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HELP!JOHN WILTON NEEDS YOUR
HOW TO PLAY
HE NEEDS TO FIND SOME MUSIC HALL PERFORMERS
for his show tonight, but he doesn’t know who to book. CAN YOU HELP HIM DECIDE?
EACH CHARACTER HAS A SET OF REQUIREMENTS WHICH WILL HELP YOU CHOOSE WHO THE BEST MUSIC HALL ACT IS
TO APPEAR ON STAGE AT WILTON’S.
Shuffl e the cards and hand the cards out to each player
The player on the dealer’s left hand side starts by reading out a category of their choice (e.g. tenacity/daring value 4) the other players read out the same category on their own cards
The person with the biggest number wins all the cards – place them at the back of your won pile. It is then their turn to choose the category
If two or more cards have the same number, they are then placed in the middle. Choose another category and whoever wins that round, takes the cards from the middle pile
The winner is the player with all of the cards at the end of the game
STAGE NAME: Madame Senyah
REAL NAME: Mrs Haynes
YEARS THEY PERFORMED: 1860s
BIRTH AND DEATH: unknown
STAGE NAME: Champagne Charlie
REAL NAME: George Leybourne
YEARS THEY PERFORMED: 1864-1884
BIRTH AND DEATH: 17 March 1842 – 15 September 1884
Madame Senyah was a gymnast, the ‘original and only legitimate female gymnast
in the world’. She was a double act with her husband Monsieur Senayh but the crowds adored the daring feats of Madame Senyah. Her signature trick was a trapeze fl ight from the front of the gallery to the stage.
George Leybourne was a comedian and singer.
He is always referred to as “Champagne Charlie” after the title of one of his songs. He was one of the most successful Music Hall stars and paid £120 a week. Even today he is still thought of as one of the most well-known Music Hall performers.
Annie Adams was one of the very fi rst female Music
Hall performers, often billed as ‘The Queen of serio-comic vocalists.’ She sang opera, ballads and traditional Music Hall songs. It was said that her voice was so strong that glasses would tremble. By 1871 Annie had become a huge success and set off on a tour of America.
VALUE FOR MONEY
VALUE FOR MONEYVALUE FOR MONEY
POPULARITY
POPULARITYPOPULARITY
SKILL
SKILLSKILL
FUNNY/HUMOROUS
FUNNY/HUMOROUSFUNNY/HUMOROUS
TENACITY/DARING
TENACITY/DARINGTENACITY/DARING
4
1 3
3
5 4
4
2 4
1
4 3
5
4 5
STAGE NAME: Little Titch
REAL NAME: Harry Relph
YEARS THEY PERFORMED: 1864-1884
BIRTH AND DEATH: 21 July 1867 – 10 February 1928
LITTLE TICH, WAS A 4 FOOT 6 inch (137 cm) tall Music
Hall comedian and dancer. He was famous for his acrobatic and comedic ‘Big-Boot Dance’, which he performed in Europe and for which he wore boots with soles 28 inches (71 cm) long. Aside from his Music Hall appearances, he was also a popular performer in Christmas pantomimes.
VALUE FOR MONEY
POPULARITY
SKILL
FUNNY/HUMOROUS
TENACITY/DARING
2
4
3
4
4
STAGE NAME: Miss Annie Adams
REAL NAME: Annie Adams
YEARS THEY PERFORMED: 1862-1881
BIRTH AND DEATH: 16 November 1843 – 12 May 1905
CHAMPAGNE
STAGE NAME: Jenny Hill
REAL NAME: Elizabeth Jane Thompson
YEARS THEY PERFORMED: 1860 – June 28, 1896
BIRTH AND DEATH: 30 March 1848 – 24 September 1896
STAGE NAME: Sam Collins
REAL NAME: Samuel Thomas Vagg
YEARS THEY PERFORMED: 1850s – 1860s
BIRTH AND DEATH: 22 March 1825 – 25 May 1865
Jenny Hill was the leading Music Hall performer
in the Victorian era. She was a singer. She was also known as “The Vital Spark” and “the Queen of the Halls”. Her vast repertoire of songs included “’Arry”, (in which she would dress as a man) and “The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery”.
Sam Collins was one of the most popular Music Hall
singers in his day, performing in various concert rooms, supper halls and large Music Halls. He performed Irish comedic songs and portrayed Irish characters on stage. Towards the end of his life, he bought a pub and converted it into his own Music Hall called ‘Collins’ Music Hall.’
Arthur Lloyd was a popular and immensely success-
ful song writer, composer, play-wright, comedian and Music Hall performer. He wrote over 1000 songs during his career and 200 still survive today, including the well-known song ‘Not for Joseph’ (1868).
VALUE FOR MONEY
VALUE FOR MONEYVALUE FOR MONEY
POPULARITY
POPULARITYPOPULARITY
SKILL
SKILLSKILL
FUNNY/HUMOROUS
FUNNY/HUMOROUSFUNNY/HUMOROUS
TENACITY/DARING
TENACITY/DARINGTENACITY/DARING
4
1 4
4
4 5
3
2 3
2
3 2
3
4 1
STAGE NAME: John Wilton
REAL NAME: John Wilton
YEARS HE WORKED AT WILTON’S MUSIC HALL: 1850 – 1868
BIRTH AND DEATH: 19 November 1820 – 25 August 1881
John Wilton was the owner and manager of Wilton’s
Music Hall. He built two Music Halls in the back gardens of 4 houses in Graces Alley. The 1858 version is the one that still exists today. The Music Hall was built and fi tted out for £20,000 and it was the fi nest Music Hall in its day.
VALUE FOR MONEY
POPULARITY
SKILL
FUNNY/HUMOROUS
TENACITY/DARING
1
2
3
1
4
STAGE NAME: arthur lloyd
REAL NAME: arthur lloyd
YEARS THEY PERFORMED: 1861
BIRTH AND DEATH: May 14th 1839 – 1904
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