Violet Lloyd (actress)

Violet Lloyd (25 November 1879 – c. 1924)[2][3][4] was an English actress, singer and Edwardian music hall performer. Her father was Samuel Lloyd and a sister Florence Lloyd (born 1876) was also an actress. She was a second cousin of Lydia Thompson and her daughter Zeffie Tilbury.

Violet Lloyd
A young white woman with dark eyes and curly hair in an updo, seated, chin resting on one hand
Violet Lloyd, from an 1896 publication
Born(1879-11-25)25 November 1879
Diedc. 1924
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1889–1917
SpouseHorace Lane
RelativesFlorence Lloyd (sister)[1]
In The Geisha in New York, 1896

Lloyd made her stage debut at ten years old in February 1889 appearing with The Kendals at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham.[3] She made many appearances at the Gaiety Theatre especially in an Asian-themed play called The Geisha. She was understudy to Ellaline Terriss at the Gaiety and after 1905 toured with George Edwardes company. Many later roles in the theatre were well-known children's characters i.e. Humpty-Dumpty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Aladdin.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Broadway League. "Florence Lloyd – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDb. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ American and British Theatrical Biography p.601 c.1979 by J.P. Wearing
  3. ^ a b c Who Was Who in the Theatre, 1912–1976. Vol. 3. Gale Research Company. 1978. p. 1513. Retrieved 20 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Violet Lloyd: English Stage Actress and a Piquant Soubrette | The Cabinet Card Gallery". cabinetcardgallery.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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