Pernille Rudlin is giving a talk to the British Music Hall Society on July 22nd 7pm – 9pm, at the Water Rats, London. Open to non-members.
Tamamoto Chiyokichi, was a rope walker, who left Japan at the age of 10. He claimed to have fought in the Zulu war, and then settled in Britain, married a British woman with whom he performed in music halls and circuses, and was apparently a founder member of the Variety Artistes Federation.
(Above photo from Robert L Sayers collection – Chiyokichi is probably on the left)
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