Kurt of Gerolstein
MY DIARY: Kurt Gänzl
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Elise Hensler: Not Quite a Queen
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HENSLER, Eliza [HENSLER, Elise Fredrika] (b La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, 22 May 1836; d St Marta Palace, Lisbon, 21 May 1929) The Am...
Millard: Singer, soldier, songwriter, customs official and mind reader
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MILLARD, [Samuel] Harrison (b Boston, 27 November 1829; d 70 East 120th St, New York, 10 September 1895) Harrison Millard, or Signor Mill...
Friday, May 29, 2026
Coming your way soon ...
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From a bed (broken hip!) far away from you ....! Read all about it! https://sunypress.edu/Books/Q/Queen-of-Burlesque
Friday, May 15, 2026
The dwarf who sang: Henry Collard
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In the Victorian era, the fashion for childish performers, curiosities and theatre and circus 'freaks' was at its peak. But, most...
Saturday, May 9, 2026
A slippery song: Did you Ever See an Oyster Walk Upstairs?
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Last week, this piece of music-hall sheet-music turned up on e-bay. Some thirty years ago, when I was researching the life of Teddy Solomo...
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Victorian Vocalists: the mysterious Madame Morgan ... outed!
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Over the past couple of decades, when it has been my hobby to delve into the 'who was' and the 'what did they do?' of nine...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Victorian vocalists: A contralto from Dublin
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SCOTT-FENNELL, Elizabeth [née FENNELL] (b Ireland c1840; d 19 Herbert Street, Dublin 31 August 1911) Elizabeth Fennell grew up, and I a...
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