M'lita Dolores
Encyclopedia
M'lita Dolores was born Mary Poole in Mollart Street, Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent
) in 1890, and was an accomplished roller skater, trick cyclist, speciality dancer, and comedienne. She had a varied career in Variety
as a noted character actress, child impersonator, and later made her name in broadcasting
. Her big break came when she won a talent contest at the Imperial concert hall, Glass Street (later used as a skating rink), and went on to become a household name in between two world wars.
stars of the West End in the 1920s
before ending her career in Malta
as a radio personality
in the 1950s
and 60s
.
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
) in 1890, and was an accomplished roller skater, trick cyclist, speciality dancer, and comedienne. She had a varied career in Variety
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
as a noted character actress, child impersonator, and later made her name in broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
. Her big break came when she won a talent contest at the Imperial concert hall, Glass Street (later used as a skating rink), and went on to become a household name in between two world wars.
Career
It was as M'lita Dolores that she became one of the brightest music hallMusic hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
stars of the West End in the 1920s
1920s
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before ending her career in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
as a radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
in the 1950s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
and 60s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
.