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Description: | "Who's the artiste?" asks the pamphlet. The answer is Joan Stonehewer (1910-1969). Stonehewer was a "concert artiste" of the variety theatre tradition, who played the saw and other novelty instruments including the sleigh bells professionally. Her repertoire included songs such as the "Waltz" by Victor Herbert. She was accompanied in these performances by a pianist or ensemble.
The front and back page show Joan's photograph and drawings of her instruments. Inside, the leaflet describes Joan's repertoire as "music for guests of every taste" and "from Beethoven to Gershwin, melody and swing". It lists her engagements, which include the B.B.C., City Official Functions, Masonic Dinners, "At Homes" and Cabarets. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Stonehewer family | Subjects: | Leisure | Temporal: | circa 1935 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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