Miss Gertie Millar sings "Chalk Farm To Camberwell Green" 1915

From the Revue "Bric-A-Brac" Palace Theatre, London, 1915.
Produced by Alfred Butt, written by Arthur Wimperis and Basil Hood.
A lovely star of the Edwardian Musical Theatre, Gertie Millar was described thus by Noel Coward:
"I adore her and in my memory she is clearly the most graceful and charming artiste I have ever seen."
The 18th September found Gaiety star Gertie Millar at the Palace Theatre, London, starring in her first revue, produced by Alfred Butt. In it she sang three of Lionel Monckton's happiest songs, "Toy Town", "Chalk Farm To Camberwell Green" and "Neville Was A Devil".
Monckton died in 1923, and in April of 1924 Gertie Millar married the second Earl of Dudley, adding yet another name to the illustrious list of Gaiety girls who had married into the Peerage. At the death of her husband she became the Dowager Countess of Dudley, and remained a charming and popular figure of London first nights and theatrical events almost up to her death on 20th April 1952.

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[greenisland75]

Thanks for posting this clip. What a jolly happy tune. Its nice to hear what Gertie Millar sounds like. One can quite understand why she was so popular at that time listening to this song. Gertie Millar was born in 1879 and would have been about 36 at the time of this recording. A great actress and singer of that era.

[jonb1304]

To take a bus from Chalk Farm to Camberwell Green nowadays, you would be lucky to make it under an hour and most of the time you would be stuck in traffic. Gertie is lovely, isn't she? She ended up as the Countess of Dudley, and her country house in Worcestershire in now a romantic ruin.

[talmadge1926]

wonderful!! A bright and sparkly little voice that just matches her smile. No wonder she was such a favourite with the musical comedy public of the age.

[mayatatyana1]

Thank you. This is delightful. Maya

[CurzonRoad]

Wonderful... THANK YOU!