J. B. Geoghegan

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J. B. Geoghegan was born on 13 April 1815 in Barton upon Irwell in the north-west of England.^[4] His parents were James Geoghegan, a fustian cutter from Dublin, and Mary Ann from nearby Manchester. Joseph was intended to take up his father's trade but left home to pursue his talent for singing and songwriting, particularly about current events.^[5] In 1833 Geoghegan married Elizabeth Hopwood, a vocalist, and together they had nine children. While still married to Elizabeth, he started a second family with Mary Birchall c. 1850 and she was to give birth to eleven children. Geoghegan maintained both families until Elizabeth's death in 1871 after which he married Mary.

Geoghegan's career in entertainment began as a singer and songwriter. By 1843 he was called an "eminent vocalist" of the local Polytechnic Tavern and the following year advertisements for the Star Inn Concert Room in Bolton said he "rendered himself a decided favourite in Bolton by the talent he has displayed in his medleys, parodies and comic songs".^[6] While his success eventually led to his managing and owning venues, he continued to write songs. With the rise of music hall, his songs were performed by prominent artistes of the 1860s, '70s and '80s such as Sam Torr, Harry Liston, George Leybourne and J. W. Rowley. While Geoghegan is not known to have travelled to the USA, his songs were performed there, including by well known vaudeville performers like Tony Pastor.^[7]

He spent periods with different companies at different locations in Britain including: at the Star Hotel in Liverpool in 1847–1858; possibly in Glasgow in 1859–60; in Sheffield in 1860–64; returning to Bolton from the late 1860s to the 1870s; and ending his life as the owner and manager of the Gaiety Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. This last was taken over by his daughter Ellen after both Geoghegan and his wife Mary died within six months of each other in 1889. His "most impressive" funeral attracted tributes from the "great and the good" from the theatre profession in Manchester, Liverpool and Stoke.^[8]

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