Perhaps she was wise to retire' since these are not good times for the music hall artists. Most of them must not find it too easy to live or obtain engagements. The cinema has dealt the music hall a serious blow. In many places it has ousted it altogether. Many music hall artists have gone in for film work, Even in London the Oxford, the last home of the Westend music hall haunters, is now devoted to the serious drama, while
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