Fred Cairns
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Fred Cairns was a well-known British comedian and music hall artist of the Victorian age. He was attached to the Lupino
troupe for several years, operating out of the Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, and toured the music hall
s of the country.
He died on 1 April 1896 in Johannesburg
during a tour of South Africa by the company of Messrs Hyman and Alexander, playing both the Empire Palace of Varieties and Theatre Royal of Varieties. (The Era roundly criticised this situation for not having two companies.)
Lupino family
Lupino was the surname of a British theatre family tradition that could trace their roots back to an Italian émigré of the early 17th century. This family tradition comprised two actual families *the earlier Luppino or Lupino family...
troupe for several years, operating out of the Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, and toured the music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
s of the country.
He died on 1 April 1896 in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
during a tour of South Africa by the company of Messrs Hyman and Alexander, playing both the Empire Palace of Varieties and Theatre Royal of Varieties. (The Era roundly criticised this situation for not having two companies.)
Some sample billings
| 1881-04-03 | Liverpool |
| 1885-09-05 | Fred Cairns, Comedian at The Royal (Theatre) (advert in The Era) |
| 1886-04-24 | Fred Cairns the Albert Palace, Battersea Park (advert in the News of the World) |
| 1886-05-01 | F Cairns, vocal comic and Step dancer at South London Palace (advert in the News of the World) |
| 1886-12-25 | Fred Cairns at the Alhambra Theatre of Varieties (advert in the News of the World) |
| 1887-01-01 1887-01-08 1887-01-22 |
Fred Cairns at The Oxford Theatre (along with Amy Height) (advert in The Era) |
| 1887-01-29 1887-02-19 |
Fred Cairns at The Canterbury Theatre, Edgware Road (along with Amy Height) (advert in The Era) |
| 1887-02-16 | Fred Cairns at The Collins Theatre, Islington Green (along with Amy Height) (advert in The Era) |
| 1890-09-06 | Fred Cairns, variety artiste at The Middlesex (Theatre) (advert in The Era) |
External links
- Sing Us One of The Old Songs - A Guide to Popular Song 1860–1920 by Michael Kilgarriff
- Short review of Fred Cairns at Royal Cambridge Hall of Varieties, London, Saturday, 29 September 1888