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Vokes Family
The Vokes family were three sisters, one brother and an actor (Walter Fawdon, who changed his name to Vokes) who were popular in the pantomime theatres of 1870s London and in the United States. Their father, Frederick Strafford Thwaites Vokes (1816-1890), was a theatrical costumier and wigmaker who owned a shop at 19 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. Their mother Sarah Jane Biddulph ''née'' Godden (1818-1897) was the daughter of Welsh-born strolling player Will Wood and his actress wife. They were: *Fawdon Vokes (born Walter Fawdon; 1844–1904), actor *Fred Vokes (1846–1888), actor and dancer *Jessie Vokes (1848–1884), actress and dancer *Rosina Vokes (1854–1894), actress * Victoria Vokes (1853–1894), actress History They made their début on Christmas night in 1861 in EdinburghThomas Allston Brown''A History of the New York stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901'' Dodd, Mead and Company, New York (1903) - Google Books pg. 146 and made th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vokes Pantomime Family
Vokes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christopher Vokes (1904-1985), Canadian Army officer * Ed Vokes (1908-1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Emily H. Vokes (born 1930), American malacologist and paleontologist * Harold Vokes (1908-1998), American malacologist and paleontologist * Leroy H. Vokes (1849-1924), American soldier * May Vokes (1882-1957), American actress * Sam Vokes (born 1989), Welsh footballer * Vokes family of actors:- **Fawdon Vokes (born Walter Fawdon; 1844–1904), actor **Fred Vokes (1846–1888), actor and dancer **Jessie Vokes (1848–1884), actress and dancer **Rosina Vokes Rosina Vokes (18 October 1854 – 27 January 1894) was a British music hall, pantomime and burlesque actress and dancer and a member of the Vokes Family troupe of entertainers before having a successful career in her own right in North Americ ... (1854–1894), actress See also * Voke (other) {{surname, Vokes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niblo's Garden
Niblo's Garden was a theater on Broadway and Crosby Street, near Prince Street, in SoHo, Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1823 as "Columbia Garden" which in 1828 gained the name of the ''Sans Souci'' and was later the property of the coffeehouse proprietor and caterer William Niblo. The large theater that evolved in several stages, occupying more and more of the pleasure ground, was twice burned and rebuilt. On September 12, 1866, Niblo's saw the premiere of ''The Black Crook'', considered to be the first piece of musical theater that conforms to the modern notion of a "book musical". Evolution of the building site William Niblo built Niblo's Theater in 1834 after having opened a "resort" which at first only served coffee, ice cream, lemonade and other refreshments. At the time New York was undergoing a construction boom that was extending clusters of buildings much past the locale of City Hall. The garden, surrounded by a plain board fence, covered the block bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burials At Brompton Cemetery
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition. Humans have been burying their dead since shortly after the origin of the species. Burial is often seen as indicating respect for the dead. It has been used to prevent the odor of decay, to give family members closure and prevent them from witnessing the decomposition of their loved ones, and in many cultures it has been seen as a necessary step for the deceased to enter the afterlife or to give back to the cycle of life. Methods of burial may be heavily ritualized and can include natural burial (sometimes called "green burial"); embalming or mummification; and the use of containers for the dead, such as shrouds, coffins, grave liners, and bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
