Autographs of George Robey

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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Current items with a signature of George Robey

These are the most current items with a signature of George Robey that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	George Robey Hand Signed Photograph 3 x 2	£10.00

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.

Robey's music hall act matured in the first decade of the 1900s, and he undertook several foreign tours. He starred in the Royal Command Performance in 1912 and regularly entertained before aristocracy. He was an avid sportsman, playing cricket and football at a semi-professional level. During the First World War, in addition to his performances in revues, he raised money for many war charities and was appointed a CBE in 1919. From 1918, he created sketches based on his Prime Minister of Mirth character and used a costume he had designed in the 1890s as a basis for the character's attire. He made a successful transition from music hall to variety shows and starred in the revue Round in Fifty in 1922, which earned him still wider notice. With the exception of his performances in revue and pantomime, he appeared as his Prime Minister of Mirth character in all the other entertainment media including variety, music hall and radio. Read even more about George Robey at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of George Robey

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 (2) was September 2020 with an average selling price of £6.99 for an autographed item of George Robey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2014 with £79.77 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from George Robey is worth £5.50.

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

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	.Sir GEORGE ROBEY (1869-1954) Vintage Music Hall Comedian Signed scarce 6x8 pic	£3.85
	AUTOGRAPH GEORGE ROBEY (CHU CHIN CHOW) HAND SIGNED 4x3 B&W PHOTOGRAPH	£4.99
	George Robey Hand Signed Vintage Photograph 4 x 2.5	£10.00
	George ROBEY Music Hall Entertainer & Period Actor Original Hand Signed Display	£5.99
	GEORGE ROBEY-Music Hall Gt.-If You Were The Only Girl In The World-Signed Pic	£2.15
	GEORGE ROBEY-Music Hall Star-If You Were The Only Girl In The World-Signed Pic	£2.44
	George Robey-Music Hall Star-If You Were The Only Girl-etc-Signed Caricature	£5.50
	Hand Signed Photo Comedian George Robey	£7.99
	Hand Signed Photo George Robey Comedian	£6.99
	MUSIC HALL - GEORGE ROBEY signed album page `Clown Prince of Mirth`	£0.99
	Music Hall/Variety GEORGE ROBEY `The Prime Minister of Mirth` signed picture 4x2	£6.00
	Sir George Robey CBE (Comedian - Actor) Signed Card	£5.00
	Sir George Robey CBE (English Comedian - Actor) Signed Card	£6.50
	Sir George Robey CBE (English Comedian) Signed Card	£2.50
	Sir George Robey CBE (If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)) Signed PR Card	£2.70