Background
Mayne was born in London in 1886.
Mayne was born in London in 1886.
Early in her career, Mayne often played the "principal girl" in pantomimes for Francis Laidler, among others She also became a noted music hall performer. Later, she played the "principal boy" roles.
Mayne sang in the variety theatre act called "Clarice Mayne and That".
Mayne was "This", and, accompanying on the piano, was "That" ("This sings, That Plays!"). They first appeared together at “The Oxford” in 1906 and introduced a number of popular numbers including “I was a Good little girl, ‘till I met You” (1912), and “Put on Your Ta-Ta little Girlie”, both written by.
In 1936, she played Emily Hackitt in the film Educated Evans. She and had appeared together in the 1916 film She died in London in 1966 at the age of 79 and was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.