Introduction Homepage Backstage Bite Borrowed and Stolen CD Reviews Writers & Composers Email & Chat Room In Depth Just-the-Ticket Links Music Library Overtures and Beginners Record Cabinet Reviews Scrapbook Stout-hearted Men Theatre World Unsung Heroines Year By Year	Leading Ladies of the British Musical Theatre   When theatre programmes grow old and faded, the careers of the British musical theatre's leading ladies, that gallant band of women who - often in difficult circumstances - did their utmost to keep their shows running, are apt to be overlooked. It is not difficult to find a list of facts about such players as Elaine Paige, Mary Martin, Carol Channing or Julie Andrews, but there is an army of performers of whom it is not easy to find anything in print. Unsung Heroines salutes the ladies who did the leading in British musicals.   In general, the main appearances of the performers in musicals and revues within the period are given, but details of roles in straight plays, films, radio and television will not as a rule be discussed. New subjects are added at frequent intervals, so return to this page to refresh your interest.   Click on the following to see biography summaries of:   Daphne Anderson Jean Bayless Sheila Bernette Josephine Blake Patricia Bredin Georgia Brown Judith Bruce Jean Carson Pamela Charles Anna Dawson Eleanor Drew Fenella Fielding Eileen Gourlay Marion Grimaldi Hy Hazell Joan Heal Eira Heath Patricia Lambert Gillian Lewis Sally Logan Isabelle Lucas The heroines of Eric Maschwitz Vivienne Martin Patricia Michael Mary Millar Stella Moray Gwen Nelson Elizabeth Power Rachel Roberts Nicolette Roeg Patricia Routledge Shirley Sands Joan Savage Anna Sharkey Eleanor Summerfield Virginia Vernon Stephanie Voss Shani Wallis Where Are They Now?   Many more to follow soon! Copyright Adrian Wright [CONTACT ] Webmaster John Knowles EMAIL