Fred Allandale

Fred Allandale
Born
Frederick Arnold

(1872-07-04)4 July 1872
London, England,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died23 December 1921(1921-12-23) (aged 49)
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
SpouseMaie Ash
Parent(s)Alfred Arnold
Sophia Hudson

Fred Allandale (4 July 1872 – 23 December 1921) was a British musical comedy actor, comedian and producer.

Biography

Allandale was born Frederick Arnold[1] in Camberwell, London, on 4 July 1872, the son of Alfred Arnold[2] and Sophia Hudson. He was the grandson of the Irish comedian James Hudson.[2] He was educated at Christ's Hospital and worked as an accountant.[2]

Performing using the stage name of Fred Allandale,[1] his first stage appearance was in The Geisha[3] at the Theatre Royal Lincoln on 7 February 1898, playing Lieutenant Cuningham.[citation needed] On 28 August 1905, he played Bobbie Scott in The Blue Moon at the Lyric Theatre. He toured with the comedy sketch The Soldier and the Girl. He also produced his own Pierrot Company in Blackpool.

His second wife was the musical comedy actress Maie Ash.[4] Allandale died on 23 December 1921 in Birmingham[3] from a heart attack[5] and was buried in Abney Park Cemetery. The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America restored his grave on 29 July 2016.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Adjudications" (PDF), The London Gazette (28466): 1303, 17 February 1911
  2. ^ a b c "Mr. Fred Allandale", The Times, no. 42912, p. 4, 24 December 1921
  3. ^ a b "Found dead in bed", Western Morning News, no. 19281, p. 5, 24 December 1921 – via British Newspaper Archive
  4. ^ Gillan, Don, "Maie Ash", Stagebeauty.net, retrieved 24 August 2016
  5. ^ "The Late Fred Allandale", Western Daily Press, p. 6, 27 December 1921 – via British Newspaper Archive
  6. ^ "The Grave of actress Maie Ash and actor Fred Allandale has been restored", The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America, archived from the original on 18 May 2019, retrieved 29 July 2016