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    Lydia Thompson (born Eliza Thompson; 19 February 1838 – 17 November 1908), was an English dancer, comedian, actor and theatrical producer. From 1852,...
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    Lydia Bee Thompson (born 10 February 1992) is a member of the England Women's Rugby Team having made her debut in 2012. At club level, she plays for Worcester...
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    believed to have begun in New York with the arrival from England of Lydia Thompson's burlesque troupe, "The British Blondes". It was the most popular entertainment...
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    Middlesex, England, Tilbury was the only child of the variety performer Lydia Thompson and John Christian Tilbury, a riding-master and "fashionable 'man about...
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  • Lydia Dorothy West (born 24 June 1993) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC One series Years and Years and the Channel 4 series...
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    1840s, and it was popularised by a visiting British burlesque troupe, Lydia Thompson and the "British Blondes", beginning in 1868. New York burlesque shows...
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    was forced off the field after a head clash with England's winger, Lydia Thompson, in the 18th minute. With seven tries in total Woodman was the top try...
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  • Walker Robert Glenister as Martin Copeland Lydia West as Monique Thompson Clare Perkins as Lydia Thompson Gerran Howell as Leo Newman Karl Johnson as...
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    Burlesque was brought to America from Britain in the late 1860s by Lydia Thompson and her British Blondes, a troupe who spoofed traditional theatrical...
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  • Paris, as the main venue for revue shows and musicals worldwide. Briton Lydia Thompson became a leading dancer and actress in burlesques on the London stage...
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