Alfred Concanen
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Alfred Concanen was, for over twenty-five years, one of the leading lithographers of the Victorian era, best remembered for his illustrated sheet music covers for songs made popular by famous music ha
Concanen's 1867 design for Champagne Charlie, sung by George Leybourne
Poster for Cox and Box (1869)
Cover for 'Arry (1882) - sung by Jenny Hill
Cover for I Like A Little Toddle Down Regent Street (1882) - sung by G. H. MacDermott
George Leybourne
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George Leybourne was a singer and Lion comique style entertainer in British music halls during the 19th century who, for much of his career, was known by the title of one of his songs, "Champagne Char
Alfred Concanen
…twenty-six years later. The 1860s were the peak of British music hall tradition and gave rise to the lion comique – such song and 'patter' performers as George Leybourne ('Champagne Charlie'), Alfred Vance – billed as 'The Great Vance', and G. H. MacDermott were hugely popular, and Concanen captured both their acts and…
Lounging in the Aq (Royal Aquarium), sheet music cover by Alfred Concanen (1880)
Grave of George Leybourne, Albert Chevalier, and other family members in Abney Park Cemetery