Betty Bolton
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Betty Bolton was a British
actor
, beginning as a child star during World War I
and continuing her career in the 1920s and 1930s.
Bolton made her debut in 1916, at the age of 10, in a revue called Some, at the Vaudeville Theatre
in London. Gertrude Lawrence was the principal dancer. Bolton's mother Maud was a West End stage manager. 'Betty', as she was originally billed (no surname), played in several revues by Harry Grattan
, such as Odds and Ends and Mind Your Backs during the World War I
, some of them produced by Andr Charlot. Betty played precocious little boys and little girls in these shows. Photographs from two of these revues, including Cheep (1917) and Back Again (1919), show her remarkable powers of facial expression. The last show in which she performed as a child was the musical fantasy Fifinella, in late 1919.
Bolton was a versatile performer, appearing in almost every branch of entertainment available in the 1920s and early 1930s: revues, straight plays, films, recordings, even early television.
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, beginning as a child star during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and continuing her career in the 1920s and 1930s.
Bolton made her debut in 1916, at the age of 10, in a revue called Some, at the Vaudeville Theatre
Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on The Strand in the City of Westminster. As the name suggests, the theatre held mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. It opened in 1870 and was rebuilt twice, although each new building retained elements of the previous...
in London. Gertrude Lawrence was the principal dancer. Bolton's mother Maud was a West End stage manager. 'Betty', as she was originally billed (no surname), played in several revues by Harry Grattan
Harry Grattan
Harry Grattan was a British stage actor, singer, dancer and writer best known for his performances in musical comedies around 1900.- Life and career :...
, such as Odds and Ends and Mind Your Backs during the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, some of them produced by Andr Charlot. Betty played precocious little boys and little girls in these shows. Photographs from two of these revues, including Cheep (1917) and Back Again (1919), show her remarkable powers of facial expression. The last show in which she performed as a child was the musical fantasy Fifinella, in late 1919.
Bolton was a versatile performer, appearing in almost every branch of entertainment available in the 1920s and early 1930s: revues, straight plays, films, recordings, even early television.