Bransby Williams: The Irving of the ‘alls, and Interpreter of Dickens
August 14 was the birthday of British music hall star Bransby Williams (Bransby William Pharez, 1870-1961). As a youth, Williams worked for tea merchants in Mincing Lane, and for a wallpaper company in his native London. He broke into show business by doing his impressions of famous stars like Dan Leno, Gus Elen, and Albert […]