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852: 538: 33: 195: 269:"Shaun Glenville Luck makes a capital grotesque comedian and might, under more kindly circumstances, be really funny, but the seltzer-bottle-bladder-slapstick mess that makes up 'The Demon in the Cellar' leaves him stranded. The audience hopes for a minute that the introduction of acrobatics of some sort might enliven the proceedings, but they hoped in vain. It was just childish horseplay and buffoonery, almost without a redeeming virtue." 905:'One lunchtime Shaun arrived at the theatre twenty-five minutes late for the matinee - he had over imbibed. The totally professional Binnie collared Shaun and said “Really Shaun, it’s too bad. You come in here twenty-five minutes late, stumbling around in a drunken stupor, smelling like a brewery, slurring your words with your flies undone – and I’ve got to call you Mother!' 321: 880:
Glenville was a heavy drinker, and various stories are told of his mishaps while under the influence. These include occasional 'memory lapses' during performances including one occasion when as Dame Trott he forgot the words to a song he had sung numerous times on previous performances and had to be
399:- and Glenville fared little better, with Parker writing: 'They have also imported a comedian named Shaun Glenville to add a touch of humor to the proceedings. It is better to say nothing of Mr. Glenville's methods of comedy. One cannot speak of these whiffs of the dead past without breaking down'. 863:. It is believed that Glenville also performed them but he recorded just two, both in 1915: 'Where Did You Get The Name Of Hennessy?' (Regal G-7607) and 'The Yiddisher Irish Baby' (Levi, Carney, Jacob, Barney, Michael Isaacstein) (Regal G-7221). Various extant 867:
covers and other sources show that Glenville performed at least five other Godfrey songs on stage: 'When An Irishman Goes Fighting' (1914); 'Tommy's Learning French' (sung at a concert in France for the troops in June 1915 during
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in 1907. In 1907 with The Six Brothers Luck he toured the United States in their 'farcical sketch' 'The Demon of the Cellar' and a number of other variety acts. The critic of
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historian Christopher Pulling called him one of the 'grand comedians of the music-halls'. He had a successful 62-year career and played in over 40 pantomimes.
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Shaun Glenville died in 1968, following his and his wife's joint retirement to London in 1957. He was survived by his wife and their son
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After Dorothy converted to Catholicism they held a Catholic marriage ceremony in Dublin the following year. Their son was actor/director
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entertainers, burlesque and sketch artists The Six Brothers Luck. By 1906 he was appearing in Variety, and made his London début at the
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Dorothy Ward (1911) - Ancestry.com
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Sheet music for 'If You're Irish Come Into The Parlour' by Glenville and Frank Miller (1919)
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The Six Brothers Luck in 1895 - Glenville standing second from right
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was appearing as Jack in panto with Glenville as Mrs. Hubbard in
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across Britain. In 1910 he was playing the Dame in the pantomime
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His pantomime appearances, with and without his wife, included:
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Shaun Glenville (1884-1968) - the Songs of Fred Godfrey website
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Roy Hudd’s Book of Music-Hall, Variety and Showbiz Anecdotes
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prompted by one of the actors in the cow costume. The actor
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Glenville wrote several songs with his and Ward's friend,
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without equal'. For 50 years they played mother and son.
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was savage in her criticism of Ward's performance in
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In 1940 he made two films, playing Marius O'Dowd in
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Dublin, Ireland
London, England
Dorothy Ward
Peter Glenville
Mary Concepta Lynch
pantomime
dame
Dorothy Ward
principal boy
music hall

Dublin
née
Mechanics' Theatre
music hall
Abbey Theatre
Mary Concepta Lynch
County Wicklow
Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Dion Boucicault
Arrah-na-Pogue
music hall
Holborn Empire
Fred Karno
pantomimes
principal boy
Dorothy Ward
Peter Glenville
pantomime

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