Craston, Victoria, c1902 - 1989
Dates
- Existence: c1902 - 1989
Biography
Victoria Craston was the second child of Martha Cashmore and Joe Craston and sister of Lulu Adams and Joe Craston. She was born in 1902 and made her debut as a musical act with her sister Lulu aged 10 while touring around Russia with her parents. From that time the duo became a popular musical act in the variety theatres of England and the Continent. Victoria will later join her sister and brother as on another musical act, The Three Crastonians, an Scotch musical act, which they performed in Kilts. Vicky and her brother Joe continued with the act when Lulu decided to focus on her clowning career after marrying Albert in 1927, changing the name of the act to The Crastonians.
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Acrobats, c1940 - 1950
Mixed group of acrobats performing in a park with Victoria Craston balancing in the middle.
Craston Sisters, c1920 - 1930
Victoria Craston (Left) and Louise Craston (Lulu Adams) (right) both lifting their legs a a pose.
Equestrian and Circus, c1890 - 1910
Double exposure print with Marsha Craston (nee Cashmore) in equestrian costume and circus building to rear. 'Joe took one on top of the front of the Circus by mistake as took her' written on reverse. Probably taken by Joe Craston Senior.
Equestrian Performer, c1920 - 1940
Victoria Craston in equestrian perfomer costume wrearing an ostrich feather hat.
Female Performers, c1910 - 1930
Two female performers, possibly Louise (Lulu Adams) and Victoria Craston.
Grand Theatre, Blackburn Handbill, 14 April 1941
Turner Layton, pianist, Vic & Joe Crastonian, music, singing and dancing, Johnnie Kavanagh, comedian, Hal Mack and his Six Dancing Demons, variety act, George Latour, juggler, Al Wright, comedy circus, Robert Bemand and his wonder pigeons, Gordon and Bryan, piano and singing act. Red and black type on white paper, black and white photograph on front page and black and white illustration of The Crastonian’s act inside, 4pp.
Handbills, c1924 - 1949
Handbills for variety shows featuring the Castonians and other acts.
La Grande Revue Annuelle du Concert Mayol Handbill, 23 - 27 January 1924
Grenoble Casino Kursaal, Les Crastonians, Yvonne Serard, Popino, comedian, Marcellus, J. Alder, Sylette, Robert & Lysiane Roberty, dancers, Leo Caldy, Renee Favaine, B. Lecoeur, De Presles, Andree Ricard, Violette Turin, Berthe Lacaze, De Valmont, Rose The, De Marcy, Geo Garner, Dalcourt, Marcelle Darcilly, The 12 Bigarelli Girls, 1p.
Lulu Adams Collection
This collection contains business records, newspaper cuttings, programmes, notebooks and handbills, as well as a collection of black and white photographs, some original artwork and other items relating to Lulu Adam’s personal life and career
Miss Cashmore Sport Act Poster, c1900
Colour poster of Martha Cashmore performing in a horse pulled car with dogs. Printed by Andreasen & Lachmann, Copenhagen.
Original Artwork, c1910 - 1949
Drawings and card, mostly pressumed to have been designed and drawn by Lulu Adams.
Performers, c1930 - 1949
Group of three performers, two men and a woman with Joe Craston Junior top and Victoria Craston.
Performers Group in the Park, c1930 - 1950
Mixed group of acrobat performers in swimming costumes in a park. Victoria Craston, back row, third from right.
Photographs, c1880 - 1950
Black and white photographs and a small amount of negatives containing a mixture of business and family archive showing performers, animals, circuses, family members such as Joe Craston, the Crastonians and Lulu, also four photo albums and two postcards of Joe Craston.
The Craston Sisters, c1920 - 1930
Photographic print of sisters Louise (Lulu) and Victoria Craston in dance costume seated back to back on a chair.
The Crastonians, c1920 - 1940
Victoria and Joe Craston dressed in performance costume. 'Mannell London' printed on the front.
Victoria Craston, c1930 - 1950
Victoria Craston on stage in dress standing in front of a microphone.
Victoria Craston, c1930 - 1940
Victoria Craston on stage in long dress.
Victoria Craston, c1920 - 1940
Victoria Craston performing a juggling act on stage.
Windsor Theatre, Bearwood Handbill, 29 May c1940 - 1949
Vogelbein’s Bears, Vic & Joe Crastonian, variety act, Syd Plummer, The Zyli-Fool, Walcott’s Marionettes, The Two Eddies, musical equilibrists, Percy Rich & Eva, comedy act, Hilda Heath, just crazy, Marcia Owen, singing act, Roy Lester, comedian. Printed by: Electric Modern Printing Co., Ltd (T.U.) Waterloo Road, Manchester 8.