This postcard was received as a gift by a Campton resident.
It is believed that Miss Campton performed at Les Folies Bergere,
Paris but originated from Campton, if you have any information
about
her we would love to hear from you.
Please
e-mail me.
July
2005
Further to internet enquiries by a Campton resident, another postcard
of Miss Campton has emerged, it appears to be from Louise and was sent
to someone in Corsica.
Another similar postcard was also found, both had the same postmark (it
is thought to be 1906 from Bouche de Rhone).
August 2006
 Don Pull has been researching
'Miss Campton' over the last year and is now in possessions of twenty
postcards and a copy of a play in which she acted. He has discovered that
Miss Campton became a film star and appeared in at least seven short
French
films. She was photographed by Valery Paris when at the Moulin Rouge,
Sazerac
and Cautin & Berger et al and more importantly, later, by
'Reutlinger
of Paris' - who were big time Parisian photographers. However,
the
majority of her photographs were taken by Stebbing of Paris, one of his
particularly nice shots of her carries her name embossed in gold leaf -
so it WAS special! Only snag is that her name on this unique
postcard
is spelt Miss Compton - Stebbing knew very well who she was - so was
this
a deliberate choice on her part, or was it just an error made by the
people
whom Stebbing employed to emboss the cards in gold leaf ?
Don
has also also pointed out that there is a village just 30 miles due
west of Brighton named Compton, so if the next entry is correct could
there be a link? The intrigue continues.
15th
August 2006
Hello,
I
have a lot of documents concerning Miss Campton, photos and
information. Her real name was : Emily STRAHAM CAGER, born the 6 april
1882 at BRIGHTON
and died at Paris, the 21 November 1930.
I
can send my documents if you want to see them.
Best
regards,
Pascal
PENARD, Paris.
15th August 2006. Replied that I would
be delighted to display any suitable documents. Webmaster
September
Don Pull has
now obtained a copy of Miss Campton's birth certificate, confirming her
name as Emily StrahaN Cager and her date and place of birth.
Her mother's name was also Emily
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Miss Campton's Birth
Place
22 Roberts Street, Brighton
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We have still to discover why she used the name 'Miss Campton' and if
there is any link with the village..
8th
September
miss
campton est enterrée au cimetiere de montmartre elle etait la
cousine de paul derval directeur des Folies bergere. jai 50 carte
postale et de nombreuses photos des programmes et des documents sur
elle. pourquoi cette femme vous interresse?
Pascal
Penard
translated
by Google as :-
 Miss Campton is buried in the cemetery of
Montmartre, her cousin Paul Derval
was the
director of the Folies Bergere. There are 50 postcard
and of many photographs of the programs and the documents on it. why is
this woman of interest to you?
I
have replied that we are interested as to why Miss Campton chose
the name
and if there is any connection with our village. Webmaster
Vault of Derval
family & Miss Campton
Pascal Penard 1/4/2007
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Pascal
Penard with
some of his Miss
Campton collection
October 2007
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May 2007
Pascal
has written to say that he has discovered that Miss Campton had a
daughter named Renee Beaufils who died in 1994, he is looking for her
grave and descendants. He has also been to visit the resting
place of her husband Prince Rigadin who was buried in a
commoners grave.
These postcards,
illustrations, photograph and programmes are courtesy of Pascal
Penard.
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The Folies Bergere
Miss Campton appears on one of the posters |
7 Rue Albert
De Neuville Paris 17
eme.
Miss
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The tomb of Paul Derval (the Director of the Folies Bergere
and Miss Campton's cousin) at The Montmarte cemetery.
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The
funeral of Paul Derval (the Director of the Folies Bergere and Miss
Campton's cousin) |
Programmes and
Illustrations from Folies Bergere 1904 -1912
provided by Pascal Penard |
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Prince Rigadin Miss Campton's husband
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This programme was
supplied
courtesy of Judy Eaton, Pennsylvania
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