Harry Grattan (c. 1867 â€" 25 September 1951) was a British stage
actor, singer, dancer and writer best known for his performances in
musical comedies around 1900.Gratton started early as a child actor
(along with his sister, Emilie), playing in Rip Van Winkle (1875),
Slave Life (1875), Orson in 1876 (a show written for him and his
sister by their father, H. P. Grattan), Little Goody Two-Shoes (1876)
and Little Red Riding Hood; or, Harlequin Grandmama (1877). He played
Captain Corcoran in the "Children's Pinafore" in 1879â€"80 at the
Savoy Theatre (Emilie played Josephine). The Era wrote that, in the
role, he was "very successful indeed, and looked the character
completely."As an adult, Grattan appeared at various West End
theatres. For example, during the Christmas season of 1889, he
appeared at the Avenue Theatre in The Field of the Cloth of Gold. With
the advent of Edwardian musical comedy, Grattan became a star of such
musicals as Morocco Bound (1894), Go-Bang (1894), As in a Looking
Glass (1897) and Jim the Penman (1897). In the new century, he starred
in a succession of hit musicals, including: The Messenger Boy (1900),
The Toreador (1902), The Orchid (1904), The Spring Chicken (1905), The
New Aladdin (1906, also choreographed by Grattan), Venus (1906), Miss
Hook of Holland (1907), and More (1915; for which he was also the
lyricist).
actor, singer, dancer and writer best known for his performances in
musical comedies around 1900.Gratton started early as a child actor
(along with his sister, Emilie), playing in Rip Van Winkle (1875),
Slave Life (1875), Orson in 1876 (a show written for him and his
sister by their father, H. P. Grattan), Little Goody Two-Shoes (1876)
and Little Red Riding Hood; or, Harlequin Grandmama (1877). He played
Captain Corcoran in the "Children's Pinafore" in 1879â€"80 at the
Savoy Theatre (Emilie played Josephine). The Era wrote that, in the
role, he was "very successful indeed, and looked the character
completely."As an adult, Grattan appeared at various West End
theatres. For example, during the Christmas season of 1889, he
appeared at the Avenue Theatre in The Field of the Cloth of Gold. With
the advent of Edwardian musical comedy, Grattan became a star of such
musicals as Morocco Bound (1894), Go-Bang (1894), As in a Looking
Glass (1897) and Jim the Penman (1897). In the new century, he starred
in a succession of hit musicals, including: The Messenger Boy (1900),
The Toreador (1902), The Orchid (1904), The Spring Chicken (1905), The
New Aladdin (1906, also choreographed by Grattan), Venus (1906), Miss
Hook of Holland (1907), and More (1915; for which he was also the
lyricist).
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