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Marriott Edgar
October 5th, 1880 - May 5th, 1951
Poetry Listing
Please Note: This list is not comprehensive, but is an ongoing work of the love of poetry.
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| | Poem Title | First Lines | Period | # Lines | # Reads | | 1: | Albert And His Savings | One day, little Albert Ramsbottom | | | 1357 | | 2: | Albert And The 'Eadsman | On young Albert Ramsbottom's birthday | | | 1329 | | 3: | Albert Down Under | Albert were what you'd call "thwarted". | | | 1284 | | 4: | Albert's Return | You've 'eard 'ow young Albert Ramsbottom | | | 1257 | | 5: | Asparagus | Mr. Ramsbottom went to the races, | | | 1302 | | 6: | Balbus | I'll tell you the story of Balbus, | | | 1047 | | 7: | Canute The Great | I'll tell of Canute, King of England, | | | 1013 | | 8: | George And The Dragon | I'll tell you the tale of an old country pub | | | 1190 | | 9: | Goalkeeper Joe | Joe Dunn were a bobby for football | | | 1304 | | 10: | Gunner Joe | I'll tell you a seafaring story, | | | 1229 | | 11: | Henry The Seventh | Henry the Seventh of England | | | 1220 | | 12: | Joe Ramsbottom | Joe Ramshottom rented a bit of a farm | | | 1220 | | 13: | Jonah And The Grampus | I'll tell you the story of Jonah, | | | 1254 | | 14: | Little Aggie | When Joe Dove took his elephants out on the road | | | 1232 | | 15: | Marksman Sam | When Sam Small joined the regiment, | | | 1196 | | 16: | Old Sam's Christmas Pudding | It was Christmas Day in the trenches | | 72 | 1024 | | 17: | Queen Matilda | Henry the first, surnamed " Beauclare," | | | 1095 | | 18: | Richard Coeur de Lion | Richard the First, Coeur de Lion, | | | 1168 | | 19: | Sam Goes To It | Sam Small had retired from the Army, | | | 1160 | | 20: | Sam's Christmas Pudding | It was Christmas Day in the trenches | | | 1151 | | 21: | Sam's Racehorse | When Sam Small retired from the Army | | | 1084 | | 22: | The 'Ole In The Ark | One evening at dusk as Noah stood on his Ark, | | | 1007 | | 23: | The Battle Of Hastings | I'll tell of the Battle of Hastings, | | | 1048 | | 24: | The Burghers Of Calais | It were after the Battle of Crecy, | | | 940 | | 25: | The Channel Swimmer | Would you hear a wild tale of adventure | | | 929 | | 26: | The Fair Rosamond | You've heard of King Henry II | | | 968 | | 27: | The Jubilee Sov'reign | On Jubilee Day the Ramsbottoms | | | 960 | | 28: | The Lion And Albert | There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool, | | | 1059 | | 29: | The Magna Charter | I'll tell of the Magna Charter | | | 1335 | | 30: | The Recumbent Posture | The day after Christmas, young Albert | | | 1229 | | 31: | The Return Of Albert | You've 'eard 'ow young Albert Ramsbottom, | | | 1281 | | 32: | The Runcorn Ferry | On the banks of the Mersey, o'er on Cheshire side, | | | 1230 | | 33: | Three Ha'pence A Foot | I'll tell you an old-fashioned story | | | 1272 | | 34: | Up'ards | Twere getting dusk, one winter's night, | | | 1227 | | 35: | William Rufus | The reign of King William the Second | | | 1229 |
About:
Marriott Edgar, (October 5th, 1880 - May 5th, 1951), born George Marriot Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a poet, scriptwriter and comedian best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the 'Albert' series. In total he wrote 16 Stanley Holloway monologues, whilst Holloway himself wrote only 5.
His parents were Jennifer nee Taylor, a native of Dundee, and Richard Horatio Edgar, only son of Alice Marriott, (Mrs. Robert Edgar), proprietor of the Marriott family theatre troupe; Richard had two sisters, Grace, and Adeline Marriott. All took their stepfather's surname, Edgar.
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