Composer. Born and died in London. Brother of the sculptor Maurice Lambert. Heavy drinker. Co-founder of the Sadler's Wells Ballet with Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton. Had an affair with Margot Fonteyn, 1937-47, which ended badly, for her. Father of Kit Lambert the first manager of the Who.
His friend, Anthony Powell, based Hugh Moreland, one of the characters in 'A Dance to the Music of Time' on Lambert.
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Constant Lambert
English Heritage Constant Lambert, 1905 - 1951, composer, lived here, 1947 -...
Founded as a joint project between the BBC and Sir Adrian Boult. It is now the principal orchestra which plays at the Proms.
World Wide Words provides the following explanation: Some of the references are now quite opaque, but we can take a fair shot at a few. In the second verse, the City Road was, still is, a well-know...
Jazz band. The plaque says it was formed in 1944, but other sources say 1941 or 1943. They regularly performed at the Red Barn Public House in Barnehurst. The original line-up changed, and at one t...
Home of the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera. Originally built in 1732 as a playhouse. The current building is the third on the site, following the fires that destroyed the first two.
Music hall artiste. Born Bethnal Green, as Mary Ann Florence Holyome. Successful as a male impersonator but also as a woman singing "I'm one of the girls". Toured America and Australia. Grandmoth...
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