Seth Davy, the Glossary
Seth Davy, sometimes spelled Seth Davey, was a black street entertainer who worked in Liverpool, England, at the turn of the 20th century, and was immortalised in the folk song "Whiskey on a Sunday".[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Beggars' Bush, Dan Emmett, Dublin, Fritz Spiegl, Jig doll, Liverpool, Liverpool Echo, London, Minstrel show, Port Antonio, Shepherd's Bush, Whiskey on a Sunday (song).
- English puppeteers
- Entertainers from Liverpool
- Songs about Liverpool
Beggars' Bush
Beggars' Bush is a Jacobean era stage play, a comedy in the canon of John Fletcher and his collaborators that is a focus of dispute among scholars and critics.
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Dan Emmett
Daniel Decatur Emmett (October 29, 1815June 28, 1904) was an American composer, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels.
Dublin
Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.
Fritz Spiegl
Fritz Spiegl (27 January 1926 – 23 March 2003) was an Austrian-born English musician, journalist, broadcaster, humorist and collector who lived in Britain from 1939.
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Jig doll
Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate toys for adults or children.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.
Liverpool Echo
The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales – a subsidiary company of Reach plc and is based in St.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Minstrel show
The minstrel show, also called minstrelsy, was an American form of theater developed in the early 19th century.
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Port Antonio
Port Antonio (Puot Antuoni) is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about from Kingston.
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Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush is a suburb of West London, England, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham west of Charing Cross, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
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Whiskey on a Sunday (song)
"Whiskey on a Sunday" is a song written by Glyn Hughes (1932–1972), which became popular during the second British folk revival. Seth Davy and Whiskey on a Sunday (song) are songs about Liverpool.
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See also
English puppeteers
- Andrew Davenport
- Angie Passmore
- Audrey Atterbury
- Bob Carolgees
- Christine Glanville
- Damon Scott
- Dave Chapman (actor)
- Francis Coudrill
- Francis Wright (actor)
- George Speaight
- Harry Corbett
- Harry Rowe (showman)
- Helen Binyon
- Ivan Owen
- Jan and Vlasta Dalibor
- Joseph Booton (actor)
- Keith Harris (ventriloquist)
- Lanchester Marionettes
- Leonard Insull
- Louise Gold
- Marcus Clarke (puppeteer)
- Marjorie Corbett
- Mark Heap
- Matthew Corbett
- Muriel Lanchester
- Nigel Plaskitt
- Norwich Puppet Man
- Olive Blackham
- Oliver Postgate
- Peter Arnott
- Peter Brough
- Phil Fletcher
- Pui Fan Lee
- Richard Cadell
- Richard Herring
- Robin Stevens (puppeteer)
- Rod Hull
- Seth Davy
- Simon Spencer (producer)
- Techmoan
- Ted Milton
- Toby Froud
- Toby Philpott
- Violet Philpott
Entertainers from Liverpool
- April Ashley
- Danny Beard
- Joan Benesh
- John Eccleston
- Joseph W. Herbert
- Matthew Ball (dancer)
- Millie Dollar
- Pippa Moore
- Randall Williams (showman)
- Seth Davy
- Sister Sister (drag queen)
- Will Goldston
Songs about Liverpool
- Blow the Man Down
- Ferry Cross the Mersey
- Going Down to Liverpool
- Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
- Maggie May (folk song)
- Neighbourhood (song)
- Penny Lane
- Randy Scouse Git
- Seth Davy
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- The Leaving of Liverpool
- Theme from Z-Cars
- Whiskey on a Sunday (song)