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Description: | In 17th century, the site of this music hall was an inn known as The Great Mogul or The Mogul Tavern. It was renovated, and renamed the Middlesex Music Hall, in 1851, retaining the tavern's liquor license.
Prominently featured on this advertisement is Herbert Campbell, who was a particularly famous comedian in the world of music hall and had a long contract with the Middlesex. He started his career as a black-and-white minstrel but became more famous for his songs in the character of a pantomime dame, in which he impersonated a woman, wearing dresses, wigs and padding. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Theatre Performers | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Pewtress & Co | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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