Marriott Edgar Quotes

Marriott Edgar , born George Marriott Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a poet, scriptwriter and comedian, best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the 'Albert' series. In total he wrote sixteen monologues for Stanley Holloway, whilst Holloway himself wrote only five. Wikipedia

✵ 1880 – 1951

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Famous Marriott Edgar Quotes

“At that Mother got proper blazing,
"And thank you, sir, kindly," said she.
"What, waste all our lives raising children
To feed ruddy Lions? Not me!"”

Marriott Edgar

"Albert and the Lion", line 69.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“So with 'is 'ead down in a corner,
On 'is front paws 'e started to walk,
And 'e coughed and 'e sneezed and 'e gargled,
Till Albert shot out like a cork.

Old Wallace felt better direc'ly,
And 'is figure once more became lean,
But the only difference with Albert
Was 'is face and 'is 'ands were quite clean.”

Marriott Edgar

"The Return of Albert", line 21.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“Now Albert had heard about lions,
How they was ferocious and wild;
And to see Wallace lying so peaceful,
Just didn't seem right to the child.

So straightway the brave little feller,
Not showing a morsel of fear,
Took his stick with the 'orses 'ead 'andle,
And shoved it in Wallace's ear.”

Marriott Edgar

"The Lion and Albert", line 21.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool,
That's noted for fresh air and fun.”

Marriott Edgar

"The Lion and Albert", line 1.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“Then Pa, who had seen the occurrence,
And didn't know what to do next,
Said "Mother! Yon Lion's 'et Albert,"
And Mother said "Well, I am vexed!"”

Marriott Edgar

"The Lion and Albert", line 33.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“They didn't think much to the Ocean,
The waves, they was fiddlin' and small,
There was no wrecks and nobody drownded,
Fact, nothing to laugh at at all.”

Marriott Edgar

"The Lion and Albert", line 9.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

Marriott Edgar Quotes

“Y' not charging tuppence for that little lad?"
Said Mother, her eyes flashing wild.
"Per tuppence per person per trip," answered Ted,
"Per woman, per man, or per child.”

Marriott Edgar

"Runcorn Ferry", line 21.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

Personality

“Noah said "Nay; I'll make thee an offer,
The same as I did t'other day.
A penny a foot and a free ride.
Now, come on, lad, what does tha say?"

"Three ha'pence a foot," came the answer.
So Noah 'is sail 'ad to hoist,
And sailed off again in a dudgeon,
While Sam stood determined, but moist.”

Marriott Edgar

"Three Ha'pence a Foot", line 61.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“A grand little lad was young Albert,
All dressed in his best; quite a swell.
With a stick with an 'orse's 'ead 'andle,
The finest that Woolworth's could sell.”

Marriott Edgar

"The Lion and Albert", line 5.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“Then giving young Albert a shilling,
He said "Pop off back to the Zoo.
'Ere's your stick with the 'orses's 'ead 'andle,
Go and see what the Tigers can do!"”

Marriott Edgar

"The Return of Albert", line 73.
Albert, 'Arold and Others (1938)

“Sam, Sam, pick oop tha musket.”

Marriott Edgar

"Sam Small", lines 17, 25, 33, 45 and 47
"Sam Small" was one of Stanley Holloway's compositions. The full text is at monologues.co.uk https://monologues.co.uk/search/search.pl?Terms=sam+small&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
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