This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Marriott Edgar (5 October 1880 – 5 May 1951), born George Marriott Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a British poet, scriptwriter and comedian, [1] best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the Albert series. In total he wrote sixteen monologues for Holloway, whilst Holloway himself wrote only five. Opened to the public on 14 May 1894, who were charged sixpence for admission, the tower has since become one of the greatest and most distinctive seaside buildings in Britain.

From the 1920’s through the 1950’s, one of the most popular English entertainers was Stanley Holloway, who carved out a niche for himself reciting comical poetic monologues in a northern working class accent, one of the last hurrahs of the old ‘Vaudeville’ music hall tradition. He went on to star in films and television on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as on the stage. Most of his famous monologues were written for him by the poet Marriott Edgar, who had worked with Holloway in a 1920’s stage revue called The Co-Optimists. By the 1960’s, few British households with one of those new-fangled record players did not have an LP of Stanley Holloway monologues. In 1892, the 667 ton Sirene smashed into the North Pier during a hurricane. Fortunately the 11 crew members all managed to jump onto the remaining structure safely. The monologues were designed to be spoken rhythmically with piano accompaniment, which in many cases was also composed by Edgar. [12] The texts were published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. during the 1930s in three collections. All were illustrated by John Hassall, many of whose lively images also became classics. Edgar's compositions were Craftsmen from Nice were enrolled to make papier-mâché heads and figures including mounted policemen. Richard and Jane married in March 1875, with Richard being unaware that he had fathered an illegitimate namesake son, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace, with widowed actress Mrs Mary Jane "Polly" Richards, after a brief sexual encounter. Polly, having invented an obligation in London to hide her pregnancy, gave birth in secret on 1 April 1875, almost a month after Richard and Jenny married. This son became the famous journalist, novelist, playwright and screenplay writer, Edgar Wallace. [2]It was the second of fourteen piers designed by Eugenius Birch, and is the oldest remaining example of his work. The 500 metre long structure has been continually extended and developed through its lifetime. Theatres, shops and arcades have all been added as well as a landing jetty from which the pleasure steamers, Queen of the Bay and Clifton made excursions to the Lake District, Isle of Man, Llandudno, Southport and Liverpool.

Find sources: "Marriott Edgar"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) In 1991, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a series of eight programmes entitled Marriott's Monologues, with a different monologist in each programme performing Marriott's monologues with piano accompaniment and discussing the monologues. [16] The monologists included Dame Thora Hird, Betty Driver, Les Dawson, Roy Hudd, Kenneth Waller, Peter Goodwright, Bernie Clifton and Roy Castle. The tower suffered severely with corrosion in its first thirty years and discussions began about demolishing it. Thankfully, a programme of rebuilding was agreed upon, with all the steelwork replaced between 1921 and 1924. Unfortunately, crowds of hooligans ruined the proceedings in 1924 and with the re-emergence of the illuminations the following year the carnival was never repeated.Left: Advertisement for the Palace Theatre performances. A photograph and text about Charlie Cairoli. Out of season, Cairoli performed on stage in variety shows and pantomimes and enjoyed a successful TV and film career on both sides of the Atlantic. He even had his own children’s TV show called Right Charlie!, which secured his status as Britain’s best known clown. Richard and Jenny Taylor's children were Alice Marriott Edgar (b. 1876, London), twins Richard and Jennifer Marriott Edgar (b. 1878, London), after whose births the family moved to Scotland, where George was born on 5 October 1880, [4] then returning to London, where Joseph Marriott Edgar was born in 1884 and Adeline Alice Edgar in 1886.

At the base of the tower is the multi-level entertainment complex, which includes the Tower Circus and Ballroom, both of which were designed by revered theatre architect Frank Matcham, and which attract around 650,000 visitors every year. The Lion and Albert and The Return of Albert have been translated into German under the titles Der Löwe und Albert and Albert kommt wieder, na klar! respectively. The Lion and Albert has been performed as a two-part song of eighteen verses to an Irish folk tune by Kathy Hampson's Free Elastic Band. Holloway became a huge star of stage and screen in a career spanning 70 years. He is fondly remembered as a mainstay of the ‘Ealing’ comedies, and notably as Alfred P Doolittle in the screen version of My Fair Lady.The festivities included processions, dances and fancy dress competitions. With decorated floats constructed by the Tramways Department forming part of the hue parade.