leno was paid the then unheard of sum of £100 to entertain the guests and the
Samson_Fox
English actor and comedian
quickly gaining notice. By the 1890s, he was a popular pantomime dame. With Dan Leno, Herbert Campbell and Fred Williams, he formed a theatre management company
Harry_Randall_(actor)
British painter and illustrator (1870–1910)
pen name of "Yorick". His comic, Dan Leno, portrayed the Victorian English music hall comedian and appeared in Dan Leno's Comic Journal in 1898. More of
Tom_Browne_(illustrator)
English actor and comedian (1890–1965)
Glasgow's Metropole Theatre, where Laurel first worked. His boyhood hero was Dan Leno, considered one of the greatest English music hall comedians. With a natural
Stan_Laurel
British actor and impresario (1852–1896)
spectacular scale. The pantomimes featured leading music hall stars such as Dan Leno, Marie Lloyd, Little Tich and Vesta Tilley. The profits from these productions
Augustus_Harris
District in Tower Hamlets, London
Victorian London. Victorian-era Limehouse was also the setting of the novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1995) by Peter Ackroyd, a fictionalized account
Limehouse
Victoria, the Brothers Griffiths, Ada Blanche, Leo Stormont, Little Tich, Dan Leno and Eugene Stratton. In 1900, the theatre was refurbished and the seating
Tivoli_Theatre_of_Varieties
American comedy band
comedy correspondent on The Jay Leno Show and continued on as a correspondent on the new The Tonight Show with Jay Leno performing all original material
The_Dan_Band
American actor and comedian (born 1980)
previously was an on-air correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show. Michael William Day was born March 20, 1980, in Orange, California
Mikey_Day
Murders during 1811 in London, England
supernatural element) in KJ Charles’s Magpie Lord series; in Peter Ackroyd's Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem as a motivation of the murderer; in Arthur Conan
Ratcliff_Highway_murders
English actor (born 1935)
the Grand Order, Hayes spent £3,000 on a signed photo of pantomime actor Dan Leno. The organisation held a special event in March 2025, for Hayes' 90th birthday
Melvyn_Hayes
British theatre family
Lupino (1853–1932), performed in Drury Lane pantomimes of the 1890s, with Dan Leno and was the father of George Barry (Barry) Lupino (1884–1962), Mark Lupino
Lupino_family
English photographer (1854-1930)
photographer who mainly photographed "theatrical royalty" such as Oscar Wilde and Dan Leno. Over 180 of his photographic portraits are held by the National Portrait
Alfred_Ellis_(photographer)
politician Guitarist Albert Lee, grew up in Blackheath, Greenwich Comedian Dan Leno, rented accommodation at the Spreadeagle Tavern, Stockwell Street in 1902
List of people from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
List_of_people_from_the_Royal_Borough_of_Greenwich
English comedian, actor, presenter and writer (1936–2020)
Hudd answered questions on the specialist subject of music hall comedian Dan Leno. He was an authority on the comedian Max Miller, and was known for his
Roy_Hudd
English actor, comedian, songwriter and playwright
the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane's annual Christmas pantomimes, alongside Dan Leno and Herbert Campbell and as the author of long-running musicals at the
Harry_Nicholls_(comedian)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009, and resumed
List of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno episodes (1992–1995)
List_of_The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno_episodes_(1992–1995)
English actress and singer
Among her co-stars during her long career were George Grossmith Jr., Dan Leno, Marie Lloyd, Walter Passmore, Kate Santley and Little Tich. Blanche was
Ada_Blanche
Theatre charity in London, England
Herbert Campbell, Edmund Payne, Kay Kendall, Marie Lloyd, Lupino Lane, Dan Leno and Gabrielle Ray. The Guild had an income of £57,854 in 2009–10, the majority
The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America
The_Music_Hall_Guild_of_Great_Britain_and_America
Person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh
roots in 1850 music hall theatres, where Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, and Dan Leno first performed, mentored by comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno
Comedian
British actor and narrator
musical The Hard Boiled Egg and the Wasp, about the Victorian comedian Dan Leno, was on at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in 2012. His later musical, written
Jonathan_Kydd_(actor)
Human settlement in England
(1883–1967), the mistress of Dr Crippen, lived at 17 Goldington Buildings Dan Leno (1860–1904), leading music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during
Somers_Town,_London
Name list
(1908–2002), American football and track and field coach Dan Leno (1860–1904), English music hall comedian Dan Lepard, Australian baker, food writer, photographer
List of people with given name Dan
List_of_people_with_given_name_Dan
Comics based on famous people
earliest example was the magazine Dan Leno's Comic Journal (1898), based on the popularity of British music hall comedian Dan Leno. The paper was primarily aimed
Celebrity_comics
Cemetery in Tooting, London
associated with Victorian music hall artists, including the comedians Dan Leno, Stanley Lupino and Charles Chaplin Sr. Robert Kells and David Spence,
Lambeth_Cemetery
Entertainment made up of a variety of acts
sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, George Formby, Gracie Fields, Dan Leno, Gertrude Lawrence, and Marie Lloyd. Most of the early top performers on
Variety_show
Performers in music hall, a British entertainment from mid 19th to early 20th century
Lashwood (1863–1942) Harry Lauder (1870–1950) John Lawson (1865–1920) Dan Leno (1860–1904) Fannie Leslie (1856–1935) George Leybourne (1842–1884) George
List of British music hall performers
List_of_British_music_hall_performers
English actor, acrobat and playwright (1837–1901)
which he appeared was Sinbad and the Little Old Man of the Sea &c. with Dan Leno and wife in 1897. His last recorded appearance was at a benefit for Charles
George_Augustus_Conquest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009, and resumed
List of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno episodes (1996–1999)
List_of_The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno_episodes_(1996–1999)
hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, George Formby, and Dan Leno. The music hall comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno developed a
British_comedy
Public house in London, England
by the local Chinese immigrants; and, more recently, Peter Ackroyd in Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem.[relevant?] Narrow Street is also associated with
The_Grapes,_Limehouse
Folk dance from Wales and England
Lancashire Lads which included a young Charlie Chaplin as one of its members. Dan Leno became the world champion clog dancer in the 1880s, although records show
Clog_dancing
American late-night talk show conflict
hosts, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno, over the timeslot and hosting duties of the long-running franchise The Tonight Show. Leno was the host of The Tonight
2010_Tonight_Show_conflict
English ventriloquist
Isles, performing alongside music hall greats such as Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno. Performing at many of the prestigious music halls of his time including
Frank_Travis
Music hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
before becoming the City Palace of Varieties. Charlie Chaplin, Marie Lloyd, Dan Leno, Vesta Tilley and Harry Houdini are among the artists who performed there
Leeds_City_Varieties
Investigating reportedly haunted locations for ghosts
who claimed to produce the independent "spirit" voices of Julius Caesar, Dan Leno, Hawley Harvey Crippen and King Henry VIII. Price also invented and used
Ghost_hunting
English folk tale
Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. The cast included Ada Blanche as Dick, Dan Leno as Jack the idle apprentice, Herbert Campbell as Eliza the cook and Marie
Dick_Whittington_and_His_Cat
Entertainer dressed and acting with exaggerated femininity
A notable, and highly successful, pantomime dame from this period was Dan Leno. Beyond theatre, in the 1800s, Molly houses became a place for gay men
Drag_queen
Works of fiction featuring Jack the Ripper
Martina Cole Savage (1993) by Richard Laymon The Pit (1993) by Neil Penswick Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1994) by Peter Ackroyd Pentecost Alley (1996)
Jack_the_Ripper_in_fiction
Area of South East London
stands by Camberwell Green, but internally, much altered. In 1896, the Dan Leno company opened the "Oriental Palace of Varieties", on Denmark Hill. This
Camberwell
English music hall performer and male impersonator (1864–1952)
legs and hid her face behind a programme. Alongside other stars such as Dan Leno and Ada Reeve, Tilley made some of the first sound recordings in England
Vesta_Tilley
District in the London Borough of Lambeth, in England
political activist, lived in Railton Road, above the offices of Race Today Dan Leno (1860–1904), an English music hall comedian famous for his drag acts (56
Brixton
Works of fiction set in London, England
Hawksmoor (1985), English Music (1992), The House of Doctor Dee (1993), Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1994) Alan Moore — V for Vendetta (1982 – 1989)
London_in_fiction
burlesque play The Latest Edition of Black-Eyed Susan, playing opposite Dan Leno. She also regularly performed in pantomimes, as a principal boy, and is
Fannie_Leslie
Wrongfully convicted of murder in Britain (1862–1941)
Emsley. He finds the evidence against her convincing. Ackroyd, Peter. Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1994). Sayers, Dorothy L. Strong Poison (1930)
Florence_Maybrick
published. February 26: Dan Leno's Comics Journal, a comics magazine created by British comedian Dan Leno, is the first celebrity comic. Leno writes his stories
Before_1900s_in_comics
Dressing like a different gender
perform female roles in Japanese Kabuki theatre is referred to as Onnagata. Dan is the general name for female roles in Chinese opera, often referring to
Cross-dressing
District of Manchester, England
centre of variety entertainment and billed performers such as Fred Karno, Dan Leno, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harry Lauder. Occasional Bioscope shows
Ardwick
English entertainer (1858–1922)
Water Rats was formed in 1890 by Joe Elvin and Jack Lotto, music hall star Dan Leno was to have been the first King Rat of the order, but he preferred not
Harry Freeman (music hall performer)
Harry_Freeman_(music_hall_performer)
English psychic researcher (1881–1948)
who claimed to produce the independent "spirit" voices of Julius Caesar, Dan Leno, Hawley Harvey Crippen and King Henry VIII. Price invented and used a piece
Harry_Price
English photographer (1872–1938)
brother-in-law of her stepfather, and first became known by publishing portraits of Dan Leno, the music hall star and relative of her husband, in 1898. She is one of
Emma_Barton_(photographer)
British actor and comedian (1870–1961)
as an amateur actor before turning professional doing impersonations of Dan Leno, Gus Elen, Joe Elvin, Albert Chevalier and other music hall stars in working
Bransby_Williams
English actor
made his debut at the London Pavilion in 1903 replacing the indisposed Dan Leno. He became famous for his comic character studies of women such as Boadicea
Malcolm_Scott_(entertainer)
Theatre in Liverpool, England
Performers in the original theatre included George Formby Sr., Harry Tate, Dan Leno, Florrie Forde, The Two Bobs, and Wilson, Keppel and Betty. The first production
Liverpool_Empire_Theatre
Theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
parents of the music hall comedian Dan Leno in 1883, who regularly performed there in the early stages of his career. Leno's lease came to an end in 1884 and
Lyceum_Theatre,_Sheffield
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961)
music hall singer and actress, would only watch two acts: his and that of Dan Leno. Formby was born blind owing to an obstructive caul, although his sight
George_Formby
British entertainer and actress (1901–1990)
appearance was a Lyceum review Good Company in 1933 by Albert Burdon and Dan Leno Jnr. and during the Second World War she entertained the forces with ENSA
Betty_Jumel
Victorian British actor
Dare and frequently appeared on the same play bills as such luminaries as Dan Leno and Marie Lloyd. He was popular at all the old-time London variety halls
Sidney_Macey_(Cyrus_Dare)
English journalist, editor and politician (1860–1933)
celebrity guest editors for special editions; among these were the comedian Dan Leno, the cricketer Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji and the labour leader Ben Tillett
Horatio_Bottomley
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