Dora Lindsay | |
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Born | Glasgow |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, entertainer |
Dora Lindsay (born before 1890 – died after 1944 [1]) was a Scottish comedian and singer in the early twentieth century.
Lindsay was from Glasgow, the daughter of a publisher father and a poet mother. Her grandfather, Louis Lindsay, was also a stage performer, described as a "celebrated Negro comedian" (meaning that he impersonated Black people in his act). [2] [3] [4]
Lindsay was a comedian and singer with the Anderson's Star Musical Company by 1903, [5] and in Scottish music hall revues and pantomime productions In the 1910s and 1920s. [6] [7] [8] She was often seen in a double act with comedian Bret Harte (not the writer), where the "droll couple" humor rested on the class differences between their accents. [9] [10] "Dora was a wee woman with a complete mastery of the intricacies and nuances of Glasgow working-class speech," explained one theatre historian. [11] [12] She performed as Mother Goose at the Glasgow Pavilion in 1920 and 1921. [13] [14] One of her signature songs was "Ah'm nut a can, Ah'm Dorothy Ann". [15] She appeared in several short silent films made in Scotland. [16] She was compared to Harry Lauder and Marie Lloyd by critics. [17]
Lindsay toured internationally in 1923 and 1924. [18] "She is a born humorist, with remarkable knowledge of character impersonation," said a 1923 report in Australia. [19] She later moved to Australia, and performed comedic songs in Scottish-themed entertainments on stage and radio, [20] through the 1930s, [21] [22] [23] and into the 1940s. [1] [24] [25] She toured with the Long Tack Sam company in New Zealand in 1936. [26] She wrote the words and music to a song, "Anzac" (1939). [27]
Dora Lindsay | |
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Born | Glasgow |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, entertainer |
Dora Lindsay (born before 1890 – died after 1944 [1]) was a Scottish comedian and singer in the early twentieth century.
Lindsay was from Glasgow, the daughter of a publisher father and a poet mother. Her grandfather, Louis Lindsay, was also a stage performer, described as a "celebrated Negro comedian" (meaning that he impersonated Black people in his act). [2] [3] [4]
Lindsay was a comedian and singer with the Anderson's Star Musical Company by 1903, [5] and in Scottish music hall revues and pantomime productions In the 1910s and 1920s. [6] [7] [8] She was often seen in a double act with comedian Bret Harte (not the writer), where the "droll couple" humor rested on the class differences between their accents. [9] [10] "Dora was a wee woman with a complete mastery of the intricacies and nuances of Glasgow working-class speech," explained one theatre historian. [11] [12] She performed as Mother Goose at the Glasgow Pavilion in 1920 and 1921. [13] [14] One of her signature songs was "Ah'm nut a can, Ah'm Dorothy Ann". [15] She appeared in several short silent films made in Scotland. [16] She was compared to Harry Lauder and Marie Lloyd by critics. [17]
Lindsay toured internationally in 1923 and 1924. [18] "She is a born humorist, with remarkable knowledge of character impersonation," said a 1923 report in Australia. [19] She later moved to Australia, and performed comedic songs in Scottish-themed entertainments on stage and radio, [20] through the 1930s, [21] [22] [23] and into the 1940s. [1] [24] [25] She toured with the Long Tack Sam company in New Zealand in 1936. [26] She wrote the words and music to a song, "Anzac" (1939). [27]