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Thread #87862 Message #1680948
Posted By: GUEST,Steve_Cooperator
28-Feb-06 - 07:31 AM
Thread Name: UK Music Hall act of 40's/50's
Subject: RE: UK Music Hall act of 40's/50's
Reference Grace, beuty and Banjos, Micheal Kilgarriff page 197
Morris & Cowley (fl1923-50s)
Dear Old Pals; The Life Of The Party; Top Gear Comedians
entry reads.....
"Harry (1895-1972) and Frank(d August 11th 1985) Birkenhead emreged from the family act in 1918 as thew Vesta Brothers, changing to Morriss & Cowley five years later. We are fortunate enough to possess a videotape on which the brothers sing a comic song, one also dancing and the other playting a ukulele. The comedy is simple buit strong, and as they march rapidly off-screen on the final bar we also want to shout 'Bravo!' "