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LENO, DAN

This article appears in Volume V16, Page 421 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LAP-LEO
LENO, DAN , the stage-name of George Galvin (1861-1904), English comedian, who was born at Somers Town, London, in February 1861. His parents were actors, known as Mr and Mrs Johnny Wilde. Dan Leno was trained to be an acrobat, but soon became a dancer, travelling with his brother as " the brothers Leno," and winning the world's championship in clog-dancing at Leeds in 1880. Shortly afterwards he appeared in London at the Oxford, and in 1886-'887 at the Surrey Theatre. In 1888-1889 he was engaged by Sir
Augustus
  Harris to play the Baroness in the Babes in the
Wood
 , and from that time he was a principal figure in the Drury Lane pantomimes. He was the wittiest and most popular comedian of his day, and delighted London music-
hall
  audiences by his shop-walker, stores-proprietor, waiter,
doctor
 , beef-eater, bathing attendant, " Mrs Kelly," and other impersonations. In 1900 he engaged to give his entire services to the Pavilion Music
Hall
 , where he received 10o per
week
 . In November root he was summoned to Sandringham to do a " turn " before the king, and was proud from that time to
call
  himself the " king's jester." Dan Leno's generosity endeared him to his profession, and he was the object of much sympathy during the brain failure which recurred during the last eighteen months of his life. He died on the 31st of October 1904.


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