Mary from the Dairy The sheet music was published in 1950. Miller sang the song playing the character ‘’Harry Hawkins’’ in the feature film "Hoots Mon!" released in 1940. Official Max Miller website : Mary from the Dairy Mary From the Dairy is a comic song made famous by British comedian Max Miller, The Cheeky Chappie, in the 1930s and 1940s. With words by Max Miller, Sam Kern & James Walsh and music by Sam Kern, it became Miller's signature tune, played by the orchestra when he walked on stage. It was a mildly risqué song about Max Miller falling for Mary from the
Max Miller (comedian) press notice described Max as the Cheeky Chappie, and the nickname stuck. Max and Kathleen formed a double act for a while but it became obvious to her that Max was the stronger performer and that he would be better as a solo act. Through the '20s, he was regularly touring in revues. In 1922 he was in a show presented by the Sydney Syndicate, "There You Are Then". In 1923 he toured with the Ernest Binn Arcadians. 1924 saw him joining a revue called "Crisps". But during that summer he returned to Jack Sheppard’s Concert Party on the Brighton