Victoria Monks
Victoria Monks (1 November 1884 – 1927) was a British music hall singer of the early 20th century. She was born in Blackpool, UK in 1884 the daughter of Charles Monks. During the Edwardian and First World War eras she performed and recorded popular songs such as "Take Me Back to London Town" and "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey".
Life and career
Monks was born in Blackpool, UK on 1 November 1884. She was educated in both England and Belgium. In 1899 she made her first stage appearance as "Little Victoria"; her first appearance in London being at the Oxford Music Hall on 9 March 1903. She went on to appear in all the leading Music Halls both in London and the provinces. She married the American songwriter and Music Hall manager Karl F Hooper and by 1911 they were living in Lambeth, London with a daughter. In 1915 she was prevented from working following an accident which involved a stage door at one of the Moss Empires theatres; she became bankrupt shortly afterwards. She died in London in 1927 and is buried in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery near Harlesden, London. Her great granddaughter Chloe Hooper was born in Basingstoke and grew up in Silchester – she is both an international vocalist and Tribute Act today.
