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 91 Collections and/or Records:
Victoria Craston, c1930 - 1950
Victoria Craston standing in a garden.
Victoria Craston, c1920 - 1940
Portrait colour tinted photograph of woman believed to be Victoria Craston.
Victoria Craston, c1920 - 1940
Victoria Craston dressed in Scottish military uniform with bagpipes
Victoria Craston and Two Men, c1951 - 1952
Victoria Craston seated with two men. 'North Shore 51/52
Victoria Craston in Swimming Costume, c1920 - 1930
Victoria Craston in a swimming costume sitting on rocks beside the sea.
Victoria Craston Playing Tennis, c1940 - 1950
Victoria Craston playing tennis.
Victoria Craston Seated on a Car, c1920 - 1940
Photographic double negative with Victoria Craston seated on the running board of a car.
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.
Woman in Park, c1930 - 1940
Victoria Craston in parkland setting.
Woman on Steps, c1920 - 1929
Victoria Craston standing on steps wearing a long dress with feather trim.
Women at Swimming Pool, c1920 - 1940
Group of women in swimming costumes at a swimming pool. Woman in centre is Louise Craston (Lulu Adams), woman furthest right is Victoria Craston. Possibly Germany.