Complex sentence: In an obituary on 9 May 1901, the "Daily Telegraph" called MacDermott the last "lion comique", artists whose stage appearance resplendent in evening dress contrasted with the cloth cap image of most of their music hall contemporaries.
Split into simpler sentences: In an obituary on 9 May 1901, the Daily Telegraph called MacDermott the last Lion Comique. These were artists who came on stage resplendent in evening dress, as contrasted with the cloth cap image of most of his music hall contemporaries.