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... 15—New* Bulletin In Oermetn. 7 JO—sNox them Ireland. 7 45—An excerpt irom Tom Arnold's pantomime. Babes in the Wood, from Drury Lane. 8 30—xsorthern SO—Music for Dancing: Herman Darewskl .. . *ao bis new Melody Kavlbm Band. 10 o—Time0 —Time Signal: the ...

Published: Friday 06 January 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BLACKPOOL’S £250,000 THEATRE £5,000 Worth of Carpets TUST after the finish of the Blackpool ** 1938 season, a ..

... luxurious theatre costing £250.000. The present Opera House contains many new features. The huge stage, not excelled even by the Drury Lane mammoth, has rising sections and lifts, is 100 feet wide with proscenium opening of 45 feet and boasts the most powerful ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 263 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE HOME FRONT

... life Book Chib choice ‘2s. 6d ». not to unt I she is the reigning toast of her day. snow morelv that the author can claim Drury Lane in the time of Kemble knows credit for a eood deal of intelligent pro- her as an actress; Bath at the height of its pcesv ...

Published: Tuesday 19 December 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 340 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EASIER FOR SENTRIES

... Navy. Army and Air Force Institutes organised by the Entertainments National Service Association From their headquarters at Drury Lane Theatre ENS A, are organising entertainments for about 25.000 troops every night. So far they have set nearly 200 actors ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 500 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. 19J 9 of the Wi ★ BI.NNIE BARNES Charles Laughtons classic film. The Private Life of Henry

... would hardly think that the polished Katherine in this picture and the sophisticated blues ' singer in Cavalcade at Drury Lane was born in the Caledonian road. London, Binnie was, and does not mind who knows it. The happy event teas March, 190!, and ...

Published: Friday 27 January 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 516 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Ivor Novello in %((Glamorous Night”

... steamship, at a gipsy encampment, and other romantic settings. Ivor Novello takes the part of Anthony Allen, repeating his Drury Lane success, and Mary Ellis will heard in her original role Milltza Webster Booth. Elizabeth Welch and Minnie Rayner are others ...

Published: Tuesday 07 March 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 440 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

48/3 48/8 Maypole Defd

... City of London Standard Motor 18/9 Brew Prefd 68/5% Slack Mills .. 1/2% Dally Mirror 13/4% Theatre Royal English Elec New (Drury Lane) 1/2% Ord (nil paid) T W Ward .. 33/1% 13/9 13/3* Venterspost Gold Financial News 5 41/-* 40/9 pc Pref .. 12/10% Western ...

Published: Monday 06 March 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Preston Man

... two original letters, one written by Lord Macaulay. In a rather scrawly hand, and the other by John Kemble, the famous Drury Lane tragedian. The Macaulay letter Is addressed from Albany, and dated May 28lh, 1852. as follows; My dear sir,—Mr. George Sleight ...

Published: Tuesday 25 July 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1521 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Terrorism and Savagery

... Drama Talk. 1; L. du Garde Peach. 3 o—For the Troops; an E N.S.A- camp concert parly in rehearsal at the Theatre Royal. Drury Lane. 3 20—Henry Hall and hla Dance Orchestra. 4 o—Time Signal; News Bulletin 4 Ift—Profiteering, customer and a trader thresh ...

Published: Tuesday 31 October 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 777 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Play Put Preston on Theatrical Map

... word went round theatrical circles that Charles Johnson was preparing a farce. The Cobler of Preston,” for production at Drury Lane. It was said to be based on The Taming of the Shrew. with some reference, too. to the Rebellion of 1715. against his ...

Published: Thursday 06 April 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2157 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

“The

... cannot do better than adopt the serial technique:— For New Readers.—ln January, 1716. Charles Johnson, playwright attached to Drury-lane, was said to be preparing play, “The Cobler of Preston, based on the Induction to The Taming of the Shrew.” Christopher ...

Published: Thursday 20 April 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 531 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

REGIONAL

... Novello; lyrics by Christopher Hassall, orchestrations by Charles Prentice; produced by Leontlne Sagan, from the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane; compere Lionel Oamlln. 9 20—Sandy Macpherson at the BB C. Theatre Organ, with Mario (**Harp ) Lorenzl. o—News Bulletin ...

Published: Monday 19 June 1939
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 6 | Tags: none