Violet Loraine
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Violet Loraine was an English musical theatre
actress and singer.
She was born Violet Mary Tipton in Kentish Town
, London
, in 1886 and went on the stage as a chorus girl at the age of sixteen.
Her rise to fame came in April 1916 at the Alhambra Theatre
in the musical/revue The Bing Boys Are Here
. She was given the leading female part, Emma, opposite George Robey
playing Lucius Bing. It became one of the most popular musicals of the World War I
era.
Her duet with Robey "If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)
" became a "signature song" of the era and endured as a pop standard.
She retired from the stage on her marriage on 22 September 1921 to Edward Raylton Joicey MC (1890–1955) and eventually had two sons. She returned to acting for the screen, appearing in Britannia of Billingsgate
1933, a musical based on the play of the same name by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes
, followed by Road House in 1934.
Violet Mary Joicey died in Newcastle upon Tyne
in 1956. Her brother was Ernest Sefton
, also an actor.
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
actress and singer.
She was born Violet Mary Tipton in Kentish Town
Kentish Town
Kentish Town is an area of north west London, England in the London Borough of Camden.-History:The most widely accepted explanation of the name of Kentish Town is that it derived from 'Ken-ditch' meaning the 'bed of a waterway'...
, London
London
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, in 1886 and went on the stage as a chorus girl at the age of sixteen.
Her rise to fame came in April 1916 at the Alhambra Theatre
Alhambra Theatre
The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of London. It was built originally as The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts opening on 18 March 1854. It was closed after two years and reopened as the Alhambra. The building was...
in the musical/revue The Bing Boys Are Here
The Bing Boys Are Here
The Bing Boys Are Here, styled "A Picture of London Life, in a Prologue and Six Panels," is the first of a series of revues which played at the Alhambra Theatre, London during the last two years of World War I. The series included The Bing Boys on Broadway and The Bing Boys are There. The music...
. She was given the leading female part, Emma, opposite George Robey
George Robey
Sir George Edward Wade , better known by his stage name, George Robey, was an English music hall comedian and star. He was marketed as the "Prime Minister of Mirth".-Early life:...
playing Lucius Bing. It became one of the most popular musicals of 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...
era.
Her duet with Robey "If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)
If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)
"If You Were the Only Girl " is a popular song written by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey. The song was published in 1916. It was republished in 1946...
" became a "signature song" of the era and endured as a pop standard.
She retired from the stage on her marriage on 22 September 1921 to Edward Raylton Joicey MC (1890–1955) and eventually had two sons. She returned to acting for the screen, appearing in Britannia of Billingsgate
Britannia of Billingsgate
Britannia of Billingsgate is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film crew who are shooting there...
1933, a musical based on the play of the same name by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes
Sewell Stokes
Francis Martin Sewell Stokes was an English novelist, biographer, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and prison visitor. He collaborated on a number of occasions with his brother, Leslie Stokes, an actor and later in life a BBC radio producer, with whom he shared a flat for many years...
, followed by Road House in 1934.
Violet Mary Joicey died in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
in 1956. Her brother was Ernest Sefton
Ernest Sefton
Ernest Sefton was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine.-Selected filmography:* The Bermondsey Kid * Britannia of Billingsgate * Murder at Monte Carlo * The Third Clue * No Limit...
, also an actor.
External links
- "If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)" sung by Loraine and Robey (mp3)