By what name was Music Hall entertainer Matilda Wood known to the general public?
Daisy Wood Daisy Wood Daisy Violet Rose Wood (15 September 1877 – 19 October 1961), was an English music hall singer. Wood was born in Hoxton, London, the fifth of nine children, the oldest being Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (1870–1922), who performed under the stage name Marie Lloyd. Seven of the siblings took up stage careers. In their earliest years, costumed by their mother (Matilda Mary Caroline), they performed as "The Fairy Bells Minstrels", singing temperance songs in local missions and church halls. This ceased when the eldest sister made her professional debut at the age of fifteen. The children were entranced
Billy Williams (music hall performer) Billy Williams (music hall performer) Richard Isaac Banks (March 3, 1878 – March 13, 1915), who changed his name to Billy Williams after leaving his birthplace of Australia, was a popular vaudeville and music hall entertainer of his era. (see B.Rust: Music Hall On Record, Gramophone 1979 p. 282 et seq.) Over 500 recordings sold in their thousands long after his early death in 1915. Born in Melbourne, Williams tried a number of jobs before embarking on an entertainment career which led him to come to England in 1899. He became a popular entertainer in the music halls singing what