Vokes family
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Pantomime
Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
theatres of 1870s London
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and in the United States. Their father was a theatrical costumier. Early in their career, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, they danced in W. S. Gilbert
W. S. Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include H.M.S...
's pantomime, Harlequin Cock Robin and Jenny Wren
Harlequin Cock Robin and Jenny Wren
Harlequin Cock Robin and Jenny Wren; or, Fortunatus and the Water of Life, the Three Bears, the Three Gifts, the Three Wishes, and the Little Man who Woo'd the Little Maid was a pantomime written by W. S. Gilbert...
.
They were:
- Fred Vokes (1846–1888), actor and dancer
- Jessie Vokes (1851–1884), actress
- Victoria Vokes (1853–1894), actress
- Rosina Vokes (1854–1894), actress
- Fawdon Vokes (born Walter Fawdon; 1844–1904), actor
Fred and his sisters are buried in Brompton Cemetery
Brompton Cemetery
Brompton Cemetery is located near Earl's Court in South West London, England . It is managed by The Royal Parks and is one of the Magnificent Seven...
, London.
20–22 March 1875 and during the week.
"THE BELLES OF THE KITCHEN" author : unknown
with Fred, Fawdon, Jessie, and Victoria Vokes.
Royal Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England.