Barker, Henry Aston (1774–1856), panorama proprietor and painter, younger son of Robert Barker (1739–1806), the panorama painter, and his wife, Catherine, née Aston (1744–1842), was born in Glasgow. At the age of twelve he was set to work by his father to take the outlines of the city of ...
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Barker, Henry Aston (1774–1856), panorama proprietor and painter
Ralph Hyde
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Barrasford, Thomas (1859–1910), variety theatre entrepreneur
Dave Russell
Barrasford, Thomas (1859–1910), variety theatre entrepreneur, was born at East Jarrow, Westoe, co. Durham, on 2 November 1859, the son of Henry Barrasford (1825–1873), ballast keelman, and his wife, Ann, née Sheraton (b. 1822). His father became a publican, and ...
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Burford, Robert (1791–1861), panorama painter and proprietor
Ralph Hyde
Burford, Robert (1791–1861), panorama painter and proprietor, was the son of John Burford, a panorama proprietor. Both Robert Burford and his father worked for Robert Barker (1739–1806), the inventor of the panorama, and then, after his death, for his son Henry Aston Barker (1774–1856)...
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Dosunmu, Samson Olabowale (1914–1991?)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Samson Olabowale Dosunmu (1914–?1991) by unknown photographer, c. 1959 [right, with Irene Adenowa-Dosunmu] collection of Val Wilmer
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Dosunmu, Samson Olabowale [Ola] (1914–1991?), gambler and nightclub proprietor
Val Wilmer
Dosunmu, Samson Olabowale [Ola] (1914–1991
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Gye, Frederick, the elder (1781–1869), tea dealer and proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens
Douglas A. Reid
Gye, Frederick, the elder (1781–1869), tea dealer and proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens, was by 1806 a printer in partnership with G. Balne at 7 Union Court, Broad Street, in the City of London, where, having secured the contract for printing state lottery tickets, he made a profitable living. ...
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Hague, Samuel [Sam] (1829/30–1901), minstrel show manager
Simon Featherstone
Hague, Samuel [Sam] (1829/30–1901), minstrel show manager, was born in Sheffield. He was apprenticed to a cutler as a boy, and also appeared as a clog dancer in local theatres. In the early 1840s Hague, with two of his brothers, emigrated to the ...
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Hardee, Malcolm Gerrard (1950–2005), comedian and comedy promoter
Oliver Double
Hardee, Malcolm Gerrard (1950–2005), comedian and comedy promoter, was born on 5 January 1950 in Lewisham Hospital, London, the eldest child of (Harry) Frank George Hardee, Thames lighterman, and his wife, Joan Annie Alicia, née Hurley. He attended St Stephen's Church of England primary school...
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Keyse, Thomas (1721–1800), still-life painter and pleasure garden proprietor
L. H. Cust
revised by Kate Retford
Keyse, Thomas (1721–1800), still-life painter and pleasure garden proprietor, was born in Gloucester. He may have been the Thomas Keyse who was baptized at St Mary-le-Crypt, Gloucester, on 30 April 1721, the son of Thomas Keyse and his wife, Mary. A self-taught artist, he was a member of the ...
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Morton, Charles (1819–1904)
Maker: Elliott & Fry
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Charles Morton (1819–1904) by Elliott & Fry, pubd 1904 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Morton, Charles (1819–1904), music-hall and theatre manager
Dave Russell
Morton, Charles (1819–1904), music-hall and theatre manager, was born in Hackney, Middlesex, on 15 August 1819 and baptized at St Matthew’s, Bethnal Green, on 24 October 1819, the son of Charles Morton (b. 1791), tin plate worker, and his wife Mary, ...
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Moss, Sir (Horace) Edward (1852–1912), theatre and music-hall manager
Tracy C. Davis
Moss, Sir (Horace) Edward (1852–1912), theatre and music-hall manager, was born Edward Moss at New Road, Droylsden, near Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on 12 April 1852, the son of James Moss (1832/3–1882) and his wife, Martha, née Baguley (...
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Nash, Richard (1674–1761)
Maker: Nathaniel Hone
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Richard Nash (1674–1761) by Nathaniel Hone, 1750 © The Trustees of the Holburne Museum of Art, Bath
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Nash, Richard [known as Beau Nash] (1674–1761), master of ceremonies and social celebrity
Philip Carter
Nash, Richard [known as Beau Nash] (1674–1761), master of ceremonies and social celebrity, was born on 18 October 1674 at St Mary's Street, Swansea, the son of Richard Nash, a glass maker of modest means, and his wife, the niece of the royalist army officer ...
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Norman, Tom [real name Thomas Noakes] (1860–1930), showman and freak show proprietor
Vanessa Toulmin
Norman, Tom [real name Thomas Noakes] (1860–1930), showman and freak show proprietor, was born on 7 May 1860 at the Manor House, Dallington, Sussex, the eldest of the seventeen children of Thomas Noakes (1835–1903), master butcher and farmer, and his wife, Eliza Haiselden (1840–1911)...
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Payne, (George) Adney (1846–1907), music-hall manager
Andrew Crowhurst
Payne, (George) Adney (1846–1907), music-hall manager, was born in the Curragh, Ireland, the son of Edward Payne, a licensed victualler. Unlike most music-hall entrepreneurs of his generation, Adney Payne (as he was generally referred to), was not born into the theatrical profession. Indeed, he frequently recalled that his parents had held a very low opinion of the value of popular entertainments....
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Tyers, Jonathan (1702–1767)
Maker: Francis Hayman
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Jonathan Tyers (1702–1767) by Francis Hayman, 1740 [with his family] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Tyers, Jonathan (1702–1767), pleasure garden proprietor
Paul Ranger
Tyers, Jonathan (1702–1767), pleasure garden proprietor, was born on 10 April 1702, probably at his parents' home in Barnaby Street, Bermondsey, Surrey, the son of Thomas Tyers, woolstapler, and his wife, Ann. In the early 1720s he married Elizabeth Fermor (1700–1771) whose origins and early life are obscure. They are said to have separated in 1759, although the wording of ...
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Wade, William (1734/5–1809), master of ceremonies
Philip Carter
Wade, William (1734/5–1809), master of ceremonies, though often identified as the illegitimate son or nephew of Field Marshal George Wade (1673–1748), was more probably his great-nephew and the grandson of George's brother William Wade (1670–1732), canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor. He was educated at ...
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