Jessie Matthews, OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.
Early life
Jessie Margaret Matthews was born in a flat behind a butcher's shop at 94 Berwick Street, Soho, London, in relative poverty, the seventh of sixteen children (of whom eleven survived) of a fruit-and-vegetable seller. She took dancing lessons as a child in a room above the local public house at 22 Berwick Street.
Matthews was in the chorus in Charlot's Review of 1924 in London. She went with the show to New York, where she was also understudy to the star, Gertrude Lawrence. The show moved to Toronto, and when Lawrence fell ill she took over the role and was given great reviews. Matthews was acclaimed in the United Kingdom as a dancer and as the first performer of numerous popular songs of the 1920s and 1930s, including "A Room with a View" by Noël Coward and "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" by Cole Porter. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was dubbed "The Dancing Divinity". Her British studio was reluctant to let go of its biggest name, which resulted in offers for her to work in Hollywood being repeatedly rejected.
Three Wishes is the sixteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1992 on the GRP label. This album reached #4 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing
"Pipo's Song" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:53
"Introduction to Breathless" (Jay Beckenstein) – 1:05
Three Wishes is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard released under Peak Records. The album peaked at No. 60 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums but failed to chart on the US Billboard 200. The song, "Meant to Be", was produced by singer/actor Darius McCrary of the television sitcom Family Matters, who also sings background vocals on the track.
The tracks, "Nobody" and "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady", were produced by Barry Eastmond and co-written by singer/songwriter Gordon Chambers and Barry Eastmond. The album consists of mostly ballads which Howard delivers vocally.
Sir Arthur John GielgudOMCH (/ˈɡiːlɡʊd/; 14 April 1904– 21 May 2000), was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31.
During the 1930s Gielgud was a stage star in the West End and on Broadway, appearing in new works and classics. He began a parallel career as a director, and set up his own company at the Queen's Theatre, London. He was regarded by many as the finest Hamlet of his era, and was also known for high comedy roles such as John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest. In the 1950s Gielgud feared that his career was threatened when he was convicted and fined for a homosexual offence, but his colleagues and the public supported him loyally. When avant-garde plays began to supersede traditional West End productions in the later 1950s he found no new suitable stage roles, and for several years he was best known in the theatre for his one-man Shakespeare show, The Ages of Man. From the late 1960s he found new plays that suited him, by authors including Alan Bennett, David Storey and Harold Pinter.
Jessie Matthews - "It's Love Again" ('36) - climactic number
- I'm guessing they used hanging miniatures. But check out that BODY-STOCKING! Mrs Dale - eat your heart out! And there's MORE on this channel...
published: 23 Aug 2010
Jessie Matthews - "Dancing On The Ceiling"
Jessie Matthews sings "Dancing on the Ceiling" from the 1934 Gaumont British musical film, "Evergreen"
published: 21 Nov 2019
Daddy Wouldn't Buy me a Bow Wow - Jessie Matthews - AI Enhanced
Colourized and Upscaled with Facial Refinement - AVCLabs Video Enhancer
published: 14 Mar 2023
Jessie Matthews - "It's Love Again" ('36) - exotic dance number
Sexy and FUN! And there's MORE on this channel...
published: 23 Aug 2010
Jessie Matthews - Your Heart Skips a beat - Colourised
Jessie Matthews sings "Your Heart Skips a beat" from the 1937 British Musical "Sailing Along"
published: 29 Jul 2020
Jessie Matthews - You'll Never Know
Jessie Matthews, Britain's Queen of musicals in the 1930s, guest starred in a 1976 episode of the medical drama 'Angels', produced by Julia Smith, who went on to produce EastEnders.
The song was introduced by Alice Faye in the 1943 film Hello Frisco, Hello, for which it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era mysteriously disappears on the eve of her wedding. Years later she reappears on the stage as young looking and beautiful as ever.
Original title: Evergreen (1934)
Colorized version: https://youtu.be/bYu6tvFRdGY
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Benn W. Levy (based on the stage play) & Emlyn Williams, Marjorie Gaffney
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Betty Balfour
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Available with multiple subtitle language options. Go to settings ⚙️ to select your preferred language.
published: 16 May 2023
It's Love Again (1936) | Full Movie | Jessie Matthews | Robert Young | Sonnie Hale
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Elaine Bradford is a young singer and dancer, looking for her big break. Peter Carlton is a gossip columnist facing a deadline and a blank page. So, Peter invents "Mrs. Smythe-Smythe", a mysterious Englishwoman who spends her days hunting tigers in India, jumping out of airplanes, and generally driving men mad with her beauty. Since no one in London has ever seen Mrs. Smythe-Smythe, Elaine decides to impersonate the lady, in hopes that the publicity will land her the big break she's been looking for.
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Marion Dix (scenario), Marion Dix (screenplay)
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Robert Young, Sonnie Hale
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published: 12 Jun 2021
Waltzes from Vienna 1933 with Jessie Matthews, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock — HD Upconvert
Waltzes from Vienna is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as Strauss' Great Waltz. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s.
Starring:
Esmond Knight
Jessie Matthews
Edmund Gwenn
Fay Compton
published: 11 May 2021
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981) Portrait BBC 1981
"Catch A Fallen Star" - A Portrait of Jessie Matthews BBC 1981
Jessie Matthews, Britain's Queen of musicals in the 1930s, guest starred in a 1976 episode of the medical drama 'Angels', produced by Julia Smith, who went on t...
Jessie Matthews, Britain's Queen of musicals in the 1930s, guest starred in a 1976 episode of the medical drama 'Angels', produced by Julia Smith, who went on to produce EastEnders.
The song was introduced by Alice Faye in the 1943 film Hello Frisco, Hello, for which it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Jessie Matthews, Britain's Queen of musicals in the 1930s, guest starred in a 1976 episode of the medical drama 'Angels', produced by Julia Smith, who went on to produce EastEnders.
The song was introduced by Alice Faye in the 1943 film Hello Frisco, Hello, for which it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era mysteriously disappears on the eve of her wedding. Years later she reappears on the st...
Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era mysteriously disappears on the eve of her wedding. Years later she reappears on the stage as young looking and beautiful as ever.
Original title: Evergreen (1934)
Colorized version: https://youtu.be/bYu6tvFRdGY
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Benn W. Levy (based on the stage play) & Emlyn Williams, Marjorie Gaffney
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Betty Balfour
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Available with multiple subtitle language options. Go to settings ⚙️ to select your preferred language.
Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era mysteriously disappears on the eve of her wedding. Years later she reappears on the stage as young looking and beautiful as ever.
Original title: Evergreen (1934)
Colorized version: https://youtu.be/bYu6tvFRdGY
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Benn W. Levy (based on the stage play) & Emlyn Williams, Marjorie Gaffney
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Betty Balfour
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Available with multiple subtitle language options. Go to settings ⚙️ to select your preferred language.
Watch It's Love Again (1936) Full Movie on The Film Detective
Elaine Bradford is a young singer and dancer, looking for her big break. Peter Carlton is a gossi...
Watch It's Love Again (1936) Full Movie on The Film Detective
Elaine Bradford is a young singer and dancer, looking for her big break. Peter Carlton is a gossip columnist facing a deadline and a blank page. So, Peter invents "Mrs. Smythe-Smythe", a mysterious Englishwoman who spends her days hunting tigers in India, jumping out of airplanes, and generally driving men mad with her beauty. Since no one in London has ever seen Mrs. Smythe-Smythe, Elaine decides to impersonate the lady, in hopes that the publicity will land her the big break she's been looking for.
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Marion Dix (scenario), Marion Dix (screenplay)
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Robert Young, Sonnie Hale
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Watch It's Love Again (1936) Full Movie on The Film Detective
Elaine Bradford is a young singer and dancer, looking for her big break. Peter Carlton is a gossip columnist facing a deadline and a blank page. So, Peter invents "Mrs. Smythe-Smythe", a mysterious Englishwoman who spends her days hunting tigers in India, jumping out of airplanes, and generally driving men mad with her beauty. Since no one in London has ever seen Mrs. Smythe-Smythe, Elaine decides to impersonate the lady, in hopes that the publicity will land her the big break she's been looking for.
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Marion Dix (scenario), Marion Dix (screenplay)
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Robert Young, Sonnie Hale
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Waltzes from Vienna is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as Strauss' Great Waltz. It was part of the cycle of opere...
Waltzes from Vienna is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as Strauss' Great Waltz. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s.
Starring:
Esmond Knight
Jessie Matthews
Edmund Gwenn
Fay Compton
Waltzes from Vienna is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as Strauss' Great Waltz. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s.
Starring:
Esmond Knight
Jessie Matthews
Edmund Gwenn
Fay Compton
Jessie Matthews, Britain's Queen of musicals in the 1930s, guest starred in a 1976 episode of the medical drama 'Angels', produced by Julia Smith, who went on to produce EastEnders.
The song was introduced by Alice Faye in the 1943 film Hello Frisco, Hello, for which it won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era mysteriously disappears on the eve of her wedding. Years later she reappears on the stage as young looking and beautiful as ever.
Original title: Evergreen (1934)
Colorized version: https://youtu.be/bYu6tvFRdGY
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Benn W. Levy (based on the stage play) & Emlyn Williams, Marjorie Gaffney
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Betty Balfour
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Available with multiple subtitle language options. Go to settings ⚙️ to select your preferred language.
Watch It's Love Again (1936) Full Movie on The Film Detective
Elaine Bradford is a young singer and dancer, looking for her big break. Peter Carlton is a gossip columnist facing a deadline and a blank page. So, Peter invents "Mrs. Smythe-Smythe", a mysterious Englishwoman who spends her days hunting tigers in India, jumping out of airplanes, and generally driving men mad with her beauty. Since no one in London has ever seen Mrs. Smythe-Smythe, Elaine decides to impersonate the lady, in hopes that the publicity will land her the big break she's been looking for.
Director: Victor Saville
Writers: Marion Dix (scenario), Marion Dix (screenplay)
Stars: Jessie Matthews, Robert Young, Sonnie Hale
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Waltzes from Vienna is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as Strauss' Great Waltz. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s.
Starring:
Esmond Knight
Jessie Matthews
Edmund Gwenn
Fay Compton
Jessie Matthews, OBE (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.
Early life
Jessie Margaret Matthews was born in a flat behind a butcher's shop at 94 Berwick Street, Soho, London, in relative poverty, the seventh of sixteen children (of whom eleven survived) of a fruit-and-vegetable seller. She took dancing lessons as a child in a room above the local public house at 22 Berwick Street.
Matthews was in the chorus in Charlot's Review of 1924 in London. She went with the show to New York, where she was also understudy to the star, Gertrude Lawrence. The show moved to Toronto, and when Lawrence fell ill she took over the role and was given great reviews. Matthews was acclaimed in the United Kingdom as a dancer and as the first performer of numerous popular songs of the 1920s and 1930s, including "A Room with a View" by Noël Coward and "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" by Cole Porter. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Matthews developed a following in the USA, where she was dubbed "The Dancing Divinity". Her British studio was reluctant to let go of its biggest name, which resulted in offers for her to work in Hollywood being repeatedly rejected.
(Three wishes just three simple wishes) If I only had three wishes Here is just what I would do First I'd wish for days of gladness With a someone sweet and true For my second wish a dream house Cozy fireside for two And the last of my three wishes Please love me as I love you (If I only had three wishes) (Here is just what I would do) (First I'd wish for days of gladness) (With a someone sweet and true) For my second wish a dream house Cozy fireside for two And the last of my three wishes Please love me as I love you