biography
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Tilley, Vesta
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stage name of Matilda Alice, Lady de Frece, née Powles
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| female
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| lived:
| (1864–1952)
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| biography:
| Music-hall entertainer, born in Worcester, Hereford and Worcester, WC England, UK. She first appeared as ‘The Great Little Tilley’, aged four, in Nottingham, adopted her professional name, and became a celebrated male impersonator. Her many popular songs included ‘Burlington Bertie’ and ‘Following in Father's Footsteps’. She retired in 1920. |
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