voc, 1873-1951 GB, Leeds
Singer of Classical
A.k.a. Victoria Lawrence
Vesta Victoria (26 November 1873 – 7 April 1951) was an English music hall singer and comedian. Although born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Vesta adopted a Cockney persona on stage. She began her career as a small child appearing with her father.The painter Walter Sickert made a portrait of her performance Vesta Victoria at the Old Bedford, in about 1890.Vesta retired after World War I but re-recorded many of her hits in 1931 in a series of Old-Time Medleys, and appeared in the Royal Variety Show of 1932.A one-woman show based on her life and work by the actress Helen Fraser toured during the 1990s.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Old Time Medley | Vesta Victoria | Album |