About this blog:
Awful Rigours and Wretched Pay was a newspaper quote used to describe the lot of Music Hall performers in Victorian London. Mlle Elena Estelle disagreed vociferously. Her determination to excel as a dancer carried her away from poverty and depravity to a comfortable existence. In this blog, I will present Elena’s story, and those of my other ancestors, together with a miscellany of thoughts and reflections, travels and travails, for your delight and delectation.
A new post will appear every Friday to brighten your weekend.
About the Author:
Christine Swan
Christine has been a teacher and lecturer for over 30 years. She is a Secondary Education Computer Science and IT specialist but has been researching her family history for the past 20 years. Her other interests are watching wildlife and practicing Wing Chun Kung Fu.
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