Famous People with Name Gitana

Gertie Gitana            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Gertie Gitana: was a British music hall entertainer.Gitana is Italian for 'little Gypsy' and she was a member of Tomlinson's 'Royal Gypsy Children' at the age of four. On account of her petite form and supposed Gypsy origins, she was sometimes billed as 'The Staffordshire Cinderella'.She made her professional debut in 1896 at the age of eight on the stage of The Tivoli in Barrow-in-Furness. Two years later at the age of ten she had a significant billing at The Argyle in Birkenhead and her first London appearance was in 1900. At the age of 17, she topped the bill for the first time at The Ardwick Empire at Manchester and Gertie Gitana had arrived. In her prime she was reputed to have earned in excess of £100 per week and her name was always sufficient to ensure a full house.