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32:(1857 – 18 August 1943) was an English actor, dancer, singer and choreographer. The son of a dancer, his first theatre work was with a dance company. He was engaged to arrange dances for London productions and was later cast as a comic actor in musical theatre. He was associated for over two decades with the
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wrote, "Mr Willie Warde's few, almost surreptitious, steps made
Tantalus of us all. Mr Willie Warde without a dance is like a hired Christmas cake that is to be looked at, not eaten", Among other shows in which Warde appeared for different managements were
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The term "choreographer" was not generally used at the time of Warde's career. Theatre programmes usually read, "The dances arranged by ...". Shows for which Warde arranged the dances included the burlesques
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in south London. Warde's older siblings were John and Emma, both of whom were also dancers. Warde followed his father's profession, and joined a dance troupe led by his brother-in-law
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in 1925. Hicks called Warde "One of the greatest artists I have ever met in my life. ... His pantomime was of the simplest but perfection." In retirement, he took part in a
73:, Norfolk, in the east of England, the second son and third child of William Warde (died 1859), a professional dancer, actor and author and director of the Winchester
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and Tom Squire. For the next twenty years, Warde maintained a dual career as choreographer and actor, as the
Victorian musical theatre evolved from burlesque into
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Edwardes's hit musical productions for more than twenty years thereafter, both as actor and choreographer. At the
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Christmas season of 1889, Warde appeared at the
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