Possible Clues:

• Hyams of 'Freaks'
• Lady's name from Persian meaning night
• She puts a pork pie back with letter on plate
• "Iolanthe was the life and soul of Fairyland", she said
• Hyams of 1920s-'30s films
• "The Translator" novelist Aboulela
• Woman knocked back beer — about one litre
• Actress Arcieri or Kenzle
• "River Spirit" author Aboulela
• Name that anagrams to "Allie"