Ida Barr | |
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Born | Maud Barlow 17 January 1882
Regent's Park Barracks,
London, England |
Died | 17 December 1967 London | (aged 85)
Occupation | Music hall singer |
Known for | "
Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (1910) " Everybody's Doing It" (1911) |
Spouses |
|
Ida Barr (born Maud Barlow, 17 January 1882 – 17 December 1967) was an English music hall singer.
Barr was born at Regent's Park Barracks, London on 17 January 1882. Her father, William Barlow, is believed to have been a soldier, although Maud described him as a retired civil servant on her marriage certificate. [1] [2]
She made her stage debut in 1898 as a chorus girl at the Theatre Royal, Belfast. [3] Initially calling herself Maud Laverne, she first used the stage-name Ida Barr in 1908 at London's Bedford Theatre. [4]
Barr married comedian Samuel 'Gus' Harris [5] (billed as "the only Yiddisher Scotsman in the Irish Fusiliers" [6]), but the marriage failed within a few years, [7] with Maud soon sailing to New York. [8] Achieving some success in America, Barr returned to England a premier singer of ragtime songs, popularising in Britain the songs " Oh, You Beautiful Doll" ( Ayer & Brown; 1910) and " Everybody's Doing It" ( Berlin; 1911).
She toured worldwide, earning good money, but was over-generous and failed to save. She became in her old age reliant on welfare benefits, living in a small flat off the Charing Cross Road in London. Writer and broadcaster Daniel Farson, a music hall enthusiast, took it upon himself to extend a helping hand, bringing Barr to a new (or nostalgic) audience on record and television. It was through Farson, too, that variety entertainer Danny La Rue arranged a benefit concert for Barr. [1]
Ida Barr died on 17 December 1967 in London. [1]
Barr's screen credits span the years 1936 to 1966. [9]
Ida Barr | |
---|---|
Born | Maud Barlow 17 January 1882
Regent's Park Barracks,
London, England |
Died | 17 December 1967 London | (aged 85)
Occupation | Music hall singer |
Known for | "
Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (1910) " Everybody's Doing It" (1911) |
Spouses |
|
Ida Barr (born Maud Barlow, 17 January 1882 – 17 December 1967) was an English music hall singer.
Barr was born at Regent's Park Barracks, London on 17 January 1882. Her father, William Barlow, is believed to have been a soldier, although Maud described him as a retired civil servant on her marriage certificate. [1] [2]
She made her stage debut in 1898 as a chorus girl at the Theatre Royal, Belfast. [3] Initially calling herself Maud Laverne, she first used the stage-name Ida Barr in 1908 at London's Bedford Theatre. [4]
Barr married comedian Samuel 'Gus' Harris [5] (billed as "the only Yiddisher Scotsman in the Irish Fusiliers" [6]), but the marriage failed within a few years, [7] with Maud soon sailing to New York. [8] Achieving some success in America, Barr returned to England a premier singer of ragtime songs, popularising in Britain the songs " Oh, You Beautiful Doll" ( Ayer & Brown; 1910) and " Everybody's Doing It" ( Berlin; 1911).
She toured worldwide, earning good money, but was over-generous and failed to save. She became in her old age reliant on welfare benefits, living in a small flat off the Charing Cross Road in London. Writer and broadcaster Daniel Farson, a music hall enthusiast, took it upon himself to extend a helping hand, bringing Barr to a new (or nostalgic) audience on record and television. It was through Farson, too, that variety entertainer Danny La Rue arranged a benefit concert for Barr. [1]
Ida Barr died on 17 December 1967 in London. [1]
Barr's screen credits span the years 1936 to 1966. [9]