Press Clippings for the week ending
Saturday, 15 February 2003

A random selection of cuttings
from newspapers and magazines

* * * * * * * * Joe Lawrence in London, 1885

Joe Lawrence (1849?-1909)
'negro' comedian, comic vocalist and dancer,
Vesta Victoria's father and founder of the Terriers' Association.

(photo: Stringfellow, Sheffield, circa 1880)

Foresters' music hall, London 'Mr. Joe Lawrence, who possesses a very agreeable singing voice, sang a song of Ethiopian cast, and danced very cleverly. His last contribution was a song of the topical order. The co-operation of the audience in this helps to add to its importance, and it may be safely said that its effect is of a markedly desirable kind.' (The Entr'acte, London, Saturday, 21 February 1885, p.11a) Crowder's music hall, Greenwich 'Mr Tot Lawrence reverses the general order of things, and makes his appearance on his hands, his legs being elevated. In this position he sings a songs [sic] and moves about the stage quite nimbly. Returning to his natural perpendicular, Mr Lawrence – who, by the way, blacks his face, - adds to the amusement of the visitors by his clever bone-playing.' (The Entr'acte, London, Saturday, 16 May 1885, p.11a) * * * * * * * * Ada Cavendish's mishap, Hyde Park, London, 1894 'Miss Ada Cavendish met with what might have proved a very serious accident on the 6th inst. She was taking her dog Tiger for a swim in the Serpentine [Hyde Park, London], when he suddenly seized a stick which she was holding, causing her to fall into the water. She managed to reach the bank, and a gentleman came to her assistance, and placed her in a cab. On reaching home her doctor was sent for, and found her instep was severely sprained. Miss Cavendish has been confined to her room ever since.' (The Era, London, Saturday, 14 July 1894, p.8a) * * * * * * * * Marie Kendall at the Middlesex music hall, London, 1894 'Miss Marie Kendall gave the "gods" an opportunity for a little vocal exercise in "One of the Girls," into which she puts plenty of that mysterious quality called "go." Miss Kendall delivers her words with a distinctness of utterance that might be copied with advantage by a good many other entertainers, both male and female, and for this is entitled to the thanks of those – and they are many – who consider the text of a song of some importance.' (The Era, London, Saturday, 21 July 1894, p.14b) * * * * * * * * Evie Greene at the London Palladium, 1916

Evie Greene (1876-1917)
English vocalist and actress

(photo: unknown, probably London, circa 1914)

'Miss Evie Greene's magnificent voice was heard to much advantage in "A ship that's bound for Blighty" and another ballad, and in response to the applause the gifted artist gave an amusing recitation in dialect, "Seeing things at night." At the conclusion Miss Greene was heartily recalled.' (The Era, London, Wednesday, 22 November 1916, p.14e) * * * * * * * * Regine Flory in Paris, 1918

Regine Flory (1894-1926), French actress and singer,
as she appeared for the song 'The Tanko' in the revue,
Vanity Fair, Palace Theatre, London, 16 November 1916.

(photo: ? Foulsham & Banfield, London, 1916)

'Beauty Chorus Girls. 'Paris to be Shown English Types When New Theatre is Ready. 'Sir Alfred Butt left London for Paris yesterday to superintend the finishing touches which are being put to his new theatre in the Rue Mogador. He hopes to open this house on the lines of the Palace Theatre in London early in the New Year. Mdlle. Regine Flory will be in the opening revue, for which Mr Herman Finck is composing some of the music. In the chorus Sir Alfred desires to show Paris some types of English beauty. 'With the large numbers of English and Americans who are sure to fill Paris for some time to come there seems to be great prospects before the new venture. The Paris Palace has been built during the war. It has accommodation for an audience of two or three thousand.' (The Daily News, London, Friday, 13 December 1918, p.3e) * * * * * * * *

Return to home page

© John Culme, 2003