Daisy Dormer was not born as Daisy Dormer but as Kezia Beatrice Stockwell on 16 January 1883 in Hampton Street, Southsea Portsmouth. Her father was Henry John Henry Stockwell a rivetter at HM Dockyard, mother was Mary Ann Stockwell nee Barber. A pretty, waif-like presence, she was famous for singing "After the Ball is Over" among other songs. She appeared at the leading Music Halls and Pantomime too. She played a lovable Goody in Richard Waldon's pantomime Goody Two Shoes at The Royal Princess's Theatre, Glasgow in 1902. In 1903 she started a tour in Moss and Thornton's successful Robinson Crusoe at The Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, playing the part of Hal Loo, with Bert Gilbert and Brown Newland and Le Clerq. At the Royal, Bradford in 1910 she played principal girl Ruby in Sinbad the Sailor alongside Jack Pleasants and W. H. Powell. In 1918 in a production of “Cinderella” at the Royal Court Theatre, Miss Daisy Dormer and company presented the pantomime twice daily In 1935, she had a character part in the film City of Beautiful Nonsense. The BBC’s “Beyond The Broadcast” website describes her as “a charming and pretty singer — a figure of innocence in her songs, at the mercy of unscrupulous male bounders. She danced and had a lilting tuneful voice which can be heard on only a few records.”started her stage career at the age of six years at Portsmouth, where she appeared as a Dancer. She married Albert Jee but it was unhappy. Later on in life, they ran The Sun Hotel in Godalming. A child was born and adopted.. From the Portsmouth Evening News, September 13th Saturday, Former Portsmouth Actress Daisy Dormer and music hall star of 30 years ago on 13th September 1947, dies age 64 at her home in Clapham and was cremated at Streatham Park Cemetery. 1891 Census, 45 York Street, Portsea, St Luke RG12 869 page 140 name age occupation born Henry J STOCKWELL head 31 skilled labourer Hants Portsmouth Mary A STOCKWELL wife 29 Hants Emsworth Keziah B STOCKWELL daughter 8 scholar Hants Portsmouth born 1883? Violet PM STOCKWELL daughter 6 scholar Hants Portsmouth born 1885? Henry J STOCKWELL son 4 scholar Hants Portsmouth born 1887? Alice MN STOCKWELL daughter 1 Hants Portsmouth born 1890? Norah Stockwell Daisy sings! Here is a part broadcast about Daisy. - Daisy Dormer - Daisy's Songs Daisy head & shoulders photographs Daisy Full length photographs Daisy Helf length photographs Daisy cards Daisy Dormer Court is in Brixton, London She started her stage career at the age of six years at Portsmouth, where she appeared as a Dancer. Sang the song, “The Little Wooden Hut” ( 'I Wouldn’t Leave My Little Wooden Hut for You’) written and composed by Tom Mellor and Chas Collins in 1905 which she purchased from the composer for the sum of £2 2s. She had two younger sisters, Violet and Norah, who also caught the theatrical bug. 1901 June 17th/21st Empire Place ?? (Comedienne and Acrobatic Danseuse) 1902 Royal Princess's Theatre, Glasgow in Goody Two Shoes 1903 Shakespear Theatre Liverpool in Robinson Crusoe 1907 May 6th Holborn Empire London 1908 December 23rd Grand Theatre Leeds New Briggate 1909 March 15th The Tivoli ??? 1909 October 23rd Kings Theatre Southsea 1910 Royal Bradford in Sinbad the Sailor 1910 May 9th Chelsea Palace Kings Road London 1910 October 15th Empire Palace Portsmouth 1911 March 29th London Palladium 1911 December 26th Theatre Royal Drury Lane "Hop o my thumb" 1913 December 24th Grand Theatre Leeds New Briggate 1914 July 25th/28th Coliseum Portsmouth 1914 December 7th Wood Green Empire 1917/18 Theatre Royal Glasgow Howard & Wyndham’s “Cinderella” 1918 in a production of “Cinderella” at the Royal Court Theatre 1919 Agusust 11th ??? 1922 January 14th Hippodrome Portsmouth 1922 August 23rd Hippodrome Portsmouth 1924 March 1st Hippodrome Portsmouth Monday April 28th 1924 Hammersmith Palace Bill Includes Carrie and Dick, May Henderson, Edgar Curtis, Daisy Dormer, Rolf Slater, Frank and Somers 1924 November 25th Hippodrome Portsmouth 1926 August 5th Hippodrome Portsmouth 1934 November 8th/9th Coliseum Portsmouth 1934 November 27th Coliseum Portsmouth 1935 April 29th Grand Theatre Blackburn plus February 9th ???? Theatre Royal Leeds Daisy died 15th September 1947 Filmography Hide Hide Actress (3 credits) 1937 Music-Hall Cavalcade: Stars of Yesterday and Today (TV Movie) 1935 City of Beautiful Nonsense Mrs. Deakin 1914 Potted Pantomimes (Short) 21 June 1901 23 October 1909 23 October 1909 At the Portsmouth Empire Palace 15th October 1910 18 October 1910 29th March 1911 Daisy sang and performed at the London Palladium 25 July 1914 28 July 1914 28 July 1914 19th July 1919 14 January 1922 23 August 1922 1 March 1924 30 May 1924 25 november 1924 27 november 1924 At the Portsmouth Hippodrome 5th August 1926 8 November 1934 9 November 1934 15th September 1947

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