Fred Cairns
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| Fred Cairns | |
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| Born | 1857 Scotland |
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| Died | April 1, 1896 (aged 39) South Africa - Johannesburg |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Comedian, Music hall artist |
Fred Cairns (b. 1857 Scotland [1], d. 1896-04-01, Johannesburg, South Africa [2] [3]) 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 halls of the country.
He died on 1896-04-01 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.)
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[edit] Songs
- Blot Upon The Family Name
- A Funny Cuts
[edit] References
- ^ 1881/04/03 Comedian / Actor, unmarried aged 24 born Scotland of 4 Devon Street, Liverpool at RG11/3629, f.32, p.11.
- ^ Sing Us One of the Old Songs by Michael Kilgarriff
- ^ 1896-05-02: The Era 'Deaths Columns' (page 12 column 3): On April 1st at Johannesburg, South Africa, Fred Cairns, music hall comedian; 1897 The Era Almanac 1897 Obituary Index: Cairns, Fred., Music-hall comedian, 1 April 1896
[edit] Some sample billings
| 1881-04-03 | Liverpool [1] |
| 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) |
[edit] 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
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Cairns, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cairns, Frederick |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Comedian, music hall artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1896-04-01 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Johannesburg, South Africa |
