Doris Patston
Doris May Patston Sheehan was an English actress, dancer, pianist, and singer, active on the London, New York, and Chicago stages from the 1910s into the 1950s.
Early life and education
Patston was born in Islington, the daughter of Edward Henry Patston and Clara Eliza Denton Patston. She studied voice and piano with Landon Ronald at the Guildhall School of Music in London.Career
Patston was a concert pianist and a dancer as a young woman. Later, she was an actress and singer on Broadway, in both musicals and dramas. Her New York debut came in 1925 in Florenz Ziegfeld's comedy Louie the 14th, starring Leon Errol. She also appeared in shows at the St. Louis Municipal Opera.Stage credits
Cherry The Tempest Music Box Revue The Babes in the Wood Little Nellie Kelly The Punch Bowl Louie the 14th Katja Lovely Lady- The Circus Princess Smiling Faces The Blue Paradise Nina Rosa Bitter Sweet All the King's Horses Frederika A Kiss for Cinderella The New Moon Flare Path Sheppey Sadie Thompson Thérèse The Chocolate Soldier Toplitzky of Notre Dame My Romance Gigi The Starcross Story
- ''Witness for the Prosecution''