Illustrated With a Foreward by Charles B CochranSigned and dedicated on the ffep by Graves.George Windsor Graves (1876 – 1949) was an English comic actor. Although he could neither sing nor dance, he became a leading comedian in musical comedies, adapting the French and Viennese opéra-bouffe style of light comic relief into a broader comedy popular with English audiences of the period. In addition to musical comedy, operettas and revues, Graves specialised in pantomime and music hall. Later in his career, he was a frequent broadcaster and made several films, always in comic roles.No dust wrapper. Edges and, to a lesser degree, pages foxed. Spine rubbed, and a little faded, with small tears top and tail.