Vesta Tilley
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Matilda Alice Powles, Lady de Frece was an English music hall performer. She adopted the stage name Vesta Tilley and became one of the best-known male impersonators of her era. Her career lasted from
Cards of Tilley, performing in drag on the right
Poster for Vesta Tilley performing as Burlington Bertie
Vesta Tilley performing as a principal boy
Publicity photograph of Vesta Tilley dressed as a foppish young man
Putney Vale Cemetery
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Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium in southwest London is located in Putney Vale, surrounded by Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park. It is located within 47 acres of parkland. The ce
Vesta Tilley
…her husband when he became a Member of Parliament and later retired with him to Monte Carlo. She died in 1952 on a visit to London and is buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. Her life story was commemorated in the 1957 film After the Ball. Matilda Alice Powles was born at Beaver Row, Worcester on 13 May 1864. She was the…
Putney Vale Crematorium
The memorial to strongman Eugen Sandow