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Ella Shields: 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' (1916)

Ella Shields was a male impersonator - a woman dressed as a man: usually she appeared in smart evening dress, but for this, her most famous song, she appeared as a poverty-stricken would-be man-about-town. The song was written by her husband, William Hargreaves, in 1915, as a parody of the 1900 song 'Burlington Bertie'. It was recorded in August 1916. An explanation of some of the people and places mentioned: •The Burlington Arcade runs north from Piccadilly and is full of expensive shops selling luxury goods. •Bow was a particularly poor area of east London. •The Strand runs east from Trafalgar Square. '•Smith' refers to the Earl of Birkenhead. •Lord Rosebery was a politician who had earlier been Prime Minister. •'Lord Hurlington' appears to be a made-up name for the rhyme. •The reference to The Burlington is to the gentlemen's Fine Arts Club in Savile Row. •Tom Lipton was a rich self-made man, purveyor of Lipton's Teas. •Sandown Park is a racecourse. •Sir Jon Cunliffe was Deputy Governer of the Bank of England. •Lord Derby (the Earl of Derby) was a soldier and politician. •'My man' means a valet (personal servant). Imaginary, of course. •The then Prince of Wales became Edward VIII (briefly): his brother became George VI. •Lady Diana Cooper (née Manners) was a socialite and actress.