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Millie Cavendish

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33:, which debuted in New York in September 1866. The song's music was by George Bickwell, with lyrics by Theodore Kennick. Though Cavendish's role in the piece was minor, and the song had no relation to the play's plot, her performance was a highlight. It was also an early example of sex exploitation, as music writer David Ewen has noted: "When Milly Cavendish stepped lightly in front of the footlights, wagged a provocative finger at the men in her audience, and sang in her high-pitched baby voice, 'You Naughty, Naughty Men' … the American musical theater and the American popular song both started their long and active careers in sex exploitation." 201: 143: 47:. Some superstitious actors blamed her early death on the fact that Sunday rehearsals had been held for the play, it being a common superstition among American and English actors at the time that Sunday rehearsals were bad luck. 231: 236: 108: 43:
She died in New York on 23 January 1867 from a cranial injury sustained during an epileptic seizure. She was buried at
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From Traveling Show to Vaudeville: Theatrical Spectacle in America, 1830–1910
206: 213:"composed for and sung by Miss Millie Cavendish" (Library of Congress) 23:, was a British singer and actress, best remembered for performing 177:
Supernatural on Stage: Ghosts and Superstitions of the Theatre
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Lost Chords: The Diverting Story of American Popular Songs
19:(died 23 January 1867), previously credited as 8: 100: 98: 40:for 15 years under the name Mrs. Lawrence. 199: 56: 27:in the role of Carline in the musical 7: 14: 36:Cavendish had played in British 232:19th-century English actresses 1: 92:, p. 65 (Paperback ed. 2010) 166:(September 1, 1879), p. 106 253: 197:Internet Broadway Database 90:Musical Theatre: A History 211:You naughty, naughty, men 113:: Demystification Part 2" 25:You Naughty, Naughty Men 237:English stage actresses 144:Miss Millie Cavendish 142:(26 January 18670. 124:(25 January 1867). 45:Green-Wood Cemetery 175:Huggett, Richard. 131:The New York Times 75:Gilbert, Douglas. 148:Evening Telegraph 244: 203: 193:Millie Cavendish 180: 173: 167: 157: 151: 140: 134: 122: 116: 102: 93: 86: 80: 73: 67: 61: 17:Millie Cavendish 252: 251: 247: 246: 245: 243: 242: 241: 217: 216: 189: 184: 183: 174: 170: 158: 154: 141: 137: 123: 119: 111:The Black Crook 103: 96: 88:Kenirck, John. 87: 83: 74: 70: 66:, p. 212 (2010) 62: 58: 53: 30:The Black Crook 12: 11: 5: 250: 248: 240: 239: 234: 229: 219: 218: 215: 214: 204: 188: 187:External links 185: 182: 181: 179:, p. 71 (1975) 168: 152: 150:(Philadelphia) 135: 117: 94: 81: 79:, p. 47 (1942) 68: 55: 54: 52: 49: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 249: 238: 235: 233: 230: 228: 225: 224: 222: 212: 208: 205: 202: 198: 194: 191: 190: 186: 178: 172: 169: 165: 161: 156: 153: 149: 145: 139: 136: 133: 132: 127: 121: 118: 114: 112: 106: 101: 99: 95: 91: 85: 82: 78: 72: 69: 65: 60: 57: 50: 48: 46: 41: 39: 34: 32: 31: 26: 22: 18: 210: 171: 163: 155: 147: 138: 129: 120: 110: 89: 84: 71: 59: 42: 35: 28: 24: 21:Mrs Lawrence 20: 16: 15: 227:1867 deaths 207:Music score 164:The Theatre 105:Gänzl, Kurt 221:Categories 160:En Passant 51:References 38:music hall 195:at the 209:for 126:Died 223:: 162:, 146:, 128:, 109:"' 107:. 97:^

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The Black Crook
music hall
Green-Wood Cemetery
From Traveling Show to Vaudeville: Theatrical Spectacle in America, 1830–1910
Lost Chords: The Diverting Story of American Popular Songs


Gänzl, Kurt
"'The Black Crook: Demystification Part 2"
Died
The New York Times
Miss Millie Cavendish
En Passant
Supernatural on Stage: Ghosts and Superstitions of the Theatre
Millie Cavendish
Internet Broadway Database
Edit this at Wikidata
Music score
Categories
1867 deaths
19th-century English actresses
English stage actresses

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