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Will Evans, The Musical Eccentric (1899)
 

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35mm, black and white, silent, 67 feet
 
Production CompanyWarwick Trading Company

Cast: Will Evans

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Mr Evans performs impressive acrobatics with a chair.

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Will Evans, the well-known music hall performer, tumbles on to the stage, does a series of tumbling tricks with a chair, plays a mandolin, and finally bows.

Will Evans was a comic performer in the circus and pantomime tradition (eccentric in this case meaning acrobatic) he also sang, danced and played. Several of his sound recordings survive. He was also a writer. He co-wrote the farce 'Tons of Money', which was later filmed in 1924 starring Leslie Henson. His father, Fred Evans was a celebrated pantomime performer and Will's nephew, another Fred was the comedian best known for his film character "Pimple".

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Film and Music Hall