Maie Saqui
Maie Saqui | |
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 Maie Saqui, from a 1907 publication. | |
| Born | May Vivian Saqui 19 December 1879 Melbourne |
| Died | March 27, 1907 (aged 27) London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Gaiety Girl |
Maie Saqui (19 December 1879 – 27 March 1907) was an Australian actress, dancer, and Gaiety Girl in London.
Early life
[edit | edit source]May Vivian Saqui was born in the Fitzroy neighborhood of Melbourne, the daughter of John Isaac "Jack" Saqui and Ester Barnett "Stella" Saqui.[1] Both of her parents were born in London. Her younger sisters Hazel and Gladys were also actresses.[2][3] They studied dance in Melbourne with their aunt, Julia Saqui Green. "I started dancing when I was quite a child, and — well, I didn't stop, and I don't want to stop until I am old," Maie Saqui told a magazine in 1903.[4]
Saqui's father was a gambler who eventually lost the family's fortune and was institutionalised at Yarra Bend Asylum.[5]
Career
[edit | edit source]The Saqui sisters, Gladys, Maie, and Hazel, began their careers on the stage in Australia, then moved to England.[6] Maie became a "Gaiety Girl",[7] one of the musical performers connected to the Gaiety Theatre in London.[5][8] She was in the original cast of The Toreador (1901).[9] She also appeared on the London stage in The Circus Girl (1897),[10] The Geisha (1897-1898),[11] Harlequinade (1900), The Messenger Boy (1900-1901),[12] Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury (1902) and The Linkman, or, Gaiety Memories (1903).[13]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Maie Saqui married stockbroker Arthur Hope Travers in 1903, and retired from the stage.[14] The couple had one child, Inez Hope.[1]
She died in 1907, aged 27 years, in London.[15]
References
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