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Cecilia "Cissie" or "Cissy" Loftus (22 October 1876 – 12 July 1943) was a Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian and music hall performer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Loftus was born Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown in Glasgow, Scotland. Her father, Ben Brown (1848 - 1926), was part of the successful variety group, Brown, Newland & Le Clerc. Her mother, Marie Loftus (1857–1940), an actress, pantomimist and music hall performer, who was only 18 years old when Cecilia was born, later became a star of burlesque, billed as The Sarah Bernhardt of the Halls. She was given a... MORE

Cecilia "Cissie" or "Cissy" Loftus (22 October 1876 – 12 July 1943) was a Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian and music hall performer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Loftus was born Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown in Glasgow, Scotland. Her father, Ben Brown (1848 - 1926), was part of the successful variety group, Brown, Newland & Le Clerc. Her mother, Marie Loftus (1857–1940), an actress, pantomimist and music hall performer, who was only 18 years old when Cecilia was born, later became a star of burlesque, billed as The Sarah Bernhardt of the Halls. She was given a convent education at St Mary's School, Raikes Parade, Blackpool, England which moved in 1890 to the premises at Layton Hill Convent, Blackpool which it still occupies although now, after various name changes, splits and mergers, it is known as St. Mary's Catholic College. In July 1893, 17 year-old Cissy Loftus made her début at the Oxford Music Hall in London. After an early career in music hall and variety performing impersonations of well-known actresses of the day, such as Yvette Guilbert, she appeared at the Gaiety Theatre in musical comedy for one season. In 1894, she appeared in vaudeville at the LESS