''Black Velvet'' was a
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own dur ...
at the
London Hippodrome
The Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, London. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the London Hippodrome is one of only a few su ...
in 1938 which included Roma Beaumont, and
Pat Kirkwood singing the celebrated song "
My Heart Belongs to Daddy", and vocalist/impressionist
Afrique.
The show made Pat Kirkwood into Britain's first wartime star and established her career.
References
Revues
Theatre in the United Kingdom
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