Sam Torr

Sam Torr
The Same Old Game, sheet music cover by J.B. Geoghegan (1878)
Born
Samuel Joseph Torr

1849
Nottingham, England
Died1923 (aged 73–74)
Nottingham, England
Occupationmusic hall entertainer

Samuel Joseph Torr (1849–1923) was an English music hall comedian who performed in a style known as lion comique.

He performed his best-known song, "On the Back of Daddy-O", dressed in a life-size dummy with a wicker work frame to create the illusion that he was riding piggyback on the dummy. A popular entertainer, Torr appeared at all the major music hall venues around Britain including Wilton's Music Hall in London.

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