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There Was a Little Maid or She Fastened the Door with a Skewer

Title: There Was a Little Maid or She Fastened the Door with a Skewer
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Creator(s):
  • Lonsdale, T. S.
  • Concanen, Alfred
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Publication Date: 1870
Instrumentation: Piano
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WIMA Collections: Alfred Concanen Collection
ID: AlCon SL 00-039
Publisher: Charles Sheard & Co
Publication Place: London
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Historical Notes

Arthur Roberts (1852 -1933) was an English comedian, music hall entertainer and actor. He was famous for portraying the pantomime dames and later for his comic characters and "gagging" in farces, burlesques and musical comedies. In 1907, Roberts was a leader in the 'Music Hall War', striking for better working conditions, which led to the founding of the Variety Artist's Federation. At the end of his career, Roberts played in variety shows. Roberts originated the word "spoof" which was popularised by a card game that he invented called Spoof, which involved trickery and nonsense. The first recorded reference to the game is in 1884. Soon the word took on the general meaning of "nonsense, trickery," first recorded in 1889. The verb spoof is first recorded in 1889 as well, in the sense "to deceive." These senses are now less widely used than the noun meaning of "a light parody or satirical imitation," first recorded in 1958, and the verb sense "to satirize gently," first recorded in 1927. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Roberts_(comedian)

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