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"The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of a poem by William Blake, published in two parts in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
He became a chimney sweep (in some accounts he was sold when young to a chimney sweep for a guinea). In later life he became a notorious thief. In 1707 he was arrested along with Stephen Bunce and Dick Low for a burglary committed at the house of Captain Guyon, near Stepney. [2] All three were convicted and hanged at Tyburn on 17 December 1707 ...
"Sam Hall" (Roud 369) is an English folk song about an unrepentant criminal condemned to death for robbing the rich to feed the poor. Prior to the mid-19th century it was called "Jack Hall", after Jack Hall, a thief who was hanged at Tyburn in 1707.
Many accounts from the second half of the 18th century describe chimney sweeps dressing up in costumes for May Day, including in wigs, crowns, and coats. Some cross-dressed in women's clothing, and many either blackened or whitened their faces. [10] These chimney sweeps created music by banging together their brushes and shovels. [10]
Song: Vile Victorians: "Victorian Inventions" (music hall pastiche). Performed by Ben Willbond and Alice Lowe. Sketches: Measly Middle Ages: A marauding knight can't get into a lord's castle, so attacks the lord's serfs instead. Imagine spot: Peasant Joan of Arc is confused when an angel announces she's destined for great things.
Human bones found inside the chimney of a Wisconsin music store in 1989 have been identified as those of a man whose last known contact with relatives was in 1970, authorities said. The DNA Doe ...
He originated and popularised many songs, sketches and monologues in his music hall acts and made both sound [2] and visual [3] recordings of some of his work shortly before he died. Although brief, Leno's recording period (1901–1903) produced around thirty recordings on one-sided shellac discs using the early acoustic recording process. [ 2 ]
Inside, ornate frames, fireplaces, and arched ceilings all bathe in the warm glow of crystal chandeliers; outside, lanterns, candles, and string lights illuminate the welcoming patio.