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Ivy Tresmand (15 December 1898 – 2 November 1980) was an English soubrette who appeared mostly in musical theatre. Tresmand was born in London. Her earliest appearances were in the chorus of the revue ''Shell Out'' (1915), in the musicals ''Houp La!'' (1916–1917) and ''Betty'', and in the revue ''Bubbly''.〔Kurt Gänzl, ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'' (Schirmer, 2001), p. 2070: "TRESMAND, Ivy (b London, 15 December 1898; d South Africa, 2 November 1980). British soubrette of the 1920s and 1930s. After early appearances in the chorus of the revue ''Shell Out'' (1915) and in small parts in the musical ''Houp-La!'' (1916), ''Betty'', and the revue ''Bubbly'', Ivy Tresmand was cast at the age of 21 in the role of Tina in London's version of ''The Red Mill''. She subsequently appeared in the revue ''Just Fancy'', took over the comic role of Margot in ''Sybil'' from May Beatty..."〕 In 1922 Tresmand won the leading role of Tina in a West End revival of the Broadway show ''The Red Mill''. She was in the revue ''Just Fancy'' and followed May Beatty as Margot in ''Sybil''.〔 In 1923 she was in ''The Merry Widow'' at Daly's Theatre. She continued to play in musicals through the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1936 she took the leading role of Penelope Lee in Ivor Novello's ''Careless Rapture'' (1936),〔 remaining with the show while it was on tour and at the Prince's Theatre, Bristol, in 1937–38.〔(Careless Rapture ) at theatricalia.com, accessed 31 January 2012〕 She had a part on screen in the film ''The Dark Stairway'' (1938). After appearing with Leslie Henson in ''Going Greek'' and ''Swing Along'' in South Africa, she settled there, continuing to take part in concerts and plays. She died in South Africa in 1980.〔 Tresmand's portrait was painted in oils by the Australian artist William Longstaff (1879–1953). She eventually presented the picture to the City of Johannesburg Africana Museum.〔''Africana Notes and News'', vol. 23 (1978) p. 281: "Tresmand, Ivy, b. 1899 Oil by William Longstaff. Signed "William Longstaff" . 902 x 621 The gift of Miss Ivy Tresmand No. 79/17 A portrait of the English-born actress who settled and still lives in South Africa."〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivy Tresmand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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