In a message dated 6/14/01 8:52:05 AM, [email protected] writes: << On the halls she was a double act,the other half being her husband, the late James.W,TATE,who she always referred to as"That". >> Here's a bit more bio on James TATE: Born in Wolverhampton, the son of a publican, James William Tate (1875-1922) was the eldest brother of the operatic soprano Maggie Teyte. In 1902 he had married José Collins's mother, the dancer-singer Lottie Collins (1865-1910), famous for introducing the song 'Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay' to Britain. After Lottie Collins's death, he married the variety singer Clarice Mayne, and served as her accompanist in a variety act known as 'Clarice Mayne and 'That''. What is relevant here is that he was a highly talented composer of catchy songs, which included 'I was a good little girl till I met you' (1914), 'A Broken Doll' (1916), 'Ev'ry little while' (1916) and 'Give me a little cosy corner' (1918). Susan Eckert Rochester, NY USA Focusing on HARRIS and SHERRARD in Lincolnshire, other names are STILES (Sussex), PARKER (Switzerland), ECKERT (Germany), GERBER (Alsace?) [email protected]

Hi Susan, This is really fascinating, I am building up quite a dossier on Clarice Mayne. This is due largely to the wonderful people on this list! Jo Redding. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 14 June 2001 19:38 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Clarice MAYNE. In a message dated 6/14/01 8:52:05 AM, [email protected] writes: << On the halls she was a double act,the other half being her husband, the late James.W,TATE,who she always referred to as"That". >> Here's a bit more bio on James TATE: Born in Wolverhampton, the son of a publican, James William Tate (1875-1922) was the eldest brother of the operatic soprano Maggie Teyte. In 1902 he had married José Collins's mother, the dancer-singer Lottie Collins (1865-1910), famous for introducing the song 'Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay' to Britain. After Lottie Collins's death, he married the variety singer Clarice Mayne, and served as her accompanist in a variety act known as 'Clarice Mayne and 'That''. What is relevant here is that he was a highly talented composer of catchy songs, which included 'I was a good little girl till I met you' (1914), 'A Broken Doll' (1916), 'Ev'ry little while' (1916) and 'Give me a little cosy corner' (1918). Susan Eckert Rochester, NY USA Focusing on HARRIS and SHERRARD in Lincolnshire, other names are STILES (Sussex), PARKER (Switzerland), ECKERT (Germany), GERBER (Alsace?) [email protected] ==== THEATRE-UK Mailing List ==== Please DO NOT send virus warnings to the list. Send them to me at [email protected] and I will take the appropriate action. ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2