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Winifred Emms (4 April 1883 – 28 September 1972), best known by her stage name Hetty King, was an English entertainer who performed in the music halls as a male impersonator over some 70 years.
Hetty King. BFA, MFA, MA, CMA, RSDE, RYT200, TT®: Hetty is a native New Yorker born on the lower east side of Manhattan and raised by artists in Brooklyn. She has been a contributor to the NYC dance and performance world as a performer, choreographer, dance educator, writer, and scholar since she graduated from the High School of the ...
Hetty King Curriculum Vitae
Henrietta "Hetty" E. [1] King is the eldest sister of Alec, Roger, Ruth and Olivia King, the guardian of Sara Stanley, a teacher of the Avonlea school, and a novelist under the pseudonym of H.E. La Roi. Hetty is the King Family Matriarch. Hetty is a witty, old-fashioned aunt to Felicity, Felix...
Arguably the single most important character in the series, Hetty King embodied the spirit of the King family and the town of Avonlea. Hetty's strong stand for tradition and the importance of family and community was reflected in her fierce resistance to change.
Even though the curious vogue for male impersonation was a distant memory by 1971, Hetty King, stubborn, uncompromising and a legend in the business for cantankerous and temperamental behaviour, refused to consider any other type of performance as fashions changed.
Hetty King was a legendary male impersonator whose career spanned more than 70 years. It was she who introduced Frankie Vaughan to his trademark white tie an...
