About "Rika Davids"

Rebecca David used Rika Davids as her stage name. She was a sister of Louis Davids, with whom she performed acts, such as Trien and Bram of Monnickendam, at fun fairs. She became known as the stooge in various revues: Frits van Haarlem Revue, Henri ter Hall Revue, at the Vrije Productie/Ad Hoc Productie and at the Meyer Hamel Revue. She also acted in the motion picture Koning Kziezoowat in Amsterdam (1906).
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Rebecca David was a well-known revue and variety artist in the early twentieth century. Her stage name was Rika Davids. Rika came from a family of entertainers with eight children, four of whom died young. She performed at fairs with the rest of the family from an early age. Later on she performed with her brother, the famous cabaret and revue artist Louis Davids; their hit songs included Een reisje langs den Rijn and We gaan naar Zandvoort bij de Zee. Rika stopped performing after her marriage to the English conjurer John Weil.
Louis Davids died in 1939. One of Rika’s other brothers, the bandmaster Hakkie Davids, was killed in the war. Another member of the family survived the war by going into hiding.
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