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Sam Torr | |
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 The Same Old Game, sheet music cover by J.B. Geoghegan (1878) | |
| Born | Samuel Joseph Torr 1849 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 1923 (aged 73-74) Nottingham |
| Occupation | music hall entertainer |
Samuel Joseph Torr (1849–1923) was an English music hall comedian who performed in a style known as lion comique.
He performed his best-known song, "On the Back of Daddy-O", dressed in a life-size dummy with a wicker work frame to create the illusion that he was riding on the dummy's back.[1] A popular entertainer, Torr appeared at all the major music hall venues around Britain including Wilton's Music Hall in London.[2]
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