By kind permission of Marianne Morgan |
FRED KARNO
COMEDIANS
Atlantic Crossings
U.S. KARNO COMPANIES 1905 - 1913
England to America
The following are the Passenger Lists for the Atlantic crossings of
Karno Comedians;
the ships they sailed on; and the ports of origin and destination.
(Numbers in brackets are the ages of the passengers at the point of travel.)
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SS Philadelphia
Sailed from SOUTHAMPTON to NEW YORK 7-14 October 1905
By kind permission of Marianne Morgan |
SS PHILADELPHIA WILLIAM ANSTELL CHARLES F. GORDON (listed as 'Cardon') MAISIE COOK JOHN GALLIMORE [Arthur Gallimore] CHARLIE GRIFFITH [Charles E. Griffiths] JOE HUDA [Joseph Gallagher] DICK McALLISTER [Richard] ALF REEVES BILLIE RITCHIE [William Richie] WINIFRED RITCHIE All listed as: "Karno Acrobats." |
Five members of the 1905 UK to America Karno Company. |
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Teutonic
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 18-26 April 1906
FREDERICK BENDO
JACK OSBORNE [John Osborne]
ERNIE STONE [Ernest Stone]
All listed on the Ship's Manifest as "pantomimists joining Fred Karno's Company in New York."
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POSTSCRIPT
One might ask why Frederick Bendo, Jack Osborne,
and Ernie Stone were joining the Karno Company in New York.
The answer can be found on the Passenger List of the TEUTONIC when
she returned to Liverpool on 10th May 1906,
for aboard were CHARLIE GRIFFITHS, and JOE HUDA. They had obviously left
the company, and the others were their replacements. (Maybe a third member
left with the latter two.)
SS Caronia
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 31 July-8 August 1906
SYD CHAPLIN [Sydney Chaplin. Also appears as Sid Chaplin]
HARRY ROYSTON [Harry Rayston]
ETHEL WELCH
GEORGE WELCH
All listed on the Ship's Manifest as going to "Marrinnelli's Agency 1104, Broadway NY."
For all, it was their first visit to America.
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Teutonic
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 8-15 August 1906
JACK LLOYD
Listed on the Ship's Manifest as going to "Marrinnelli's Agency 1104, Broadway NY."
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Etruria
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 11-19 August 1906
WILLIAM FERN
AMY MINISTER
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SS Saint Paul
Sailed from CHERBOURG to NEW YORK 1-8 September 1906
TED ALMANTIC [Edwin W. Butt]
BILLIE CRACKLES [William Crackles]
ARTHUR DANDOE [George Arthur Webb] (age 28)
CHARLES EMERALD [Charles O'Shay] (21)
GEORGE FARNLEY [James Aubrey] (30)
CHARLES VODO [Charles Brown] (25)
Going to: "Harry Hill, Hammerstein's 1358 Broadway NY"
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Sailed from SOUTHAMPTON to NEW YORK 1-8 September 1906
ROSE FENTON
ARTHUR FORREST (40)
JIMMY RUSSELL [James Russel] (25)
GEORGE SEAMAN [Henry Seaman] (37)
WILL STANLEY [William Stanley] (30)
Listed on the Ship's Manifest as "c/o Mr. Marrinnelli 1440, Broadway NY"
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SS Furnessia
Sailed from GLASGOW to NEW YORK 17-27 August 1907
ARTHUR DANDOE [George Arthur Webb also A. Dandoe] (34) previous visit to America in 1906
ROSE FENTON (23)
Listed on the Ship's Manifest as "Fred Karno's Company"
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SS Majestic
Sailed from SOUTHAMPTON to NEW YORK 21-29 August 1907
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CHARLIE GRIFFITHS [Charles Griffiths] (45)
Listed on the Ship's Manifest as: "Going to Ogden. Friend of Billie Richie" (sic)
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Sailed from [SOUTHAMPTON??] to NEW YORK 5 December 1907
JIMMY AUBREY [George Farnley] previous visit to America in September 1906
BERT CLARK
BILLIE CRACKLES [Will Crackles] previous visit to America 1906
MINNA DIXON
CHARLES EMERALD
WILLIAM FERN
AMY MINISTER previous visit to America 1906
JACK OSBORNE [John Osborne]
ALF REEVES [Alfred Reeves] previous visit to America in 1905
BILLIE REEVES [William Reeves] (still there 14 May 1908)
WILL STANLEY [William Stanley]
GEORGE WELCH
MABELLE WELCH
Listed as: Going to play "Mumming Birds" on the Klaw & Erlanger Circuit
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SS Cedric
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 30 July - 7 August 1908
MARY ANN JONES
JACK LLOYD
DICK McALLISTER [Richard McAllister]
NINA McALLISTER
BILLIE RITCHIE [William Richie] (Ritchie's real name is "Hill" - but "Richie" appears on the Manifest)
WINIFRED RITCHIE [Winifred Richie]
WINIFRED RITCHIE [Winifred Richie] (7)
EVELYN SWAN (31)
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SS Saint Paul
Sailed from SOUTHAMPTON to NEW YORK 22-29 August 1908
JAMES AUBREY (20) (from Bolton) previous visits to America 1906 and 1907
BILLIE CRACKLES (21) previous visits to America 1906 1907
BERT CREW (26)
BILLY FERN [William Fern] (28)
ROB LEWIS (32) [wrongly entered as "BALE" LEWIS in the Ellis Island Records]
LULU LEWIS (32) [wrongly entered as "LULIE" LEWIS in the Ellis Island Records]
CLARA AMY MINISTER (26) [wrongly entered as "ANNA" in the Ellis Island Records ]
JACK OSBORNE [John Osborne] (50)
ALF REEVES [Alfred Reeves] (37) previous visits to America in 1905 1907
WILL STANLEY [William Stanley] (34)
ALBERT WESTON (29) [wrongly entered as "WARTON" in the Ellis Island Records]
VICTORIA WRIGHT (23)
Listed on the Ship's Manifest as going to: "Keith & Proctor 1133 Broadway"
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SS Saint Paul
Sailed from SOUTHAMPTON to NEW YORK 28 August - 4 September 1909
BILLIE CRACKLES (21) previous visits to America 1906 1907 1908
BERT CREW (28) previous visit to America 1908
MAUDIE CREW [nee Maude Andrews] (25)
ROB LEWIS (Robert Lewis) (38) previous visit to America 1908
AMY MINISTER (27) previous visits to America 1906 1907 1908
FRED PALMER [Frederick Palmer] (31)
MURIEL PALMER (27)
ALF REEVES [Alfred Reeves] (38) previous visits to America 1905 1907 1908
BERT WESTON [Albert Weston] (29) previous visit to America 1908
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Cairnrona
Sailed from SOUTHAMPTON to QUEBEC 22 September - 2 October 1910
BACK ROW |
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FRONT ROW MURIEL PALMER [Mickie Palmer] previous visit to America 1909 MIKE ASHER AMY MINISTER [Clara Amy] previous visits 1906 1907 1908 1909 CAPTAIN - C.J. SLOOKE
Missing from picture: |
12 of the 15 members of the 1910 |
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[Will Stanley and Maude Crewe joined the above, but when they sailed has not yet been ascertained.]
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SS Baltic
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 15-23 July 1911
BILLIE RITCHIE [William] (32)
WINIFRED RITCHIE (30)
WINIFRED RITCHIE (10)
[This trip may not be Karno connected]
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POSTSCRIPT
Stan Jefferson and Arthur Dandoe left the Karno Company on 6th August 1911,
while in Kansas City,
and returned to England on the Lustitania, following a trip
to New York.
Just who replaced them has not yet been discovered.
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SS California
Sailed from GLASGOW to NEW YORK 19-27 August 1911
JAMES BERESFORD (24)
JOHN DOYLE (35)
AMY FORREST (29)
AINLF HJORUARD (52)
GEORGE HOARE (24)
FRANK O'NEIL (34) previous visits to America in 1904 1906? and 1906-7
DAN RAYNER [Raynor] (22)
BILLIE REEVES [Billy] (45) previous visit to America in 1905
FLORENCE RUSSELL (22)
Listed on the Ship's Manifest as: "Fred Karno's Company."
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SS Baltic
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 2-11 November 1911
FREDERICK WHITTAKER [Henry] (38) Vaudeville artist
ADA WHITTAKER (28) wife [nee Ada Minister - sister of Amy Minister]
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Oceanic
Sailed from SOUTHAMPTON to NEW YORK 2-10 October 1912
TED BANKS [Edward ] (23y 9m)
CHARLIE CHAPLIN [Charles Chaplin] (23) Next of kin: Sid Chaplin, Vaughn Road. Previous visit to America 1910.
AMY FORREST (29) previous visit to America 1911
EDGAR HURLEY (28y 11m)
ETHEL HURLEY (27y 11m)
STAN JEFFERSON [Arthur Stanley Jefferson] (22y 3m) Metropole, Glasgow. Previous visit to America 1910
ALF REEVES [Alfred] (41) Next of kin: Billie Reeves, Islington. Previous visits to America 1905 1907 1908 1909 1910
AMY REEVES [Minister] (30) previous visits to America 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910
GEORGE SEAMAN [George Henry Seaman] ( 36y 11m) Previous visits to America 1906 1910
EMILY SEAMAN (31) previous visit to America 1910
WHIMSICAL WALKER [Tom Walker] (55)
ALBERT WESTCOTT (27) Next of kin: Fred Westcott - brother
Listed on the Ship's Manifest as address: "Sullivan and Considine Circuit 1440 Broadway NY"
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TOM "WHIMSICAL" WALKER left the company round about Christmas 1912,
owing to ill health.
However, it was mid- to late-March before he returned to England, following
three months of hospitalisation..
The following comedians joined the Karno Company as replacements, and/or additions.
CHARLES GORDON previous visit to America in 1905
BERT HOWARD
CHARLES GRIFFITHS previous visit to America in 1910
FRANK WILLIAMS
FRED WESTCOTT (Fred Karno Jnr.) previous visit to America in 1910
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POSTSCRIPT
Charlie Chaplin left the Karno Company in Kansas (30th November 1913).
Three weeks later, Dan Raynor arrived in the US as his replacement - as
follows:
SS Lusitania
Sailed from LIVERPOOL to NEW YORK 13-19 December 1913
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DAN RAYNOR [Daniel Rayner] (24) Previous visit to America 1911
Listed as joining Karno Company at Philadelphia
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The following Karno Comedians are thought to have travelled to America,
but have not yet been found on any Passenger Lists:
TOMMY BRISTOL
MINNIE CONSTANCE
GEORGE CRAIG
GEORGE HESTOR
FRED KITCHEN
FRANK MORTON
COSSIE NOEL
CHARLES USHER
CLIFFORD WALTON
Do you have any information to back up or disprove whether or not they did sail?
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Are you related to any of the above Karno members,
or do you know someone who is?
If so, please contact me via this email link:
A.J Marriot
Or write to: "A.J" Marriot, 20 Oughton Close, Hitchin. Herts. SG5 2QY United Kingdom (NO visitors.)
If you fit the profile you could get yourself
an invite to an historic gathering in September 2012,
of descendants of Karno Comedians who sailed to America.
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To plot the 1910 and 1912 Karno Company US Tours use this link:
THE US KARNO COMPANY TOURS 1910-1913
