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Slide set: The clown cricketers (recitation: Walter Tyler, 12 slides, n.d.)

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Slide 1

Jones, Robinson, and Brown, / Three men of some renown, / Had lived a pleasant life in Camberwell,

Slide 2**

And while they sat and thought, / Their trouble on them wrought, / Till Robinson he gave a cheerful cry,

Slide 3**

Their friends they quickly sought, / Their scheme before them brought, / And glad they were to join them in the fun,

Slide 4**

So next they interview, / Old Iky Mo, the Jew, / And very soon he's able to produce,

Slide 5

And next in dulcet tones, / Brown, Robinson, and Jones, / Determined very soon to have a catch,

Slide 6

They saw it at a glance, / And eager for the chance, / To win a game, they fixed it with delight;

Slide 7

Said Brown, I'll let them see / What bowling ought to be, / As he seized the ball and swung it round his head;

Slide 8**

If this went on 'twas plain, / All the players would be slain, / So to it they resolved to put an end;

Slide 9

When Robinson he came, / To their rescue in the game, / All said that he did wonders for a clown;

Slide 10**

At last by trying hard, / And having no regard / To what dire consequences might befall,

Slide 11

At last the clowns go in, / And soon the game they win, / For centuries are easy after all,

Slide 12**

That night they met in state, / Their success to celebrate, / And a very merry company they made;

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Walter Tyler, England

Other related organisation

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 672)

Main type of image

drawing / painting / print

Main usage of set

recitation

Date of first manufacture

unknown

Reading or song

Frank Freeland, ‘The clown cricketers’ in Readings for lantern slides 9

Notes

The slide titles are taken from the text of the reading (the first three lines of a 12-line verse stanza accompanying each slide); the slides themselves carry no titles.

Collections

6 slides known to exist in private collection

12 slides known to exist in private collection

Subject keywords

comedy / humour
sport – cricket

Lucerna ID 3006189

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 28 May 2023

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Slide set: The clown cricketers (recitation: Walter Tyler, 12 slides, n.d.)