Today is the birthday of English music hall “coster singer” Albert Chevalier. (See his full bio here). Here he is performing the touching “My Old Dutch”. (Dutch is short for “Dutchess”, i.e., the singer’s wife). To learn more about the roots of variety entertainment, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:25AM on March 21, 2012