Tramp Gallery

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn (June 19, 1877 August 30, 1961) billed here as The Tramp Comedian, Vocalist, Reciter and Story Merchant'. The text refers to The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1890). With Two Lovely Black Eyes (1886). This song made Coburn a huge music hall star, but by 1926, the date of this card, the vogue for the 74 year old had waned and he was trying to boost his popularity by walking long distances between appearances. The card boasts of walks totalling 3000 miles, including London to John O Groats. Caricature drawn by Thomas Downey. Printers, Willsons Leicester. Date: 1950

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Flyer for The Boy Tramp or The Manias Mother - Myra Wayne

Reverse of Flyer for The Boy Tramp or The Manias Mother by Myra Wayne, at Kelly's, Front Street, Theatre. The cast includes Augustin Neuville who is mentioned for being a fine comedian and actor and gives imitations almost as clever as Nat Goodwin. Mme Neuville, played by Augustin's mother, is compared to the great Lucille Western. This comedy play seems to have been much appreciated, as at the close of every performance the audience insisted upon raising the curtain for both Madame and her son. Date: circa 1900s

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Old man pulling prams, Balham, SW London

An old man pulling along a series of prams joined together, on a road in Balham, SW London. Each of the first two prams contains a large leather armchair, and the third one contains a wooden crate. Date: circa 1960s

© The Paul Kaye Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

1960s, 60s, Age, Armchair, Balham, Bay, Bone, Bones, Building, Buildings, Chest, Crate, Furniture, Heavy, Historical, History, House, Houses, Joined, Junk, Large, Leather, London, Man, Men, Old, Pram, Prams, Pulling, Rag, Rags, Road, Sixties, Street, Sw, Tea, Terrace, Terraced, Tramp, Tramps, Transport, Vagrant, Vagrants, Window, Windows, Wooden