Felice Lascelles

Felice Lascelles
Born
Felicia Madge Lessels

(1904-07-19)19 July 1904
Wallasey, Merseyside[i]
Died29 April 1961(1961-04-29) (aged 56)
London
OccupationMusical comedy actress
Years activeEarly 1920s–1940
Children2, incl. Andy Irvine

Felice Lascelles (née Felicia Madge Lessels; 19 July 1904 – 29 April 1961) was a British musical comedy actress, singer and dancer who performed on stage from the early 1920s to 1940, under the managements of Charles Cochran, Jack Buchanan, Leslie Henson,[9] and Lee Ephraim.[10]

She is best known for her leading roles in the national tours of Kid Boots (1926), Sunny (1927–1930), Darling, I Love You (1931), Stand Up and Sing (1932), and Venus in Silk (1939), among other shows. She took the lead in the pantomime adaptations of Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1930), Goody Two-Shoes (1931), and Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939–1940). She is the mother of stage actress Susan Neil and folk musician Andy Irvine.

  1. ^ O'Toole 2006, p. 35.
  2. ^ Lessels Yates 2024.
  3. ^ Liverpool Evening Express; 14 Sep 1926.
  4. ^ Liverpool Post & Mercury; 29 Jul 1926.
  5. ^ Liverpool Post & Mercury; 14 Sep 1926.
  6. ^ Liverpool Echo; 23 Jan 1931.
  7. ^ Liverpool Echo; 27 Jan 1931.
  8. ^ Liverpool Echo; 28 Aug 1931.
  9. ^ Exeter and Plymouth Gazette; 10 Dec 1932.
  10. ^ The Stage; 17 Dec 1931.


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