49-605: Ratton may refer to: People [ edit ] A member of the Franco-Portuguese family of industrialists, of which the most notable include Jácome Ratton (1736-1820), Franco-Portuguese merchant and mill-owner Daisy Burrell (1892-1982), English actress, real name Daisy Ratton Other [ edit ] Ratton Estate, now part of Hampden Park, Eastbourne Ratton School in Eastbourne, England Topics referred to by
98-538: A neoclassical style building, was completed in 1794. Hythe's market once took place in Market Square (now Red Lion Square) close to where there is now a farmers' market every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Hythe has gardening, horse riding, bowling, tennis, cricket, football, squash and sailing clubs. Lord Deedes was once patron of Hythe Civic Society. As an important Cinque Port , Hythe once possessed
147-574: A Girl (1916), Burrell played the Australian heiress Esmeralda, who spurns an English lord (played by Owen Nares ) to marry a miner. In Little Women (1917), directed by Alexander Butler , Burrell played Amy, the youngest of the four girls. In 1919, she had leading roles in The Bridal Chair , Convict 99 , and The Artistic Temperament , and in May 1919 she was the cover girl for an issue of
196-457: A bustling harbour which, over the course of 300 years, has now disappeared due to silting. Hythe was the central Cinque Port, sitting between Hastings and New Romney to the west and Dover and Sandwich to the east. According to Hasted , a French fleet approached Hythe in 1293 and landed 200 men, but "the townsmen came upon them and slew every one of them: upon which the rest of the fleet hoisted sail and made no further attempt". In 1348,
245-666: A career as a singer, using the stage name of Harry Saunders, and at the time of the 1901 census the Burrell family was in Willesden, using the name Saunders, apart from Daisy, whose name was given as Ratton. In 1911, the family was in Stoke Newington, and was again called Burrell. Later it lived mostly in Kent, at Hythe and Folkestone . H. S. Burrell was licensee of the Swan Hotel, Hythe, during
294-503: A church property until the reign of Henry VIII , when Hythe and Saltwood were to be sequestrated to the Crown, suggests that some complicity by the baron Rranulf de Broc was possible in the murder of Becket. It was during this time at Saltwood, on 28 December 1170, that four knights plotted Becket's death the following day. Hugh de Moreville was one of the knights, along with Reginald Fitzurse , William de Tracey and Richard le Breton . From
343-890: A gauge of 15 inches (380 mm) and the track is nearly 14 miles (23 km) long. During the Second World War the service transported the Operation Pluto pipeline. Hythe is represented in Parliament as part of the Folkestone and Hythe constituency in the House of Commons . Hythe has a Non-League football club, Hythe Town F.C. who play at the Reachfields Stadium. Folkestone & Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society owns
392-502: A leading role. In December 1920 she received good reviews for her part in The Pride of the Fancy , a silent film about a champion boxer who woos her successfully, although Variety commented that "Daisy Burrell is a charming Kitty, although she is rather inclined to overact." During her years on the silver screen, Burrell continued to appear on stage. On 23 November 1916 she took part in
441-734: A restaurant, a bar, a hairdressing salon, reception rooms, its own live music club, and other notable residents. She died on 10 June 1982, six days short of her 90th birthday, leaving an estate of £66,170. Burrell’s half-sister, Edwina Ethel Slade, of The Keep, Kings Road, Kingston upon Thames , died in July 1987, leaving an estate of £48,795. The National Portrait Gallery in London has fourteen portrait photographs of Burrell by Bassano , dated between 1919 and 1922. Several of these are in Cinderella costumes, and four include Clarice Mayne. Burrell appeared in
490-553: A similar tower at Mortella Point in Corsica which the Navy had captured from the French. Although never needed for their original purpose they were later used to combat smuggling and also acted as signalling stations and coastal defences during the two world wars. Three of the towers survive at Hythe; one was converted to a house in the 1930s and can be seen along West Parade, and the other two are on
539-507: A type of beer first brewed in 1909, which went on to become a national brand. Mackeson stout is no longer brewed locally but is produced under contract by one of the major national brewers. Hythe Ranges is a military training ground that takes up a large section of the Hythe shoreline. Access to this section of the shore is restricted when red flags are showing. The Royal Military Canal runs across
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#1732858643314588-460: A young son and daughter. His widow, Daisy's grandmother, married Hassan Fareed the next year and died in 1890, aged 42. In 1891, Daisy's father, Charles Morris Ratton, married Ethel Eaglesfield Griffith, the daughter of another stockbroker, but by the end of 1892 he disappears from the records. Her grandfather, E. J. Griffith, died in 1895 as a hospital clerk at Guy’s Hospital , leaving a modest £365. His widow, Matilda Catherine Lovibond Griffith,
637-458: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Daisy Burrell Daisy Burrell (born Daisy Isobel Eaglesfield Ratton ; 16 June 1892 – 10 June 1982) was a British stage actress and Edwardian musical comedy performer who also appeared as a leading lady in silent films and in pantomime . In 1951 she appeared in The Golden Year ,
686-470: Is the community radio station for Hythe and Romney Marsh and has been broadcasting since 7th March 2022 replacing Shoreline FM, now an online service, which had been broadcasting on 100.2FM from January 2020. Academy FM 105.9FM, the community radio station for Folkestone can also be received in parts of Hythe. Hythe FM on 95.1FM was a restricted service radio licensed station which broadcast for several years during
735-540: Is the day on which you first see the film with yourself in it. You think you ought to have done everything so much better..." In 1920 Burrell returned to pantomime in the title role of Julian Wylie and James W. Tate 's Cinderella at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield , continued in 1921 at the Empire, Cardiff , with Stanley Lupino . From December 1922 to March 1923 she appeared again as Cinderella for Wylie & Tate at
784-516: The Black Death afflicted Hythe, and in 1400 the plague further reduced the population. Hythe has no coat of arms; however, the corporation seal represents an antique vessel with one mast, two men in it (one blowing a horn) and two men lying on the yard arm. Hythe was the home of the Mackeson Brewery, which after changes of ownership, closed in 1968. It was the birthplace of Mackeson Stout ,
833-502: The Garrick Theatre . In November 1919, Burrell wrote an article for the weekly The Picture Show , in which she gave "a few hints for cinema stars". She advised that to work in films, an actor should be able to ride a horse, swim, shoot, fake a drowning, and play billiards, cards, and the piano. She noted her own aim that "In every film, I should finish as a bride" and warned that: "The most trying moment in your cinema experience
882-741: The London Hippodrome in July 1903, playing the part of Kitty in The Redskins , a water spectacular by Alicia Ramsey . She went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music , and in 1909 played the part of Youth in Give Heed , a modern morality play by Blanche G. Vulliamy , performed by students of the Guildhall School at the Court Theatre . On leaving, Burrell went into pantomime at
931-635: The Musical News as "all consummate artists in their own style". The next year she appeared in his Gipsy Love . The manager of the Count of Luxembourg production of 1912 was J. Garret Todd, who went on to become manager of Daly's Theatre . Burrell played a boy, David Playne, in the original cast of Lonsdale , Unger , and Rubens 's new musical Betty , which opened at the Prince's Theatre , Manchester on Christmas Eve, 1914, and transferred to Daly's Theatre in
980-769: The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , and in 1910 The Illustrated London News noted her appearing as Cinderella at the new Palladium . She first came to wide attention the same year, appearing at the Vaudeville Theatre in The Girl in the Train . After closing in London this production, starring Burrell in the title role, went on tour until 1911, with the Gloucestershire Echo reporting that "Miss Daisy Burrell acts and sings delightfully Gonda Van der Loo". After that, Burrell
1029-581: The Tower Theatre at Shorncliffe . It is a charitable organisation which performs several shows a year. Hythe has two paid-for newspapers, the "Folkestone and Hythe Express" (published by the KM Media Group) every Wednesday and the "Folkestone Herald" (published by Kent Regional News and Media). KentOnline.co.uk (published by the KM Media Group) also has a dedicated website for Hythe news. Free newspapers for
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#17328586433141078-549: The First World War. In 1939, Henry and Ethel Burrell were living at 77, Castle Road, Hythe, with their daughter Edwina. Ethel Burrell died in 1944, and Henry Burrell in 1955, leaving an estate valued at £5,166. Charles M. Ratton had a sister, Laura Theresa Ratton, Daisy Burrell’s aunt, who lived in Worthing and died unmarried in 1944. Taking her step-father's surname, at least as a performer, Burrell first appeared on stage at
1127-519: The London Hippodrome, opposite Clarice Mayne as Prince Charming and Lupino as Buttons, this production running to 176 performances. The Times said of Burrell's Cinderella "She sings, dances and acts with equal ease." In October 1920 the Leeds Mercury reported that "Miss Daisy Burrell... is said to possess the tiniest feet in film-land", and in 1922 came to a report that a London theatre
1176-715: The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports held his court for Shepway, and it is referred to as the "Shepway Cross". In fact the Shepway Cross is a civic war memorial erected in 1923. It was placed on the top of Lympne Hill because that was traditionally the site of the Court of Shepway. Shepway Cross was paid for and unveiled in August 1923 by Earl Beauchamp, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson , attended
1225-504: The Theatre, 1912–1976 records no performances for Burrell after 1924, which was the year of her second marriage, but until February 1925 The Stage continued to carry a notice that she was disengaged. Palmer's British Film Actors' Credits, 1895–1987 identifies her with Daisy Burrell who played two minor parts in the British films Woman to Woman (1947) and Green Fingers (1947), as does
1274-646: The West End on 24 April 1915. Interviewed in the Daily Sketch dated 11 May 1915, Burrell said this was the first time she had originated a part in London, and while she loved playing at Daly's, she was "tremendously envious of skirts and pretty clothes". In reviewing the play, The Tatler hailed Burrell as “a Great Girl-Boy”. A year later, Burrell was interviewed for The Era and was asked “And those boys’ parts you have made so famous?” She replied “Merci, Monsieur. I am now coming to that.“ Also in 1915, Burrell played
1323-697: The beach and are owned by the Ministry of Defence . Geologically, the town developed on a succession of non-parallel terraces, rising from the level ground around the Royal Canal (previously named the Royal Military Canal) towards the steep incline upon which the parish church of St Leonard was built. From the High Street, alleys lead up to the steeper levels of the town. Hythe was once defended by two castles, Saltwood and Lympne . Saltwood derives its name from
1372-551: The ceremony. The memorial now shows signs of decay. The lettering denoting the monument's true purpose is hardly legible. The School of Musketry was established in Hythe in 1853. Hythe is the northern terminus of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway , running third-scale steam and diesel locomotives. The track runs parallel to the coast through Dymchurch and New Romney to Dungeness . The founders were Captain J Howey and Count Louis Zborowski . It opened in 1927. The trains run on
1421-461: The daintiness of her feet. Pomeroy died on 26 May. In July 1924 Burrell joined a touring company for George M. Cohan 's musical Little Nellie Kelly , playing the lead part of Nellie. In late August, she was taken ill and Patrina Carlyon stepped into the role. By this point in her stage career she was represented by the Akerman May Agency, of 16 Green Street, London WC2. Who Was Who in
1470-600: The first musical comedy produced for television. Daisy Ratton was born in Wandsworth in 1892, although according to Who Was Who in the Theatre 1912–1976 she was born in Singapore in 1893. She had a complicated family history, marred by early deaths. Her grandfather, Charles George Ratton, was a stockbroker from an Anglo-Portuguese Roman Catholic family. In 1867 he married Isabella Iphigenia de Pavia, and they lived at Stoke Newington , but he died in 1873, aged 35, leaving
1519-722: The first-ever performance at the new St Martin's Theatre , the first night of Fred Thompson 's extravaganza Houp La! , playing Aggie, and this production ran until late February 1917. In April 1917 she opened in a revue called £150 at the Ambassadors Theatre . In September 1918 she took the leading role of Desirée in Emmerich Kálmán 's operetta Soldier Boy at the Apollo Theatre , succeeding Vera Wilkinson. In July and August 1919 she played Mollie Maybud in Nobody's Boy at
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1568-550: The following films: Hythe, Kent Hythe ( / ˈ h aɪ ð / ) is a market town and civil parish on the edge of Romney Marsh in Kent , England. Hythe is an Old English word meaning haven or landing place. The town has mediaeval and Georgian buildings, as well as a Saxon / Norman church on the hill and a Victorian seafront promenade . Hythe was once defended by two castles, Saltwood and Lympne . Hythe Town Hall ,
1617-654: The income from a fund of £43,000. That fund was also to go to his widow if his sisters died before her. There was a dispute over the will, and in the High Court in July 1961 Mr Justice Russell was "asked to construe the home-made will of a retired Liverpool cotton-merchant". Burrell's first husband, Carleton, died at King's College Hospital in June 1957, also leaving a substantial estate for that time, £16,162. Burrell's start in films came from G. B. Samuelson , and she appeared in several of his early silent movies. The first of these
1666-480: The light railway thence across Romney Marsh to Winchelsea. Its 26-mile length can be walked. Also built around the same time as a defence against possible invasion by Napoleon were the Martello Towers . In total, 74 of these towers were built between Folkestone and Seaford . The walls were up to 13 ft (4 m) thick, and each tower held 24 men and had a huge cannon mounted on the top. They were named after
1715-489: The magazine Pictures and Picturegoer . In April 1920, a theatrical gossip column in New Zealand described Burrell as "Miss Daisy Burrell, the well-known musical comedy star", while later the same year The Straits Times of Singapore called her "Daisy Burrell, the golden-haired film star". In The Last Rose of Summer (1920), "a melodramatic tale of a spinster betrayed for the sake of a valuable tea set ", she again had
1764-427: The moment Hythe came under Crown control, the senior official of the town was also a bailiff appointed by the Crown. This state of affairs (uniquely for a Cinque Port) remained until 1575 when Elizabeth I gave the town control of its affairs. The last Crown bailiff, John Bredgman, became the first mayor. A brass inscription bearing his name remains in the parish church, dated 1581. A monumental cross now indicates what
1813-468: The northern edge of the marsh, to Winchelsea . Running under Stade Street, the canal, intended to repel invasion during the Napoleonic wars of 1804 to 1815, gives central Hythe its character. Now shaded by trees, the canal, 10 yards wide, passes into the marsh from the middle of the town. The canal begins at Seabrook and runs through Hythe. It follows the original haven that was once Hythe's harbour as far as
1862-731: The online database of the British Film Institute . She later appeared on BBC Television in The Perfect Alibi (1949) and in The Golden Year (1951), the first musical comedy produced for television, and disappeared from the performing record again after that. At the time of the High Court challenge to her second husband’s will in 1961, Burrell was living at the De Vere Court Hotel, 32 De Vere Gardens , Kensington. She ended her long life living at Flat 203, Nell Gwynn House , Sloane Avenue , London SW3. The building had
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1960-543: The title role of Cinderella in the pantomime, with the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News commenting that “the Cinderella of Miss Daisy Burrell contributes very much, for she is a sweet and attractive little heroine... As a spectacle, her adventures are all prettiness and daintiness.” In October 1912, under her name at birth of Daisy Ratton, Burrell married T. W. G. Carleton (1887–1957), of Stoke Newington, who
2009-558: The town include the Folkestone and Hythe Extra , part of the KM Group; and yourshepway , part of KOS Media . It also has a paid-for monthly magazine "Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Life". A new free community/lifestyle magazine for Hythe, "Hythe Life Magazine" launched in the summer of 2014. The local radio station for Hythe is KMFM Shepway and White Cliffs Country . Cinque Ports Radio 100.2FM
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2058-531: The village in its shadow. During the reign of King Canute the manor of Saltwood was granted to the priory of Christ Church in Canterbury , but during the 12th century it became the home of Henry d'Essex, constable of England. Thomas Becket had sought from King Henry II restoration of the castle as an ecclesiastical palace. Henry instead granted the castle to Ranulf de Broc . That the castle had been returned to Becket, as Archbishop of Canterbury , and remained
2107-742: The youngest child of Dr Edward Long MRCS, died in October 1898 at Lavender Hill . Daisy Burrell’s mother, Ethel Ratton, was by 1898 the partner of Henry S. Burrell, licensee of the Clarence Hotel, Stoke Newington. Their son, John Griffith Burrell, was born in March 1899, and christened in August 1907; their daughter Edwina Ethel was born in September 1908. In 1900, H. S. Burrell had the Old Star in Wapping. He also had
2156-608: Was The Valley of Fear (1916), an early Sherlock Holmes film, in which she was the leading lady . She was offered the part after Samuelson saw her playing Cinderella at the London Palladium , in a production by his brother Julian Wylie , who was also Burrell’s agent. Wylie boasted in The Stage Year Book : "During 1916 I made Contracts for the following Artistes: Bairnsfather's "Fragments from France" , Daisy Burrell, Gladys Cooper , Phyllis Dare , ... Mabel Love ... Vesta Tilley , Madge Titheradge &c. &c." Several other film roles followed. In her second film, Just
2205-418: Was a Liverpool cotton merchant who retired to live in France. He died in 1943, aged 81. At the time of his death, he was of Flat 6, 14 Pall Mall , St James's , and left an estate valued at £43,838, equivalent to £2,490,201 in 2023. In his will, Young appointed his three sisters as executors and left his widow Daisy Isobel Eaglesfield Young the principal of a £9,900 marriage settlement, plus one quarter of
2254-499: Was from 1358 a meeting place of the confederation of the Cinque ports, several miles west of Hythe, known then as "the Shepway crossroads". Shepway cross, erected in 1923, the monument to the Court of Shepway, is beside the Hythe to Lympne road (B2067). The lathe of Shepway was the Saxon name for south-east Kent, roughly corresponding with the modern District of Shepway, comprising Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh and nearby villages as far north as Elham. Many think this monument marks where
2303-450: Was offering a prize for “the lady who can wear the Cinderella slipper of Miss Daisy Burrell”. In May 1924 Burrell entered a competition promoted by the sculptor and Royal Academician F. W. Pomeroy (1856–1924), who had offered a prize "for the most perfect pair of feet". She tied with the dancer Margery Prince for the first prize of £50, and The Miami News reported that Burrell had been chosen eight times to play Cinderella on account of
2352-522: Was then a commercial traveller. During the First World War , he was commissioned into the Royal Horse Artillery , serving with it until April 1920. In 1919, Burrell filed a petition for the restitution of conjugal rights , and in 1920 she petitioned for a divorce. By 1924 they were divorced, and in the spring of that year at Holborn Carleton married secondly Dorothy Knight, otherwise Hunt. In Westminster on 1 November 1924, as Daisy Carleton, Burrell married Herbert William Young, of Liverpool. Young
2401-506: Was with George Edwardes 's touring company for six years, appearing in the hit Edwardian musical comedies The Marriage Market , Peggy , The Sunshine Girl and others. In The Marriage Market , she played a midshipman . In 1912, she sang the part of Juliette in a production of Franz Lehár 's operetta The Count of Luxembourg , as one of the five principals, together with Phyllis Le Grand, Eric Thorne , Lauri de Frece , and Robert Michaelis , who were collectively described by
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