Bernhard Henry "Benno" Singer (28 February 1875 – 17 May 1934) was a Hungarian-born British entertainment administrator. He was born in

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, and settled in

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from the age of eleven. He was married twice, first to Evelyn Mary Davis, and later to Mella Marie Schmidt. Singer was responsible for the entertainment at the

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, Norway. He was a central person in the entertainment industry in Kristiania from 1914. He established and managed the revue stage Theatre Moderne in Kristiania from 1914 to 1925. The first revue staged on Theatre Moderne was ''Futt'' from 1915, which is remembered for

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's breakthrough as comedian. Singer also established and managed the

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from 1918 to 1921. He died in

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in 1934.

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1875 births 1934 deaths Hungarian emigrants to the United Kingdom Entertainers from London English expatriates in Norway Impresarios {{UK-bio-stub