Knowra Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway (1890–1982) was an English actor, comedian, and singer celebrated for character performances and comic monologues, especially “The Lion and Albert.”
The Lion and Albert : A comic monologue by Marriott Edgar about a boy eaten by a lion at Blackpool Zoo. Holloway’s recording made this comic tale his signature monologue.
Marriott Edgar : An English comedy writer and performer known for humorous monologues in Lancashire dialect. His verses supplied several of Holloway’s most familiar comic recordings.
Music hall : A British form of popular entertainment combining songs, comedy, specialty acts, and variety bills. Holloway’s early performance career developed in this popular theatrical tradition.
British comedy : Comedy produced in Britain across performance, literature, film, television, and other media. Holloway’s dialect monologues became a recognizable strand of British popular comedy.
Albert and the Lion : A 1932 comic monologue by Marriott Edgar, also known as “The Lion and Albert.” This is the performance title commonly associated with Holloway’s recording.
Noël Coward : An English playwright, composer, actor, and singer known for sophisticated comedies and songs. Coward wrote Brief Encounter, in which Holloway played Albert Godby.
Concert party : A touring entertainment troupe presenting songs, comedy, and variety acts, often at seaside resorts. Holloway performed in concert parties before becoming a prominent recording and screen performer.
Comic monologue : A humorous spoken performance delivered by one performer, often through a character or narrative voice. His recordings brought character-based comic verse to a mass audience.
My Word, You Do Look Queer : A comic monologue by Marriott Edgar in which a seaside encounter leads to a mistaken identity. It is another of Holloway’s recordings of Edgar’s comic verse.
George Bernard Shaw : An Irish playwright and critic whose plays include Pygmalion and Saint Joan. Shaw created Alfred Doolittle, the role Holloway played in My Fair Lady.
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