Marie Lloyd, Queen of the Music Hall was a force of nature with a larger than life personality.

At one time the highest paid act in the country, she sang a string of hit songs including "Oh, Mr Porter" and "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way".

Finding fame at the age of 15 she spent the next 40 years entertaining on the music halls and vaudeville theatres around the globe.  Her life was every bit as lively offstage as it was on.  She experienced extreme wealth and extreme poverty, 3 marriages and 2 divorces (and the marriage in between didn't end happily either!).

In this episode we tell you about Maries life and discuss what might have made her tick with two women who know her better than most:  Marie Kelly, who has performed as Marie Lloyd many times and Midge Gillies, author of what we think is the definitive biography of this unique character.




Guest:  Midge Gillies
 
Follow Midge on Twitter:  @midgegillies

"Marie Lloyd the One and Only", by Midge Gillies,
"Amy Johnson, Queen of the Air", by Midge Gillies

The Royal Literary Fund  https://www.rlf.org.uk/

The Institute of Continuing Education, Cambridge University: https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/


Guest:  Marie Kelly

Follow Marie on Twitter:@mariekellyT

Katapult Theatre:  https://katapultproductions.co.uk/
Dover Youth Theatre: http://www.doveryouththeatre.co.uk/


Music:  Marie Kelly

Editor:  Jacob Taylor



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