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In 1895 Pélissier was a member of the 'Baddeley Troupe', a group of amateur entertainers who performed at charity events around south London. They went professional under
Sherrington Chinn and Pélissier bought the rights to the troupe from Chinn, and, renamed them as The Follies. This was the first
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The funniest man in London: the life and times of H.G. Pélissier (1874-1913): forgotten satirist and composer, founder of "The follies"
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The funniest man in London: the life and times of H.G. Pélissier (1874-1913): forgotten satirist and composer, founder of "The follies"
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The funniest man in London: the life and times of H.G. Pélissier (1874-1913): forgotten satirist and composer, founder of "The follies"
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in London, where he produced a five-minute 'potted-play' called 'Baffles: a Peter-Pan-tomine', based on '
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