Evelyn Dove
Subtitle: Britain's black cabaret queen
By: Stephen Bourne
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781909762350
Subjects: Singers; Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.); Biography; History
Other titles: Britain's black cabaret queen
Description: The untold story of one of Britain's most versatile singers who thrilled audiences around the world during the 1920s and '30s. Includes up to fifty rare photographs and extracts from the author's private collection.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Evelyn's family; title: Frank Dove; title: Royal Academy of Music/Southern Syncopated Orchestra; title: The Chocolate Kiddies; title: Will Garland's Brownbirds; title: Italy and France; title: Cabaret queen in New York; title: Cabaret queen in India; title: Variety; title: BBC radio; title: Evelyn and Elisabeth Welch; title: BBC Television; title: 1950s; title: Eartha Kitt and Mrs Patterson; title: Negro Theatre Workshop; title: Spirit of a Dove; title: Postscript; title: Appendix A. Brighton and Hove connections; title: Appendix B. A family chronology of births, marriages and deaths; title: Appendix C. Evelyn Dove's credits; title: Appendix D. Salutations.