CHAPTER II

THE SONG AND SUPPER-ROOMS

The Song and Supper-Rooms — Evans's — Its Earlier History
; — ' Paddy ' Green — Skinner, the Waiter — His System of
Calculation — Favourites at. Evans's — Jack Sharp — His
Songs and Salary — Earnings of Artistes then^Sharp's
Sad End — Sloman, the Improvisatore — 'The Maid of
Judah ' — Amusing Anecdote — Sam Cowell — One-Eyed
Martin — Herr Joel — His Mythical Benefit — F. Jongh-
mann — The Coal Hole — John Rhodes — An Ideal Chair-
man — Sloman — Joe Wells — J. A. Cave — Ben Mills and His
Rheumatism — Billposting under DifSculties — Thackeray
and the Coal Hole — The Cyder Cellars — Original of the
' Back Kitchen ' — ^John Moody — Tom Penniket — Labern
— G. W.Ross— His Song 'Sam Hall '— Wm. Rhodes— Tom
Hudson and His Ditties — ' Jack Robinson ' — The Doctor
Johnson — Poynter, the Oyster Man — Bob Glindon — ^James
Bruton — Perrin — French and His Costume Recitals —
Harry Fox — ^Jenny Hill — Chairman Caulfield — The Albert
Club.
