Old photographs of Summer entertainers in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. During the Victorian era, Rothesay developed as a popular tourist destination. It became hugely popular with visitors from Glasgow. On the small island of Bute there were several venues for Summer entertainers. They played in Rothesay, latterly in the Winter Gardens, in Port Bannatyne and at Ettrick Bay amongst other places. There were even evening cruises with entertainment aboard. The most famous of all the groups who played in Rothesay were the Fyfe and Fyfe Entertainers, among whose ranks were Reneé Houston and Charlie Kemble.
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