Gitana, Gertie (1887–1957)
Gitana, Gertie (1887–1957)
English music-hall star. Name variations: Little Gertie Gitana. Born in 1887 in Tunstall, England; died in 1957.
Made stage debut as a child as "Little Gitana"; made London debut (1900) and subsequently appeared in all the leading halls throughout England; popularized such songs as "A Schoolgirl's Holiday," "When the Harvest Moon is Shining," "Silver Bell," "Sweet Caroline," "Queen of the Cannibal Isles," "When I See the Lovelight Gleaming," and "Never Mind."
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