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Madge Allsop (born Marjorie Kiri McWhirter) is a fictitious character invented by satirist Barry Humphries as the long-time companion (and former bridesmaid) of his most popular and enduring character, Dame Edna Everage. First mentioned in Edna's monologues in the 1960s, Madge was subsequently depicted on stage, TV and film, over three decades, by several people. The character was discontinued following the retirement of British actress Emily Perry, who played the role for over 15 years. ==Origins of Character== When Barry Humphries first began to perform as Edna Everage during his one-man shows, the character of Madge Allsop, Edna's bridesmaid and companion, was only ever mentioned in passing and never actually depicted on stage. By the early 1970s, Madge was an increasingly strong presence in Edna's on-stage musings, but still remained unseen. In Barry Humphries' 1971 Australian show, ''A Load of Old Stuffe'', her monologue was entitled "Edna and Madge Allsop in Stratford",〔Theatre programme for Melbourne production of ''A Load of Old Stuffe'', 1971.〕 while a later one, performed in the 1974 show ''At least you can say you have seen it'', was entitled "Polish up your Kiwi (with Madge Allsop)".〔Theatre programme for Melbourne production of ''At least you can say you've seen it'', 1974.〕 In 1976, Humphries decided to finally bring Madge Allsop to life with an appearance in his new BBC TV series, ''The Barry Humphries Show''. She was portrayed by the London-based expatriate Australian actress Madeleine Orr, who appeared as Madge on several subsequent occasions until her death three years later. Over a period of almost thirty years, from 1976 until 2003, the adult Madge Allsop was portrayed by at least six different people: *1976-79 - Madeleine Orr *1982 - Unidentified actress/model, in the book ''Dame Edna's Bedside Companion'' *1987 - Connie Hobbs (in the film ''Les Patterson saves the world'') *1987-2003 - Emily Perry (on stage and TV) *1989 - Anne Charleston (as a joke, on one episode of ''The Dame Edna Experience'') *1998 - Kerris Peeling (who portrayed Madge as a young woman in the stage show ''Dame Edna: The Spectacle'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madge Allsop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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