Marie Dainton
Marie Dainton (8 June c. 1881 – 1 February 1938) was an actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras who appeared regularly in both music halls and in dramatic theatre.
Early career
Dainton was born in Russia, apparently in 1881, but other sources cite 1877. Her father was Robert E. Sharlach, and her mother was the English actress and singer Jenny Dawson (d. 1936). Dainton made her stage debut on 24 March 1894 at
Dainton made her first London appearance at the Metropolitan music hall in
Later years
Dainton was the original Peggy Machree at Wyndham's Theatre in London from 28 December 1904, and played the leading role in the original production of The Girl Behind the Counter, again at Wyndham's, from 21 April 1906. Dainton was a leading figure in the Music Hall War of 1907,[2] alongside, among others, Joe Elvin, Gus Elen and Marie Lloyd. At the Colonial Theatre in New York in March 1909 Dainton appeared in vaudeville, again performing her mimicry of celebrities, including Harry Lauder, Anna Held, Marie Tempest, Marie Lloyd and Mrs Patrick Campbell.[5]
In October 1909 Dainton made a second tour of the United States, playing in Philadelphia and Chicago in The Silver Star and Madame Sherry. In 1910, she toured the English provinces as Clarice in the opera The Mountaineers before returning to the music halls. Among other productions, she took part in Autumn Manoeuvres on tour in 1912, I Should Worry at The Palace Theatre and on tour in 1913.
She appeared in Society Ltd in 1920, Riverside Nights in 1926, The Eternal Flame in 1929, and in Getting George Married in 1930.
Death
Marie Dainton died at the age of 56 in London on 1 February 1938 after a short illness.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Dainton on 'Footlights Notes' Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Dainton biography on the Stage Beauty website
- ^ The Music Hall Pantomimes website
- ^ "Marie Dainton Enjoined", New York Times, 20 November 1900
- ^ The New York Dramatic Mirror, New York, Saturday, 20 March 1909, p.9
- ^ "MARIE DAINTON, STAR OF THE LONDON STAGE; Mimic Who Appeared for 1,000 Nights in 'The Chinese Honeymoon,' Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
External links
- Dainton biography on Footlights Notes website
- Marie Dainton at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dainton on New York Public Library Digital Gallery
- Portrait of Dainton on The Zena Dare Page
- Portrait of Dainton on the National Portrait Gallerywebsite