Auguste Charles Joseph Onesime Chevalier (28 September 1862 – 24 February 1940),''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995'' known as Charles Ingle, was an English

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. Ingle was the brother and manager of performer

Albert Chevalier Albert Chevalier (often listed as Albert Onésime Britannicus Gwathveoyd Louis Chevalier; 21 March 186110 July 1923) was an English music hall comedian, singer and musical theatre actor. He specialised in cockney related humour based on life as ...

. Ingle was one of six children. He had two brothers, Albert and Bertram; and a sister, Adéle. The two other children

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. Their father, Jean Onesime Chevalier, was born in France.

Name

Ingle assumed his

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during a touring trip to

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, when one member of the party gave his name as Sir Charles Ingle in a "spirit of waggery". The name was then used on the prestigious guest list at their stop in

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and later that evening by composer Bond Andrews. Ingle later commented that Andrew's use of the name (and the fictitious "Lady Ingle") made the pseudonym pass ''bona fide'' to that evening's guests. He did, however, comment that the "haunting fear of untimely discovery made imvow never to pose as a knight again".

Career

Ingle composed music for many of his brother's comedic

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songs, including "

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" (1891) and " My Old Dutch" (1892). As well as managing and composing for his brother, Ingle performed alongside Albert. On 24 January 1876, Ingle portrayed Squire O'Grady in an adaptation of

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's '' Handy Andy'', despite the fact that he "didn't know a line of the part". While managing Chevalier, Ingle was responsible for booking

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s and would often book performances up to four months in advance. Chevalier would rarely play more than two shows in one town, but would tour for up to six months at a time. Chevalier began his first tour of the

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on 23 March 1896 at the Koster and Bails music hall in

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, and continued touring the US for three years.

References

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