Sir George Edward Wade, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954), known professionally as George Robey, was an English comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, who became known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a comedian, he mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdity. Apart from his music hall acts, he was a popular Christmas pantomime performer in the English provinces, where he excelled in the dame roles. He scored notable successes in musical revues during and after the First World War, particularly with the song "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)", which he performed with Violet Loraine in the revue The Bing Boys Are Here (1916). One of his best-known original characters in his six-decade long career was the Prime Minister of Mirth. More about George Robey
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Born in London, Robey came from a middle-class family. After schooling in England and Germany, and a series of office jobs, he made his debut on the London stage, at the age of 21, as the straight man to a comic hypnotist. Robey soon developed his own act and appeared at the Oxford Music Hall in 1890, where he earned favourable notices singing "The Simple Pimple" and "He'll Get It Where He's Gone to Now". In 1892, he appeared in his first pantomime, Whittington Up-to-date in Brighton, which brought him to a wider audience. More provincial engagements followed in Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool, and he became a mainstay of the popular Christmas pantomime scene.In total, we tracked 152 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of George Robey (WILLIAM HARTNELL /GEORGE ROBEY SIGNED PAGE) was sold in March 2014 for £79.77 while the cheapest item (George Robey self drawn and signed caricature ) found a new owner for £0.99 in March 2021. The month with the most items sold (6) was August 2020 with an average selling price of £15.00 for an autographed item of George Robey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2017 with £55.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2021. In average, an autographed item from George Robey is worth £5.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of George Robey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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1st Edition 1933 George Robey Looking Back On Life Signed & Illustrated | £38.00 | ||
George Robey - Comedian - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £3.95 | ||
GEORGE ROBEY - MUSIC HALL PERFORMER - AUTOGRAPH & DRAWING | £29.99 | ||
george robey autograph | £4.99 | ||
GEORGE ROBEY autograph vintage | £1.29 | ||
GEORGE ROBEY photo with signature | £2.10 | ||
GEORGE ROBEY photo with signature | £3.99 | ||
George Robey Signed Sketch - Music Hall Comedian | £15.00 | ||
LOOKING BACK ON LIFE - George ROBEY - signed illustrated 1933 1st edition | £14.99 | ||
Vintage Actor George Robey Signed 4 Photograph | £1.99 |