Jun 11, 2025
''Magazine of Art'', Vol. 3, 1928 Laurie Devine in "Dance, Little Lady”; from Charles B. Cochran's Revue "This Year of Grace!" Mask by Oliver Messel (photo by Maurice Beck & Helen Macgregor) "Laurie (sometimes “Lauri”) Devine was the daughter of Australian vaudeville and circus performer Tom Rees, and began her career as a contortionist. By 1916 she was appearing on stage in London and a decade later was a celebrated cabaret and revue star, often performing with her brother Tom, who often took the family name of Rees." .... "Laurie Devine was noted for her acrobatic and contortionist dancing, and also for performing with grotesque masks, and she carried both features across to her work for television..." (Source)
