----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen and Joanne Redding <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:25 PM Subject: RE: [THEATRE-UK] Clarice Maine > Hi Wendi, > > It most certainly is!! > > My grandfather had said that we also had a connection with the "Crazy gang" > and although my elder brother was always convinced it was Teddy Knox that > held the key, again I could not find the link and I certainly had been > looking at Clarice and Teddy and two separate links. I cannot imagine that > my grandfather could have invented this story so I must believe it to be > true. > > My maiden name was DULLEY and that has been the main area of research so > far. Was Mayne her real name or stage? > > The only other angle I have at present that could explain the connection > with my family is this. Teddy Knox had a sister whom I believe was also in a > theatre act? Could she have married the writer Sax Rhomer? I know his real > name was Arthur Henry WARD, my great-grandmother was also a WARD before > marrying into the DULLEY'S. Hello again Jo, As far as I can see her name was Mayne. Teddy Knox's sister was named Rosie, and she married Sax Rohmer, born Arthur Sarsfield Ward. He was an unsuccessful journalist, turned song writer, and sold his songs to George Robey. He lived in Brixton. He later became a writer and wrote the Fu Manchu books, and I gather that they moved to America. I must confess that I am cheating a bit here ! I have a book called The Crazy Gang, written by Maureen Owen, daughter of Dorothy Ward, who is also mentioned. I work for a library and can tell you that this book is still available to loan. My connection to all this is that my cousin (once removed) was Monsewer Eddie Gray. Just reading on a bit more, it seems that Ethel Dulley was the sister of Clarice Mayne, and Clarice was the aunt of Dorothy Ward. As Ethel didn't marry, perhaps Mayne was a stage name after all. Liam Ward, the jockey is also mentioned. Now I must get to bed, as I have had a long day. I'm sure the above will be of interest, and look forward to hearing from you again, perhaps off list ? Kind regards.........Wendi

Hi Wendy, Well, I'm impressed - what a welcome for a new subscriber - all that wonderful information supplied by you after being subscribed for just over 1 hour. Thank you so much. It's a wonderful feeling watching the list becoming so successful. Regards, Dave Jassie - List Administrator for - THEATRE-UK-L NIR-ARMAGH-L JASSIE-L [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jassie/ - THEATRE-UK Web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirarm/ - ARMAGH Web site Greetings from Lincoln, England ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lynch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Clarice Maine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Stephen and Joanne Redding <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:25 PM > Subject: RE: [THEATRE-UK] Clarice Maine > > > > Hi Wendi, > > > > It most certainly is!! > >

Hi Wendi & Jo Please continue this discussion "on list" rather than privately - it's fascinating! Blanche Charles Wellington, NZ <snipped> > > > > > My maiden name was DULLEY and that has been the main area of research so > > far. Was Mayne her real name or stage? > > > > The only other angle I have at present that could explain the connection > > with my family is this. Teddy Knox had a sister whom I believe was also in > a > > theatre act? Could she have married the writer Sax Rhomer? I know his real > > name was Arthur Henry WARD, my great-grandmother was also a WARD before > > marrying into the DULLEY'S. > > Hello again Jo, > > As far as I can see her name was Mayne. Teddy Knox's sister was named Rosie, > and she married Sax Rohmer, born Arthur Sarsfield Ward. He was an > unsuccessful journalist, turned song writer, and sold his songs to George > Robey. He lived in Brixton. He later became a writer and wrote the Fu Manchu > books, and I gather that they moved to America. > > > Just reading on a bit more, it seems that Ethel Dulley was the sister of > Clarice Mayne, and Clarice was the aunt of Dorothy Ward. As Ethel didn't > marry, perhaps Mayne was a stage name after all. Liam Ward, the jockey is > also mentioned. > > Now I must get to bed, as I have had a long day. I'm sure the above will be > of interest, and look forward to hearing from you again, perhaps off list ? > > Kind regards.........Wendi > > ______________________________