Cicely Nott

Cicely Nott (1832–1900), born Sarah Ann Harris, and also known as Sarah Ann Adams after her marriage, was a British singer and actress.[1][2][3][4] She played Pollio in The Pretty Druidess.[5]

She married Sam Adams, a theatre manager.[1] The couple had five children, all of whom were later professionally associated with the theatre, including Rosaline, known professionally as Rosie Nott, who married the impresario Robert Courtneidge and was the mother of Cicely Courtneidge.[6] Another of their children was Ada Blanche, a well-known pantomime star.[6]

A picture of Cicely Nott is in the National Portrait Gallery.[2] She is buried in Nunhead Cemetery.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Parker, John (1925). Who's Who in the Theatre (fifth ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons. OCLC 10013159., p. 87
  2. 1 2 "NPG x19173; Cicely Nott (Sarah Ann Adams (née Harris)) as Miscrima in 'Manfred' - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. "National Portrait Gallery | London, United Kingdom". VisitMuseums.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. Dr Roy Johnston; Dr Declan Plummer (28 December 2015). The Musical Life of Nineteenth-Century Belfast. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-0-7546-6325-6.
  5. Edward L. Blanchard; Drinkwater Meadows (1891). The Life and Reminiscences of E. L. Blanchard. Hutchinson & Company. pp. 371–.
  6. 1 2 Pepys-Whiteley, D. "Courtneidge, Dame (Esmerelda) Cicely (1893–1980)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, January 2011, retrieved 13 June 2014 (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  7. Hugh Meller; Brian Parsons (1 June 2013). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer. History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-9690-0.
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