Postcard franked Peckham c 1905 - “Smart Novels” series - Daisy Jerome
Daisy Jerome (born Daisy Witkowski 1881-19?) was born in New York, but raised in England after her father moved the family to England to avoid financial problems in the USA. She played the Palace and toured with companies that gave her a chance to do comedic singing and pantomime. Her performances were considered to be amusing and irreverent. She was described as “feisty”, “cunning”, and “independent”. She has red hair, was small and dainty and had compelling eyes and an expressive face. Her performances had a risqué tone and she had a hoarse, sensual voice. She could toe dance and wooden shoe dance, but was most known as a mimic and comic singer. She went on tour to Australia in the 1910s and early 1920s. More details about Jerome’s life and career as a comedienne can be found here.