How to find out about Lois Lynham Clarke (Actress)

[flipflops]

Lois Lynham Clarke's husband. Walter Anthony Lynham Clarke. was reputed to sing for George Edwardes the theatre manager who ran the Gaiety Theatre amongst others.

Lois married in 1905 and I think she and Walter toured around until Walter's death. probably in 1909, and the few records I have found state her occupation as 'actress'.

I'd love to find out more about her career and would be grateful to any who could point me in the right direction.
 

[[Ray]]

Hi

Walter would seem to be her 2nd husband

Lois S Gregory married William Woodhouse

Marriage QMar 1905 Conway 11b 633
Clarke     Walter Anthony L / WOODHOUSE     Lois Stanton

 ( Conway   = Caernarvonshire / Denbighshire
 
 
 1901 Dwygyfylchi Caen.
 William Woodhouse 34 Hotel proprietor
 Lois Stanton Woodhouse 29
 Eirne (William Ernest?) 4
 Charles (Charles Henry?) 2
 
 Marr 1896 QMar Nantwich 8a 449 William Woodhouse / Lois Gregory
 
 1891 39 Kerry Road Newtown Montgomery
 William Davies 22
 Ann Davies 26
 Lois S Gregory 20 Boarder Shirt Sewing Machinist Hanslope Bucks

There's would seem to be another 2x children somewhere

Ray

[[Ray]]

Lois Lynham Clarke 26 Albany Road Nottingham.
Widow died 15/March/1940
 Admin Birmingham 10/July to
 Alexandra May Wheal (wife of Charles Warwick Wells Wheal)
and Annie Woodhouse widow
 Effects £148 14s 9d


 

[Drosybont]

There's a newspaper article about the 1896 marriage here:

http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3861191/3861196/22/

Do you know what stage names Lois and Walter might have used?

Drosybont

[Drosybont]

And a newspaper notice of the 1905 marriage here:

http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3619196/3619203/51/

Drosybont

[Drosybont]

This article about the 1905 marriage mentions Walter working for George Edwardes's Operatic Companies:

http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3833544/3833554/62/

Drosybont

[sonofthom]

I had a great Aunt who was an actress in the 1920/30s and I have found that the British Newspaper Archive is a great source of stories, reviews and theatre notices about her.

[flipflops]

Thank you so much for your help everyone. I'm researching this lady who is ancestor to my grandchild and have got quite caught up with her life. 

She was born in Hanslope BKM in 1870. She had been married and widowed, married again to Walter Lynham Clarke (and if my research is correct) he was aged about 27 to her age 32. Lois was widowed again when her husband died in York in 1909 when Lois was in her 40th year.

It seems surprising to me that she could continue her acting career but clearly she did her occupation being stated as actress in London in the C1911 although it looks as though she dropped a few years.As a kind person pointed out, she noted the name of her employer as J F Ellston  (? Spelling).

I've been trying to find more about him but so far haven#t found anything. I'm hampered a bit by not having a clue as to their stage names.

[Sc00p]

J F Ellston  (? Spelling).

James Fyfe Elliston - Theatrical manager