Harry Nicholls (comedian)

Henry Thomas Nicholls (1 March 1852 – 29 November 1926)[1] was an English actor, comedian, songwriter and playwright, popular during the Victorian era.

His London stage debut followed on 3 October 1874, when he played the part of Honeybun at the Old Surrey Theatre in Joseph Stirling Coyne's farce Did You Ever Send Your Wife to Camberwell?

In 1879, Nicholls was engaged in a short contract at the Folly Theatre where he played comic roles in The Dragoons, Lord Mayor's Day, The First Night, and Heavy Fathers.

[2] A reporter for the South Wales Daily News considered: "a Drury Lane pantomime was never complete without the assistance of Mr Harry Nicholls.

[2] In 1886 the composer Isidore de Lara wrote an operetta entitled Minna; or, The Fall from the Cliff with Nicholls in mind and created a role especially for him.