Alfred Lester

Alfred Leslie Lester (25 October 1874 – 6 May 1925) was an English actor and comedian. Born into a theatrical family, he learnt his craft touring in melodramas, as a young man, but made his reputation as a comedian in musical comedy, music hall and, later, revue.
Lester's gloomy stage persona was seen to its quintessential comic effect in the long-running musical The Arcadians (1909) in which he delivered optimistic lyrics in a lugubrious manner. Among his other hit shows were The New Aladdin (1906), Havana (1908) and The Bing Boys Are Here (1916). His co-stars included George Grossmith Jr., Phyllis Dare, George Robey and Violet Loraine.
Ill health brought Lester's career to a premature close, and he died of pneumonia at the age of fifty.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played his track, 'Ours Is A Nice 'ouse Ours Is', as one of the songs for the Peelenium 1921. No other tracks seemed to have been played by the DJ according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Shows Played==
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*01 July 1999: Ours Is A Nice 'ouse Ours Is (Peelenium 1921)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists