Who Do You Think I Am?

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Echoes of the music hall from 1917: A magician who died in poverty...and a mystery 'Mikado' signature.

Echoes of the music hall from 1917: A magician who died in poverty...and a mystery 'Mikado' signature.

Another page from my WW1 Autograph Book.

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Emma Clarke
Apr 01, 2025
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Echoes of the music hall from 1917: A magician who died in poverty...and a mystery 'Mikado' signature.
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Here’s another page from my 1917 autograph book bearing the signature of two music hall acts: Carlton, the comedy magician, and a line of mysterious Chinese writing that I think is linked to a performance of The Mikado.

Who were these performers, and what stories did they leave behind?

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