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Charles Penrose, the music hall comedian behind The Laughing Policeman, performs Laughing Trombone on Mayfair 2066.AI summary
Mayfair 2066 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, a British vocalist and entertainer of the early 1920s, recorded "Land of Nod" with S. Coltham and "Pirate's Island" for His Master's Voice. Penrose was a popular recording artist of the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2366 Voice
Charles Penrose, the British comedian famous for 'The Laughing Policeman', on Zonophone performing comic songs 'A Night Out' and 'What Shall I Say to the Wife'.AI summary
Zonophone 1394 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the music hall comedian behind The Laughing Policeman, performs A Trip to Paris in two parts on Homochord H759.AI summary
Hom H759 Music Hall
Charles Penrose performing 'Adventures of 'Arry, Emmy & Joe' (Parts 1 & 2) on Columbia 4222, a mid-1920s British pressing. This is a comic character piece typical of Penrose's popular monologue repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 4222 Music Hall
Charles Penrose on Columbia 4223, recorded 'Adventures of 'Arry Emmy & Joe' parts 1 and 4, comic sketches with dialogue.AI summary
Columbia 4223 Comic
Charles Penrose on Columbia 4224, performing 'Adventures of 'Arry, Emmy & Joe' (part 6). Penrose (1863–1952) was a celebrated British character comedian and singer; this extended sketch is one of his character comedy routines.AI summary
Columbia 4224 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, a celebrated British comic baritone of the music-hall era, recorded 'Aladdin' in two parts for Imperial Records, a small British label active in the early 1900s.AI summary
Imperial 2353 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the British music-hall comedian famous for 'The Laughing Policeman', performing 'Army Laughs' and 'Village Laughsmith' on Columbia, catalogue 4691.AI summary
Columbia 4691 Comic
Charles Penrose, a popular British music-hall baritone of the early 1900s, recorded 'Courting Sarah Jane' and 'Jolly Old Jarge' for Zonophone 1364, an early catalogue number suggesting a pre-1920 acoustic recording.AI summary
Zonophone 1364 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the comedian best remembered for 'The Laughing Policeman', with 'Dismal Desmond' and 'Laugh and You'll Never Grow Old' on Duophone.AI summary
Duophone UB2008 Comic
Charles Penrose on Columbia 4225, recorded 'Doings of Dismal Desmond' parts 1 and 2, comic spoken word with sound effects.AI summary
Columbia 4225 Comic
Charles Penrose recorded 'Doings of Dismal Desmond' (part 4) for Columbia, catalogue 4300; Penrose was a British entertainer and comedian known for comic vocal novelties.AI summary
Columbia 4300 Comic
Charles Penrose, a popular British comic monologist, performed 'Doings of Dismal Desmond - Fairy Market' on Columbia 4584, a mid-1920s British pressing. Penrose's comic character pieces were popular and widely recorded.AI summary
Columbia 4584 Music Hall
Charles Penrose was a British comedian known for novelty and music-hall recordings. 'Dr Whackem's Academy' part 1 and 2 was recorded for Winner, a British label. Penrose's most famous recording was 'The Laughing Policeman', a novelty hit.AI summary
Winner 4345 Comic
Charles Penrose, of 'Laughing Policeman' fame, performing novelty Christmas material on Columbia; likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 5083 Comic
Charles Penrose, the celebrated British comedian known for his character voices and comic recordings, recorded 'Film Fun' and 'Pernickety Pete the Postman' for Decca F3115 in the late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
Decca F3115 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, a British baritone and comic performer, recorded 'Gay Deceiver' and 'Merry Vicar' for Scala 1639. Penrose was famous for comic and novelty songs; Scala was a small British label.AI summary
Scala 1639 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, British comic and novelty singer, recorded 'Giggling Curate' and 'Laughing Trombone' for Decca (F1578) in the 1930s-40s. Penrose was known for his humorous vocal effects and music hall comedy.AI summary
Decca F1578 Music Hall
Charles Penrose was a British comedian and recording artist famous for his novelty recordings, particularly 'The Laughing Policeman'. This Winner 3600 side records him performing children's material, typical of his comedy style. Penrose's recordings remain popular with collectors of British music-hall and comic novelty material.AI summary
Winner 3600 Comic
Aco G15242
Charles Penrose was a British comedian and music-hall singer of the Edwardian era, famous for novelty and comic songs; this Polyphon pressing of 'He'd a Funny Little Way with Him' and 'I Tried to Keep from Laughing' is from his variety repertoire.AI summary
Polyphon 24173 Music Hall
Charles Penrose, the British character comedian famous for his laughing songs, performing 'How the Family laughs' and 'The Mirthful Curate' on Winner. These are variations on Penrose's signature laughing-novelty routine.AI summary
Winner 3699 Comic
Charles Penrose on Kalliope 6173 with 'How We Laugh' and 'Seeing Each Other Home', British music-hall novelty recordings from the 1920s.AI summary
Kalliope 6173 Music Hall