Little Tich
British music hall comedian (1867-1928) · United Kingdom · On the map · Comedians · Died at 60
Harry Relph, professionally known as Little Tich, was a 4-foot-6-inch-tall (137 cm) English music hall comedian and dancer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Little Tich is read about 32 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Little Tich in 1893
A childhood sketch by Little Tich, similar to the kind sold in the Blacksmith's Arms in the 1870s
Little Tich in blackface during a provincial performance in England in the 1880s
Little Tich midway through a performance of the Big-Boot Dance
Tony Pastor, who engaged Little Tich for his first American tour in 1887
The Empire, Leicester Square, a popular music hall but one at which Little Tich scored minimal success in 1889About this person
He was best known for his acrobatic and comedic "Big-Boot Dance", which he performed in Europe and for which he wore boots with soles 28 inches (71 cm) long. Aside from his music hall appearances, he was also a popular performer in Christmas pantomimes and appeared in them annually at theatres throughout the English provinces. He repeated this success in London, where he appeared in three pantomimes at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, between 1891 and 1893 alongside Dan Leno and Marie Lloyd.
