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Lew Lake, the Glossary

Lew Lake (born Louis Charles Polack; 10 January 1875 – 5 November 1939) was an English comic actor, writer, producer, and theatre manager.^[1]

26 relations: A. E. Coleby, Abney Park Cemetery, Arthur Lucan, Catchphrase, Collins's Music Hall, Cross-dressing, Double act, Dutch people, Extra (acting), Grand Order of Water Rats, Islington, Kitty McShane, Music hall, Nickname, Old Mother Riley, Revue, Shoreditch, Show business, Sketch comedy, Splinters (1929 film), Splinters (revue), Splinters in the Air, Splinters in the Navy, Stoke Newington, The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America, World War I.
Comedians from the London Borough of Hackney

A. E. Coleby

Albert Ernest Coleby (1876 – 15 July 1930) was a British film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era.

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Abney Park Cemetery

Abney Park cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries in London, England.

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Arthur Lucan (born Arthur Towle; 16 September 1885 – 17 May 1954) was an English actor who performed the drag act Old Mother Riley on stage, radio and screen, with a series of comedy films from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.

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Catchphrase

A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance.

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Collins's Music Hall

Collins's (sometimes written as Collins') was a music hall in Islington, north London.

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Cross-dressing

Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender.

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Double act

A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in their characters' personalities.

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Dutch people

The Dutch (Dutch) are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands.

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A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera, or ballet production who appears in a nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) capacity, usually in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene).

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Grand Order of Water Rats

The Grand Order of Water Rats is a British entertainment industry fraternity and charitable organisation based in London.

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Islington

Islington is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington.

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Kitty McShane

Kathleen "Kitty" McShane (19 May 1897 – 24 March 1964) was an Irish actress, best known as the wife and acting partner of Arthur Lucan, with whom she appeared in a series of Old Mother Riley stage shows and films from the 1930s to the 1950s.

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Music hall

Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was most popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850, through the Great War.

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Nickname

A nickname or nick, also known as a sobriquet, is a substitute for the proper name of a person, place or thing.

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Old Mother Riley

Old Mother Riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by Arthur Lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by Roy Rolland as part of a British music hall act.

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Revue

A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches.

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Shoreditch

Shoreditch is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney alongside neighbouring parts of Tower Hamlets, which are also perceived as part of the area due to historic ecclesiastical links.

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Show business

Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz or showbiz (since 1945), is a vernacular term for all aspects of the entertainment industry.

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Sketch comedy

Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians.

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Splinters (1929 film)

Splinters is an all-talking sound 1929 British musical comedy film based on the stage revue Splinters.

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Splinters (revue)

Splinters was a popular theatrical revue that ran in several versions in Britain between the First World War and the 1930s.

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Splinters in the Air

Splinters in the Air (aka, Splinters In The Air Force) is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Sydney Howard and Richard Hearne.

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Splinters in the Navy

Splinters in the Navy is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sydney Howard, Alf Goddard, and Helena Pickard.

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Stoke Newington

Stoke Newington is an area occupying the northwest part of the London Borough of Hackney, England.

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The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America

The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America and the Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America is a registered theatre charity and non-profit making theatre organisation based in London.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Lake