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Oh, they’ll all turn up... finally ready with praise once I’m out of earshot. Isn’t that how it usually goes? Who cared a jot about John Lennon in the years leading up to his death? No one. I’m not saying I’m as known as John Lennon because obviously I’m not. The line ‘each time you vote you support the process’ resonates powerfully. But is there an alternative? It was an incredible night. I’d met Tom a few times and – this will sound silly to you – but he’s one of the very few people who treat me like an ordinary man. When my glass gets low he tops it up without fussing about, and he seems to like me, but I don’t think he likes the music and I understand why not. The simplest of phrases or even words can become an artist’s tagline. Whether they are pre-planned or happen purely organically, they’re damn addictive and have the power to add a defining element to any act. Present day high campers: Adora Dix, Baga Chipz, Bette Rinse, Ceri Dupree, Candy Slag in Drag, Crystal Candyfloss, Dame Vesta Bules, Davina Sparkle, Dame Julie Paid, Drew Christie, Dolly Diamond, Lady La Rue, Maisie Trollette, Miss Jason, Titti La Camp, Tiffaney Wells, The Duchess, Saucy Sophie.
Above - The Metroplitan Theatre closed and awaiting demolition in 1963 - From the ILN, 27th April 1963. Past legends: Triple X (Regina Fong, Sandra Hush, Heather), Dolly Mixtures (various members), LSD (Lily Savage, Sandra Hush, David Dale), Way Out Girls, Twisted Sisters (Sandra, Lucia and Millie Turner), The Dissappointer Sisters.
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He played cameos in the Marty Feldman film, Every Home Should Have One, 1970, and Tony Palmer’s television documentary about music, All You Need Is Love, 1977. I spent the summer of 1971 working as a barman on Guernsey. During one gig at the KarBar Hotel, I met Rex, he was booked for the season at the Hermitage and was staying at the hotel. During dinner one evening (he never ate), he asked if I fancied a drink at the pub up the road. Nobody (apart from Rex), ever came into the bar during dinner so I thought "why the hell not" These are the ones we’ll be keeping our beady eye on: Asifa Lahore, Baga Chipz, La JohnJoseph, Mary Mac, Miss Cairo, Myra Dubois, The Lipsinkers, The Supreme Fabulettes, Vanity Von Glow. “Apart from my residencies at both Green Carnation and West 5, this summer I’ll be performing on the mainstage at Gran Canaria Pride and doing a handful of gigs across some of the island’s gay venues. I’ll also be performing endless duets with my pal Silver Summers.” – Vanity Von Glow In the past many performers started out as mime artists, before moving onto live singing, but some of the most noteworthy acts were: Adrella, Andre Adore, David Dale, Sandra Hush, Lucia, Zsarday.
London’s alternative cabaret scene is unparalleled for talent and quality. From surrealist performance art through to political satire via observational stand up – it’s all here in the capital. There have been a lot of rumours about your health. How upsetting is it to have people speculating about personal things like that?No. They must cut ties with the United King-dumb. I love Scotland and I love the Scottish spirit and they do not need Westminster in the least – it’s the other way around. for in the matter of entertainment, and the Met, as their local variety temple is called, has for many years applied the discoeuvrement so necessary to every class of the dwellers in this great metropolis.
Bill Clinton described the ‘War On Drugs’ as “the worst mistake in the last 50 years of American foreign policy” – and joined Richard Branson’s campaign for drugs to be decriminalised. What’s your take on the drugs war? Above - The Pacific Island scene from Revudeville No.334 in 1963. Centre stage are Jill Millard and Anthony Bryant. On When I was fourteen I went to the Empire every Monday night. I paid 6d in the gallery. That really put me on the road to showbusiness because I saw all the stars there. They really were stars in those days. I loved the whole atmosphere of it.’for the building of a more palatial establishment were entrusted to Mr Frank Matcham, who has designed so many The world of cabaret and the artists that inhabit it have been depicted in the mainstream film industry many times. The most well known of these, being ‘Cabaret’ which was released in 1972, starring Liza Minnelli – and loosely based on the 1966 Broadway show of the same name by Kander and Ebb. Minnelli and director Bob Fosse were both awarded Academy Awards the following year. Forty years on and if you wander along to a drag/cabaret show, the chances are you will still hear some of the songs that made Cabaret the enormous success it was. It’s often said that title song ‘Cabaret’ is the most sung song on the cabaret circuit (which is quite obvious when you think about it). A Granada TV producer saw his performance and paired him with the great Norman Evans for a TV show. Norman was famous for his Over the Garden Wall character, Fanny Fairbottom, and Rex was a fan: and 1902. But sadly by the late 1950s the writing was on the wall for this Theatre as the Council wanted it demolished for a road widening scheme. Various other uses for the building in the meantime, such as becoming a Theatre Restaurant were mooted, see image above, but nothing could stop the 'march of progress'. One of the last productions of note at the Met was 'The Whip' in 1962, see programme above and below, but apart from being used to show wrestling matches in its final months, the end was to finally come in 1963. She calls herself Missus but has never been married. She tells terrible stories of what she gets up to - she has been telling them for the last 20 years, all over the place, at the Windmill, music halls, working-men's clubs, Mecca bingo halls - she has even told them on telly, but had to clean them up a bit.
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