Phyllis Dare
Phyllis Dare (born Phyllis Constance Haddie Dones; 15 August 1890 – 27 April 1975) was an English singer and actress, famous for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and other musical theatre in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Chelsea, London, Dare first performed on stage at the age of nine, in the Christmas pantomime Babes in the Wood (1899), together with her sister, Zena. Later that year, she appeared as Little Christina in Ib and Little Christina. She soon played Mab in the Seymour Hicks musical Bluebell in Fairyland, and at the age of 15, she took over the starring role of Angela in The Catch of the Season. In 1909, Dare created the role of Eileen Cavanagh in the hit musical The Arcadians, where she met the producer George Edwardes. This started a long association between the two, who collaborated on productions including The Girl in the Train, Peggy and The Quaker Girl. In 1912, she starred in The Sunshine Girl. In 1913 she joined the cast of The Dancing Mistress, as Nancy Joyce, at the Adelphi Theatre and continued to star in successful productions throughout the 1920s, including in the role of Mariana in The Lady of the Rose (1922). During her later career, she turned to straight plays, some of which included Aren't We All in 1929, Words and Music in 1932 and The Fugitives in 1936. She appeared occasionally in films, starring in The Argentine Tango and Other Dances in 1913, Dr. Wake's Patient in 1916, Crime on the Hill in 1933 and Debt of Honour in 1936. In the 1940s she appeared in a tour of Full House and was later cast in Other People's Houses. In 1949, Dare opened as Marta the mistress in Ivor Novello's musical, King's Rhapsody. The show ran for two years and was Dare's last theatrical endeavour. She retired to Brighton in 1951 and died 27 April 1975 at the age of 84. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 29822 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | I haven’t got a penny | Phyllis Dare | vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
Columbia | 29823 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Knitting | Phyllis Dare | vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
Columbia | 75073 | 12-in. | approximately 3/31/1922 | A woman's no | Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Phyllis Dare ; Merlin Morgan | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 75074 | 12-in. | approximately 3/31/1922 | I love you so | Thorpe Bates ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Phyllis Dare ; Merlin Morgan | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 76481 | 12-in. | either May or June 1919 | Some day | Phyllis Dare | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 76482 | 12-in. | either May or June 1919 | Thousands of years ago | Phyllis Dare | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 76483 | 12-in. | either May or June 1919 | Joan and Peter | Phyllis Dare ; George Grossmith Jr. | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 76484 | 12-in. | either May or June 1919 | There's a light in your eye | Phyllis Dare ; George Grossmith Jr. | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 76486 | 12-in. | either May or June 1919 | Don't fall in love with me | Phyllis Dare ; Leslie Henson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dare, Phyllis," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/353604.
Dare, Phyllis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/353604.
"Dare, Phyllis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Dare, Phyllis, 1890-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95013865
Wikidata: Phyllis Dare - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q538176
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MusicBrainz: Phyllis Dare - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c9113bd6-1c0d-43c1-9319-95c9e0c775e9
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