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  • He went on to play the narrator in 'Side By Side by Sondheim", 'Uriah Heap' in "David Copperfield – the Musical", Eric Rubber Legs DeVene' in the highly successful cult musical "A Slice of Saturday Night" and starred as the legendary 'Sir Billy Butlin' in "The Butlin Story" at the London Palladium.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • He went on to play the narrator in 'Side By Side by Sondheim", 'Uriah Heap' in "David Copperfield – the Musical", Eric Rubber Legs DeVene' in the highly successful cult musical "A Slice of Saturday Night" and starred as the legendary 'Sir Billy Butlin' in "The Butlin Story" at the London Palladium.

    Alvin, ungloved Thatsnews 2006

  • One who keeps herself in the attitude of Uriah Heap, who continually asserts, "I am a poor worm, I am unworthy of the blessings of life, I cannot expect great reward," must expect to be taken at her word.

    Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves

  • There is about the man a striking combination of Uriah Heap and

    Marguerite Verne Rebecca Agatha Armour

  • Sykes and Uriah Heap and Squeers and Mr. Murdstone and that fearful man who drank so much that he died of spontaneous combustion; and pathetic figures: Sidney Carton and Little Nell and Oliver Twist and Nancy and

    The Foolish Lovers St. John G. Ervine 1927

  • It may not be that the plot is so confused, but that we are too much diverted to care for the plot, for the incredible machinations of Uriah Heap, to choose another example.

    Essays in Little Andrew Lang 1878

  • Dickens took himself more in earnest, and, having so many pages to fill, conscientiously made Uriah Heap wind and wriggle through them all.

    Essays in Little Andrew Lang 1878

  • Cringing and subservient in manner, and as traders, there was yet apparent behind the Uriah Heap exterior a fierce cruelty of expression which would make a mob hideous, if once let loose.

    From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life 1877

  • Uriah Heap were innovative and creative, but it was also clear, at least in my mind, that they had somehow upset the music press.

    Blogger News Network 2009

  • Uriah Heap had their roots in England, and without doubt the glue to that early band was Ken Hensley.

    Blogger News Network 2009

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