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Dan Leno in the 1880s. George Wild Galvin (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904), better known by the stage name Dan Leno, was a leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during the late Victorian era.
One hundred years ago, on the last day of October, 1904, a tiny genius called Dan Leno died. The Daily Mirror devoted its entire front page to the news; the funeral brought thousands of Londoners into the streets.
Feb 17, 2020 · The amazing life and tragic demise of music hall legend Dan Leno is being celebrated in the unmissable new production, Naturally Insane! The Life of Dan Leno, which will have its West End premiere at the Criterion Theatre on Monday 27th April 2020.
Dec 7, 2023 · Daniel Parker | December 7, 2023. Dan Leno (1860–1904) was an inventive British music hall comedian from the late 1880s who had a knack for recognising an opportunity. He had his finger on the pulse to what was, or could be, a popular form of entertainment to target long before his competitors caught on.
May 28, 2010 · A year later, in September 1901, he was back on the cricket field (at Stamford Bridge) for Warwick’s Dan Leno’s Day Out, paired with Dan Leno, Musical Director, where he mock-conducted the Metropolitan Police Band in ‘A Little Bit Off the Top’.
Feb 18, 2020 · The amazing life and tragic demise of music hall legend Dan Leno is being celebrated in an unmissable production making its West End debut in April. Naturally Insane! The Life of Dan Leno...
Dec 28, 2015 · Leno began to behave in an erratic and furious manner by 1902, and he suffered a mental breakdown in early 1903. He was committed to a mental asylum, but was discharged later that year. After one more show, his health declined, and he died aged 43. Biography. Family background and early life. Leno was born in St Pancras, London.
