''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.

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Revues Theatre in the United Kingdom {{UK-theat-stub