Vinie Daly
Vinie Daly | |
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Daly in the 1910s | |
| Born | Elvira Elizabeth Delahanty or Alvira Elizabeth Buckley January 25, 1883 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 1942 (aged 59) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Elvira D. Kohl, Vera Vindall, Mme. Vinidali, Vinnie Daly |
| Occupations | Singer, actress, dancer, vaudeville performer |
| Relatives | Dan Daly (uncle) Harry Vokes (uncle) Hap Ward (uncle) |
Vinie Daly (January 25, 1883[1] – December 1942) was an American singer, dancer, and actress, born Elvira Elizabeth Delahanty or Alvira Elizabeth Buckley. She also used the stage names Vera Vindall and Mme. Vinidali, and was known as Elvira D. Kohl in private life.
Early life and education
Daly was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, known as "Billy Buckley", was "an exceedingly clever black-face comedian" who died in 1894.[2][3] Her mother was an actress and dancer, known as "Lizzie Daly".[4][5] They were part of the Daly theatrical family that included Margaret Daly Vokes,[6] Harry Vokes, Hap Ward, and Dan Daly.[7][8]
Career
Vinie Daly was on the stage from early childhood,[9][10] and toured in Europe with her mother.[7] She was seen in Broadway in the shows A Pair of Pinks (1904),[11] The Southerners (1904),[12] Piff! Paff! Pouf! (1904–1905),[13] The Rollicking Girl (1906),[12] and George Washington Jr. (1907).[12] In the 1910s she moved into the opera field,[4] trained in Europe,[8][14] and used the stage names Vera Vindall[15] and Mme. Vinidali.[16] She made a recording of "'O sole mio" in 1924, with Leroy Shield providing piano accompaniment.[17] She continued performing as a singer into the 1930s.[18][19]
Personal life
Daly married John Peter Kohl in 1909, but he was 20, legally a minor at the time of their marriage, and the marriage was annulled by the court before year's end.[20][21] They remarried in 1913.[22][23] She died in 1942, at the age of 59, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[24] There is a Vinie Daly clippings file at the Museum of Performance & Design in San Francisco.[25]
References
- ^ Daly's birthdate varies in sources. The Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789–1920, show her birth date as January 25, 1883; this is the same date as the Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840–1915 (both via Ancestry). Other sources give the year as 1882, 1885, or 1886.
- ^ "Vinie Daly Coming to the Orpheum". Calgary Herald. 1916-02-19. p. 12. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rice, Edward Le Roy (1911). Monarchs of Minstrelsy, from "Daddy" Rice to Date. Kenny Publishing Company. p. 298.
- ^ a b "From Bottom Rung to Top, Leaped Vinie Daly; Vinie Daly, New Operatic Diva". Morning Tribune. 1914-08-23. p. 59. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vinie Daly, Singer; Once-Noted Dancer Now a Vaudeville Prima Donna". Evening Public Ledger. 1920-06-19. p. 10. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Margaret Daly Vokes Dead". The New York Times. August 28, 1908. p. 7. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ a b "Vinie Daly and the Daly Family". Brooklyn Eagle. 1922-02-05. p. 27. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Vinie Daly's Career; Talented Singer Belongs to a Prominent Stage Family". The Brooklyn Citizen. 1921-09-19. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Opera House; Lizzie Daly and Little Vinie in The Latest Fad To-Night". The Journal. 1891-10-20. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shulman, Max; Westgate, J. Chris (2019-05-15). Performing the Progressive Era: Immigration, Urban Life, and Nationalism on Stage. University of Iowa Press. pp. 173–174. ISBN 978-1-60938-647-4.
- ^ Dietz, Dan (2022-07-15). The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-1-5381-6894-3.
- ^ a b c Briscoe, Johnson (1909). The Actors' Birthday Book: First -third Series. An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January First and December Thirty-first. Moffat, Yard. p. 39.
- ^ "Playhouse and Players; At the Majestic: Piff, Paff, Pouf". The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. 1905-06-08. p. 9. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Mme. Vinidali', Prima Donna; Former American Dancer is Coming Home with Her Grand Opera Voice". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1910-11-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Old Glory' Buffalo Girl's Best Passport". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. 1912-11-10. p. 13. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Vinie Daly Now Mme. Vinidali". The News Tribune. 1910-11-30. p. 14. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victor matrix [Trial 1924-01-15-04]. 'O sole mio / Vinie Daly". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Archived from the original on 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "Roxbury District". The Boston Globe. 1936-05-26. p. 12. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dorchester". The Boston Globe. 1938-11-26. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Says Vinie Daly Wooed Him; Husband, Married When a Minor, Wants to be Freed of Bond". The New York Times. October 17, 1909. p. 10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "Repudiates Tie to Actress; J. P. Koyl Sues to Have Marriage with Vinie Daly Annulled". Chicago Tribune. 1909-09-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vinie Daly Remarried; Husband is John P. Kohl, Whose Marriage to Her Was Once Annulled". The New York Times. June 19, 1913. p. 11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "Dainty Vinie Daly, Buffalo DancingGirl, Re-Marries Husband". The Buffalo Times. 1913-06-19. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deaths: Mrs. John P. Kohl". The Times-Picayune. 1942-12-06. p. 28. Retrieved 2026-01-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vinie Daly collection, Museum of Performance & Design, San Francisco.