Photograph of Marie Lloyd
Click onto this link to watch: http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b016fn23/
The VV has discovered The Story of Music Hall, a BBC Four documentary presented by Michael Grade which really is a wonderful history of the music halls. You can watch it on iplayer for a limited period - for another six days from today. It really is recommended. Quite a lot about Wilton's and Champagne Charlie with the wonderful Christopher Beeching impersonating George Leybourne. Christopher has an enormous wealth of information about the music halls and has written The Heaviest of Swells: A Life and Times in the Music Halls.
And thanks to Christopher, the VV now knows what Picadilly Weepers are...can you guess?
Very good too - really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting about this otherwise I would not have seen it. There used to be a time when I would eagerly anticipate the day the new Radio Times came out. Now I no longer even read it until months later. Nor do I watch much TV except News At Ten and Eastenders on Sundays. I think Norwood Cemetery have published a booklet of their numerous 'residents' associated with the Music Hall which I have. 'Champagne Charlie' lies in Abney Park.
ReplyDeleteMarie Lloyd is buried at Hampstead - I thought the recent BBC adaptation of her life with Jessie Wallace was superb. If you missed it, here is the trailer.
Thank you, Rehan - I did miss the Marie Lloyd. Will check that trailer out...
ReplyDeleteActually, I'm like you and watch hardly any tv these days, and was reminded of the music halls programme while on twitter. Very glad not to have missed.