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Kate Carney
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Kate Carney (born Catherine Mary Pattinson; 15 August 1869 – 1 January 1950)[1] was an English singer and comedienne who played the music halls in London.
Key Information
Biography
[edit]She was born in the London district of Southwark.[2][3] Her father worked in a double act, the Brothers Raynard, and her mother also performed on stage. Kate began singing on stage as Kate Patterson; in 1886, she married George Shea, who assumed the stage name Barclay and performed in a double act, "Barclay and Perkins, the Brewers of Mirth".[4][5]
After a break when her first two sons were born, she reappeared in 1890 under the name Kate Carney at the Albert Music Hall in Canning Town, singing Irish ballads such as "Here's My Love to Old Ireland". She soon became popular, and gradually replaced the Irish songs in her act with Cockney songs, including "Three Pots a Shilling" and "Sarah, Sarah (A Donkey Cart Built for Two)". She became known as "The Cockney Queen", "The Coster Queen", or "The Coster Comedienne". Writer Roy Busby described her as "..a buxom woman, dressed in a coster dress of pearly and a large hat trimmed with enormous ostrich plumes... Her songs combined a ripe humour with the pathos of East London life...".[4] Among her most successful songs were "Has Anyone Seen My Yiddisher Boy?", "When the Summer Comes Again", "Three Pots a Shilling", and "Are We to Part Like This, Bill?", written by Harry Castling and Charles Collins.[1][4] Carney performed at the Empress Theatre in Brixton on its opening night in December 1898.[6] She appeared in her first Royal Variety Performance in 1912.[5]
Her husband stopped performing to act as her agent – later also managing Ted Ray, among others – and she became one of the most successful music hall performers. She established her own company of dancers to support her own stage act, and acquired enough wealth to buy a large house in Brixton as well as racehorses and expensive cars.[5]
After the First World War, she restricted her appearances, re-emerging in the early 1930s when she performed with a butler accompanying her on piano, as well as her own chorus and musicians. She appeared in the 1935 and 1938 Royal Variety Performances. During the Second World War, she became known for ignoring air raid warnings and inviting audience members to join her on stage.[5] After the death of her husband in 1944, she became the lessee of Grand Theatre, Clapham Junction in her own right.[7]
Carney also appeared on BBC radio, and continued to perform until her last broadcast in 1949. Upon her eightieth birthday on August 15, she received "best wishes" from Queen Mary that "the coming years may bring many happy days". Carney died four-and-a-half months later, on New Year's Day, 1950.[8][9] She had five children with her husband George Shea[3] and is buried alongside her husband, and a son who pre-deceased her, in Putney Vale Cemetery.[10] She was also the mother-in-law of Canadian dancer Gladys Mavius.
Songs
[edit]- Are We to Part Like This, Bill
- Three Pots a Shilling
- Sarah
- A Donkey Cart Built for Two
- Here's To An English Tar
- Mother, I Love You
- Stand Up For The Rose
- There's A Nice Little Home A-Waiting
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gammond, Peter (1991). The Oxford Companion to Popular Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 101. ISBN 0-19-311323-6.
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register, Catherine M Shea, Wandsworth, London
- ^ a b 1901 census: RG13/475 f.162 p.28 - 221 Brixton Hill, Streatham - Kate Barclay, born Southwark, London
- ^ a b c Busby, Roy (1976). British Music Hall: An Illustrated Who's Who from 1850 to the Present Day. London: Paul Elek. p. 31. ISBN 0-236-40053-3.
- ^ a b c d Richard Anthony Baker, British Music Hall: an illustrated history, Pen & Sword, 2014, ISBN 978-1-78383-118-0, pp.161-163
- ^ Empress Theatre, Brixton, Layers of London website
- ^ "Theatres and Halls in Clapham Junction and Battersea".
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths: MAR 1950 5d 759 WANDSWORTH - Catherine M. Barclay, aged 80
- ^ "KATE CARNEY". The New York Times. 2 January 1950. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Music Hall and Variety Artistes Burial Places".
Sources
[edit]- Gammond, Peter (1991). Oxford Companion to Popular Music. ISBN 0-19-311323-6.
- Barker, Anthony. Music Hall magazine, issue MH44.
- Kilgarriff, Michael (1999). Grace, Beauty & Banjos.
External links
[edit]- Review of Kate Carney at Hammersmith Varieties Theatre, March, 1897 - The Era, London, Saturday, 6 March 1897, p. 18c/d at Gabrielle Ray's website
- Sing Us One Of The Old Songs webpage - A Guide to Popular Song 1860-1920 by Michael Kilgarriff
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Kate Carney
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Professional wrestling career
Training and debut
Kate Carney was born on February 27, 1992, in Bellingham, Washington, which situated her early wrestling pursuits within the Pacific Northwest region.[2] Carney began her professional wrestling training at independent academies in the Pacific Northwest, specifically under the guidance of trainers Dr. Kliever, Derek Drexl, and KC Spinelli.[1] This foundational period focused on building core skills, drawing from her prior experiences in dance and cheerleading to inform her in-ring movement and athleticism. Her professional debut took place on January 12, 2014, in Portland, Oregon, for Don't Own Anyone (DOA) Pro Wrestling, where she competed against Mary Jane Payne in a singles match.[1][3] Carney entered the ring using the ring name Kate Carnage as her initial ring name, establishing a straightforward newcomer persona centered on high-energy performances influenced by her training mentors. In the match, she was defeated by Mary Jane Payne. Early matches like this helped Carney hone her style before transitioning into tag team opportunities later in her career.Independent circuit appearances
Kate Carney began her extensive work on the independent wrestling circuit in 2015, shortly after her debut, competing primarily in promotions across the Pacific Northwest and other regions. She made her first notable appearance in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) on January 3, 2015, where she reached the finals of the ECCW Women's Title tournament but lost to Cat Power.[8] Throughout 2015 and 2016, Carney expanded her bookings to include promotions such as DOA Pro Wrestling, where she debuted in 2014, and various multi-promotion events that showcased her versatility in singles and tag team formats.[3] Her circuit activity also encompassed stints in RISE Wrestling starting in November 2016, SHIMMER Women Athletes, DEFY Wrestling in 2017, Lucha Ilimitado, Project 42 Wrestling, Badlands Wrestling Worldwide (BWW), All Star Wrestling (ASW), and 3-2-1 Battle, with notable events including a Halloween Rumble match on October 22, 2016, and participation in a 30-person Stairway to Stardom ladder match on January 28, 2017.[9] A significant aspect of Carney's independent career was her formation of the tag team "Surgical Steel and Sex Appeal" with Dr. Kliever around 2016, which emphasized a dynamic blend of technical precision and high-energy appeal in their matches. The duo quickly gained traction in DOA Pro Wrestling, where they captured the DOA Tag Team Championship on August 27, 2016, by defeating the reigning champions The Cunninghams (Jack Cunningham and Karl Cunningham) in Portland, Oregon.[3] Their reign lasted 112 days until they lost the titles to The Hess Dynasty (Dominik Hess and Wade Hess) on December 17, 2016, during which they defended against various challengers, solidifying their status as a formidable team on the indie scene.[10] Carney's individual matches on the circuit highlighted her adaptability, including a first-round victory over Heather Monroe in the Phoenix of RISE Title Tournament at RISE 1: Ignite on November 10, 2016, though she was eliminated in the subsequent four-way final by Angel Dust, Britt Baker, and Delilah Doom.[3] She faced prominent opponents such as Chelsea Green in multi-person bouts and singles competition across promotions like SHIMMER and DEFY, as well as Angelina Love and Su Yung in high-profile indie events that underscored her progression from regional talent to a recognized competitor.[9] These encounters, often in tournaments and battle royals, demonstrated Carney's skill in both technical wrestling and high-stakes environments up through 2018.[11]Ring of Honor tenure
Kate Carney's tenure with Ring of Honor (ROH) was brief and centered on a single high-profile appearance in 2019 as part of the promotion's joint events with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). She secured the opportunity through the War of the Worlds tour, a collaborative series that brought together talent from both promotions, allowing independent wrestlers like Carney to gain exposure on a larger stage.[12][5] Her key match occurred on May 8, 2019, at the War of the Worlds event held at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, where she challenged Kelly Klein for the ROH Women of Honor World Championship under the ring name Kate Carney. Billed as an unadvertised title defense, the singles match lasted approximately 7 minutes and 15 seconds, with no special stipulations, and ended in Klein's victory via pinfall, allowing her to retain the title. As a wrestler from Buffalo nicknamed "The Sparkle Hunter," Carney's participation added local significance to the bout, drawing attention from the hometown crowd during the event's undercard.[12][13][14] This championship challenge marked Carney's most prominent mainstream exposure in professional wrestling, highlighting her skills on a national platform after years on the independent circuit. Despite the loss, the match served as a career milestone, yet she did not make any further appearances in ROH following the event, contributing to her apparent inactivity in wrestling by 2020.[5][15]Championships and accomplishments
Title victories
Kate Carney's professional wrestling career includes one confirmed championship reign, as part of her tag team partnership with Dr. Kliever under the moniker "Surgical Steel and Sex Appeal." This victory marked her primary title accomplishment in the independent scene, highlighting her success in mixed-gender tag team competition within the Pacific Northwest promotion DOA Pro Wrestling.[16][3] On August 27, 2016, at a DOA Pro Wrestling event in Portland, Oregon, Carney and Kliever defeated The Cunninghams (Jack Cunningham and Karl Cunningham) to win the DOA Tag Team Championship, ending the challengers' nearly year-long reign.[3][10] This victory was achieved in a standard tag team match, solidifying the duo's status as a formidable unit known for their blend of technical prowess and charisma. The reign lasted 112 days, during which they defended the titles successfully at least once.[16][10] A notable defense occurred on September 24, 2016, also in Portland, where Carney and Kliever retained the championships against Derek Drexl and Skag Rollins via disqualification, after interference by Rusty Diamond led to the challengers' disqualification.[3][17] This retention underscored the team's resilience and the promotion's emphasis on hardcore elements in title matches. The reign concluded on December 17, 2016, when they lost the titles to The Hess Clan (Wade Hess and Dominik Hess) in a gauntlet match at DOA's "Twas The Fight Before Christmas" event, where the champions entered last and were defeated by The Hess Clan.[10][18] No other championship victories have been documented in Carney's career across promotions such as ECCW or RISE, where she competed in tournaments but did not secure titles.[3] Her single tag team reign contributed significantly to her resume, demonstrating her effectiveness in partnership and helping to elevate women's involvement in DOA's tag division.[19]| Championship | Reign | Date Won | Location | Partners/Opponents | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOA Tag Team Championship | 1 | August 27, 2016 | Portland, Oregon | Dr. Kliever (as Surgical Steel and Sex Appeal) def. The Cunninghams (Jack & Karl Cunningham) | 112 days | Defended via DQ on September 24, 2016 vs. Derek Drexl & Skag Rollins; lost in gauntlet to The Hess Clan on December 17, 2016.[10][3][18] |