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See also:LENO, See also:DAN , the See also:stage-name of See also:George Galvin (1861-1904), See also:English comedian, who was See also:born at See also:Somers See also:Town, See also:London, in See also:February 1861. His parents were actors, known as Mr and Mrs Johnny See also:Wilde. Dan Leno was trained to be an See also:acrobat, but soon became a dancer, travelling with his See also:brother as " the See also:brothers Leno," and winning the See also:world's championship in clog-dancing at See also:Leeds in 1880. Shortly afterwards he appeared in London at the See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford, and in 1886-'887 at the See also:Surrey See also:Theatre. In 1888-1889 he was engaged by See also:Sir See also:Augustus See also:Harris to See also:play the Baroness in the Babes in the See also:Wood, and from that See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time he was a See also:principal figure in the See also:Drury See also:Lane pantomimes. He was the wittiest and most popular comedian of his See also:day, and delighted London See also:music-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall audiences by his See also:shop-See also:- WALKER, FRANCIS AMASA (1840-1897)
- WALKER, FREDERICK (184o--1875)
- WALKER, GEORGE (c. 1618-169o)
- WALKER, HENRY OLIVER (1843— )
- WALKER, HORATIO (1858– )
- WALKER, JOHN (1732—1807)
- WALKER, OBADIAH (1616-1699)
- WALKER, ROBERT (d. c. 1658)
- WALKER, ROBERT JAMES (1801-1869)
- WALKER, SEARS COOK (1805—1853)
- WALKER, THOMAS (1784—1836)
- WALKER, WILLIAM (1824-1860)
walker, stores-proprietor, waiter, See also:doctor, See also:beef-eater, bathing attendant, " Mrs See also:Kelly," and other impersonations. In 1900 he engaged to give his entire services to the See also:Pavilion Music Hall, where he received £10o per See also:week. In See also:November See also:root he was summoned to See also:Sandringham to do a " turn " before the See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king, and was proud from that time to See also:call himself the " king's See also:jester." Dan Leno's generosity endeared him to his profession, and he was the See also:object of much sympathy during the See also:brain failure which recurred during the last eighteen months of his See also:life. He died on the 31st of See also:October 1904.
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