Old Travel Blog Photograph Phyllis Dare Pitlochry Perthshire Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Phyllis Dare in Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Phyllis Dare born on 15 August 1890, Chelsea, London, England, 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. She first performed on stage at the age of nine, in the Christmas pantomime Babes in the Wood in 1899. 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 at the Original Shaftesbury Theatre. She began to develop a relationship with the composer Paul Rubens. He had written the music for The Sunshine Girl and The Dairymaids, and they became acquainted. He would write the music for her next series of shows, including The Girl from Utah at the Adelphi. He also dedicated his most famous song, " I Love the Moon " to her. During the run of Tina, Dare became engaged to Rubens. Their engagement ended when Rubens became very ill with consumption. He died in 1917 at the age of 41. Dare retired to Brighton, England, at the age of 61, where she died at the age of 84.



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