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encourage; and suggested that, "The feelings of well-disposed and peaceful citizens are outraged by the so-called improvised songs or topical allusions of this very low comedian. Respectable people are held up to ridicule." The writer further suggested that if Vance should choose to tour
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took a similar approach. In this style, performers relied less on copying burlesque, and instead sought inspiration in their everyday experiences and the colourful characters of daily street life. Audiences loved to join in the chorus and
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as the earliest known use in the UK of the term "O.K." in its current sense; the chorus of Vance's song begins with the line "Walking in the zoo is the O.K. thing to do." It is also one of the first uses of the term
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act with his brother. His first solo appearance - not in blackface - was at the South London Palace in 1864. He quickly became popular singing
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