Complex sentence: After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921; his early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters.
Split into simpler sentences: After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters.