Autographs of Bransby Williams

Bransby Williams (born Bransby William Pharez; 14 August 1870 – 3 December 1961) was a British actor, comedian and monologist. He became known as "The Irving of the music halls".
Born in Hackney, London, the son of William Meshech Pharez and Margaret Giles (née Booth), Bransby Williams began his working life as a tea taster in Mincing Lane before working in the design department of a wallpaper manufacturer. He appeared as an amateur actor before turning professional doing impersonations of Dan Leno, Gus Elen, Joe Elvin, Albert Chevalier and other music hall stars in working men's clubs. His first appearance in a music hall was at The London Music Hall in Shoreditch on 26 August 1896, during which he gave impersonations of the leading actors of that time, including Henry Irving in The Bells, Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali from the popular play Trilby, adapted from the 1894 George du Maurier novel of the same name.
In 1897, Williams first created a variety of characters, including many from the works of Dickens such as Mr Micawber, Uriah Heep, Bill Sikes and Fagin. In 1898, he appeared as Sydney Carton in The Noble Deed, based on A Tale of Two Cities at the Oxford Theatre. He performed in monologues, recitations and sketches, including the Lounger and The Green Eye of the Yellow God.
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Traded items with a signature of Bransby Williams

The most expensive item with a signature of Bransby Williams (Autographed Hand Drawn Picture - signed by Bransby Williams and others) was sold in April 2024 for £25.00 while the cheapest item (BRANSBY WILLIAMS (1870-1961) Vintage Actor/ Comedian Signed PIC) found a new owner for £0.98 in December 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2015 with an average selling price of £9.99 for an autographed item of Bransby Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2013 with £22.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was July 2020. In average, an autographed item from Bransby Williams is worth £4.97.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Bransby Williams were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Bransby Williams - 'The Irving of the Music Hall' - Original HS Autograph	£2.95
	Bransby Williams - 'The Irving of the Music Hall' - Original HS Autograph	£2.95
	BRANSBY WILLIAMS - BRITISH ACTOR - AUTOGRAPH - 1932	£21.99
	BRANSBY WILLIAMS - BRITISH ACTOR - AUTOGRAPH - 1932	£21.99
	BRANSBY WILLIAMS autograph 1938	£1.50
	BRANSBY WILLIAMS AUTOGRAPH Music Hall Stage Theatre Actor Dickens Barnaby Rudge	£8.52
	BRANSBY WILLIAMS AUTOGRAPH Music Hall Stage Theatre Actor Dickens Barnaby Rudge	£8.52
	Bransby Williams SIGNED Postcard RPPC Sydney Carton, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1905	£20.35
	Bransby Williams SIGNED Postcard RPPC Sydney Carton, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1905	£20.35
	Bransby Williams vintage signed postcard AFTAL#145	£10.50
	Bransby Williams vintage signed postcard AFTAL#145	£10.50
	Bransby Williams, Signed Postcard (ID:99471)	£4.56
	Bransby Williams, Signed Postcard (ID:99471)	£4.56
	Bransby WILLIAMS-" The Irving Of The Music Halls"-Comedy Actor-Signed Letter	£5.50
	Bransby WILLIAMS-" The Irving Of The Music Halls"-Comedy Actor-Signed Letter	£5.50