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DEATH OF SIR FRANK BENSON

... , 1882, and his last recorded appearance was almost exactly 50 years later. He was knighted by King George the Fifth at Drury Lane Theatre in 1916, after the Shakespeare tercentenary performance. In 1933 was given a civil list pension of £lOO a year, ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1940
Newspaper: Waterford Standard
County: Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 235 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

What’S Passing

... gentleman, being his first appearance in public. The Ghost, The Grave-digger, and . Laertes, by Mr. Sampson, the great London. Drury Lane Comedian. Honey mate wdootne addition to your table. You get the freshest, highest quality honey at GEORGE WHITE & SONS ...

Published: Saturday 27 January 1940
Newspaper: Waterford Standard
County: Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1708 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

a R.A.F. Camp, somewhere in the South of England, conducted by Charlie Garner. 7.0—-Music-makers’ Half-hour. * ..

... past Ballroom Successes by Dave Frost and his Band. 9,o—Home Service. 9.3o—Variety. 10.0 —Excerpts from Ivor Novello’'s Drury Lane Productions. 10,30—Harry Roy and Band. 10.55—-Summary of To-morrow's Programmes. 11,0—-Home Service. News In English A.M ...

Published: Tuesday 20 February 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 471 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PANTOMIME OF YESTERDAY : By Maire Cotter

... stage, but the people want it, and so it has come to stay. More than two hundred years ago, Skakespearc had to be dropped at Drury Lane in favour of pantomime because the people of London asked for it in no uncertain voice. We can imagine the hearthurnings ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1940
Newspaper: Dublin Leader
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 581 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

LOOK AT THIS LIST OF FAMOUS MAKES

... toes. Tops are silk, strengthenee with fine lisle, and ladder rid%” at top. Sizes: 81z, 9, 912, 1 Colours: Court, Apollo, Drury Lane, Windmill, 6 Saville. Price .cocevvneeen 9 Bear Brand ““Sy-metra | The well-known Bear Bralg Stockings, extra fine, 45 ...

Published: Wednesday 13 March 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 513 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

“SHAMROCK' SONG

... the author also of “The Bay of Biscay” and of some forgotten plays, though some of the latter were actually produced at Drury Lane in London. He received miserable payments for his histrionic activities, Once (in Naas) 10jd. per night! Once nothing (when ...

Published: Saturday 16 March 1940
Newspaper: Galway Observer
County: Galway, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN DUBLIN

... 5.10—A. 1,. Collins’ Orchestra. s,4o—oldtime Songs from Wales.” 6 — Foreign Languages Bulletin. 6.10 —* Close Up.” 6,40—-Drury Lane Calling. 7.10—-Gunner Smith Entertains. 7.4o—'Lemmy Caution Calling.” B—Home. 9—Foreign Languages Bulletin. 9.ls—Whats on ...

Published: Monday 18 March 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 6902 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Theatrical News

... April 3. Miss Mullen was born on Aran, but she spent some years in America. Ivor Novello, whose long run of successes at Drury Lane was interrupted by the war, is coming back to ‘the West End. Since October he has ‘been touring with his own new play, ...

Published: Wednesday 20 March 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 162 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

7.15—* Top of the Bill,” 7,.3o—Drury Lane Calling. B.o—Dance Music from America. Bob Crosby and his Swing Band. ..

... 7.15—* Top of the Bill,” 7,.3o—Drury Lane Calling. B.o—Dance Music from America. Bob Crosby and his Swing Band. 8,30-— Bohemian Concert. 9,o—Foreign Languages Bulletin. 9,l6—What’s On To-morrow? 9,2o—Home. 9.3s—Records. 10,0 —Tommy Kinsman’'s Band. 10 ...

Published: Friday 29 March 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 340 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WAR CENTRE

... —Records s.3o—Variety gD 6,o—Foreign Languages Bulletin, 6.30 —The World Goes BW 70-_-Ensa Half Hour from Theatre Royal, ‘Drury Lane. ? 30— Slopton Races™ (Story). ° 7.50- Arthur Young's Swingtette. B,2o—Home. ®,o—Foreign Languages Bulletin. 9,15- Underwoods ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3073 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

~*BUY A PYE e e VL RA

... 40—8i11y Scott Coomber and his Singing Grenadiers. 3.o—Records. 3.4o—Reginald Dixon (Organ). 40— Home. s,o—Variety from Drury Lane. s,4s—John Hilton Talking. 6.o—Foreign Languages Bulletin. 6.3o—Naval Log. 6,40—1v0r Dennis (Piano). 6.so—Estaminet Ecossais ...

Published: Tuesday 30 April 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Regal Cinema

... puritan, scolds them. Gratefully Alec tells her that, with his influence and her beauty, she should be the leading lady in Drury Lane. She follows the troupe to London and folds one of them, Macaulay, and she gives him money for a meal He eats hearty dinner ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Waterford Standard
County: Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1335 | Page: 2 | Tags: none