Spaw, It's what I love about the 'Cat too.
This single soul has been putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle. For over 10 years I've been trying to find pieces that fit. It all began with "Billy Barlow" -- all of them. Hundreds there were. I finally wrote it all up and although people keep finding more of him for me -- and I'm very grateful -- I'm satisfied that I have a pretty good picture of him/them.
I've learned a lot about 19th century performers in the meantime and one of them caught my attention. Now I'm getting together a picture of him.
Historical inaccuracy is what started me off, actually.
Fun.
Cheers, Joy