George Washington Moore

George Washington "Pony" Moore (February 22, 1820 – October 1, 1909) was a New York-born British music hall impresario.

Moore was born in New York, February 22, 1820, according to his own account the son of a bass drummer who had served under George Washington, for whom he was named. He allegedly acquired his nickname 'Pony' as a boy because of his small size; another source attributes it to his having been employed in several circuses as a driver, managing up to forty horses at one time Having first run away to the circus at age 16 he debuted in blackface in 1841 with Welch and Delevan at the Broadway Circus in New York.