Tuesday 8 September 2009

The Nesbit Brothers, music hall entertainers


The Nesbit Brothers earned a modest living on the British music hall circuit at the beginning of the twentieth century. As this picture suggests their act involved pulling faces in a broken mirror and laughing at the results.

Their act ended in 1914 amid widespread audience indifference after the mirror they had used in their act was broken backstage. Shortly afterwards, the First World War began. To this day, music hall historians remain convinced that the two events were completely unrelated.

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