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Show Biz entertainers

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Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 29 Jun 2004 14:07

Some time ago there was a thread on here which gave a web site where names of entertainers could be found. I am loking around 1910-1920. Can anyone help please. Pat

Zoe

Zoe Report 29 Jun 2004 14:11

I was given the email for the theatre msueum in Covent Garden when looking for my entertainers form teh late 1800s. Don't know if they may be able to help you with 1920s but they were very quick in getting back to me and letting me know if they covered what I was looking for tmenquiries(at sign)vam.ac.uk Good luck Zoe

Emma

Emma Report 29 Jun 2004 14:35

Pat, I think the site was http://www.entertainer-genealogy.org(.)uk/ but it looks like it's no longer up and running. Have you tried the mailing lists on Rootsweb? They have a couple of Theatrical lists: http://lists.rootsweb(.)com/index/other/Occupations/THEATRE-UK.html http://lists.rootsweb(.) com/index/other/Occupations/THEATRICAL-ANCESTORS.html Emma x

Sandra

Sandra Report 29 Jun 2004 19:30

there is a site called its behind you (.)com which is very good if its panto and old time entertainers

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 30 Jun 2004 10:07

ZOE, EMMA AND SANDRA Thank you so much for you help (what would I do without you all. I am hoping -optimistic to the last- that this one will not be too difficult, he was an entertainer and emigrated to Canada (worked his passage over by entertaining), so I assume he wasn't bad at it. I,ll keep my fingers and everything else crossed that this one at least is easy. Pat

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 1 Jul 2004 17:04

I am trying to do my tree i need to find flonencewho was born in Jan 1910 & was on stage singing flo flo of pimmleco. can any one help me please , i can,t get on to roots were i have been told they have alist of show folk