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Violet Loraine
Violet Loraine (26 July 1886 – 18 July 1956) was an English musical theatre actress and singer. Early life She was born Violet Mary Tipton in Kentish Town, London, in 1886 and went on the stage as a chorus girl at the age of sixteen. Musical revue Her rise to fame came in April 1916 at the Alhambra Theatre in the musical/revue ''The Bing Boys Are Here''. She was given the leading female part, Emma, opposite George Robey playing Lucius Bing. It became one of the most popular musicals of the World War I era. Recording and film Her duet with Robey " If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)" became a "signature song" of the era and endured as a pop standard. She retired from the stage on her marriage on 22 September 1921 to Edward Raylton Joicey MC (1890–1955) and they had two sons, John and Richard. She returned to acting for the screen, appearing in ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933), a musical based on the play of the same name by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Robey
Sir George Edward Wade, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (20 September 1869 – 29 November 1954),James Harding (music writer), Harding, James"Robey, George" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, accessed 10 May 2014. known professionally as George Robey, was an English comedian, singer and actor in musical theatre, who became known as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a comedian, he mixed everyday situations and observations with comic absurdity. Apart from his music hall acts, he was a popular Christmas pantomime performer in the English provinces, where he excelled in the pantomime dame, dame roles. He scored notable successes in musical revues during and after the First World War, particularly with the song "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)", which he performed with Violet Loraine in the revue ''The Bing Boys Are Here'' (1916). One of his best-known original ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewell Stokes
Francis Martin Sewell Stokes (16 November 1902, London – 2 November 1979, London) was an English novelist, biographer, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and prison visitor. He collaborated on a number of occasions with his brother, Leslie Stokes, an actor and later in life a BBC radio producer, with whom he shared a flat for many years overlooking the British Museum. It was here that Sewell Stokes did much of his writing in the Reading Room, used by so many distinguished writers over the years. Life Born in Hampstead, London, Stokes was educated at Cranleigh School in Surrey and his first job in 1918 was as a book reviewer and gossip writer with ''The Sunday Times'' in London. Three years later, he became assistant editor for '' T.P.'s Weekly'', a radical newspaper founded in 1902 by the Irish journalist and member of parliament Thomas Power O'Connor. The author became friendly with the American dancer Isadora Duncan towards the very end of her life, when she was pennile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Kentish Town
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Music Hall Performers
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English Musical Theatre Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Deaths
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1886 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British Raj, British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the ''Jungle Book'' -logy, duology (''The Jungle Book'', 1894; ''The Second Jungle Book'', 1895), ''Kim (novel), Kim'' (1901), the ''Just So Stories'' (1902) and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay (poem), Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story.Rutherford, Andrew (1987). General Preface to the Editions of Rudyard Kipling, in "Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies", by Rudyard Kipling. Oxford University Press. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Sefton
Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''The Innocents of Chicago'' (1932) * ''The Bermondsey Kid'' (1933) * ''Radio Parade'' (1933) * ''Enemy of the Police'' (1933) * '' Strike It Rich'' (1933) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1933) * '' Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) * ''Great Stuff'' (1933) * ''Double Wedding'' (1933) * ''I'll Stick to You'' (1933) * ''Murder at Monte Carlo'' (1934) * ''The Third Clue'' (1934) * '' What's in a Name?'' (1934) * ''Big Business'' (1934) * ''No Limit'' (1935) * ''Hello, Sweetheart'' (1935) * '' Say It with Diamonds'' (1935) * ''Look Up and Laugh'' (1935) * '' Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * '' It's in the Bag'' (1936) * '' Cheer Up'' (1936) * '' Wolf's Clothing'' (1936) * '' Double Alibi'' (1937) * '' Millions'' (1937) * '' The Great Barrier'' (1937) * ''The Fatal Hour'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road House (1934 Film)
''Road House'' is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker and Aileen Marson. Production The film is based on the 1932 play '' Road House'' by Walter C. Hackett. It was made by British Gaumont at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush, with shooting beginning in July 1934. The film's art direction is by Alfred Junge. British Gaumont's contract director Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ... was originally reported to be making the film, but instead directed '' The Man Who Knew Too Much''.Ryall p.103 Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Ryall, Tom. ''Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema''. Athlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britannia Of Billingsgate
''Britannia of Billingsgate'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film crew who are shooting there. It was based on the play ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes. It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. Cast * Violet Loraine as Bessie Bolton * Gordon Harker as Bert Bolton * Kay Hammond as Pearl Bolton * John Mills as Fred Bolton * Drusilla Wills as Mrs Wrigley * Walter Sondes as Harold Hogarth * Glennis Lorimer as Maud * Anthony Holles as Guidobaldi * Joyce Kirby as Joan * Gibb McLaughlin as Westerbrook * Grethe Hansen as Gwen * Wally Patch as Harry * Ernest Sefton as Publicity man Speedway scenes The motorcycle speedway scenes from the film were shot at Hackney Wick Stadium and featured some of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Lester
Alfred Lester (25 October 1870 – 6 May 1925), real name Alfred Edwin Leslie, was an English actor and comedian. Born into a theatrical family, he learnt his craft touring in melodramas, as a young man, but made his reputation as a comedian in Edwardian musical comedy, musical comedy, music hall and, later, revue. Lester's gloomy stage persona was seen to its quintessential comic effect in the long-running musical ''The Arcadians (musical), The Arcadians'' (1909) in which he delivered optimistic lyrics in a lugubrious manner. Among his other hit shows were ''The New Aladdin'' (1906), ''Havana (Edwardian musical), Havana'' (1908) and ''The Bing Boys Are Here'' (1916). His co-stars included George Grossmith Jr., Phyllis Dare, George Robey and Violet Lorraine. Ill health brought Lester's career to a premature close, and he died of pneumonia at the age of fifty. Early life and career Lester was born in Preston, Lancashire, Preston, the son of the comedian Alfred Leslie and his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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