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Ensa Position

... will give general instructions with regard to finance and policy to the Department of National Service Entertainment at Drury Lane, for whom Ensa will provide all the professional entertainments that are required. ...

Published: Thursday 19 June 1941
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 81 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ENSA CRITICS

... continually exaggerated statement, omission, and by innuendo to belittle the work of those :.>agnificent people now labouring at Drury Lane Theatre. ...

Published: Monday 12 February 1940
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 100 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SERVICES CONCERTS CONCLUDE

... and 8.8.C. baritone; Miss Edna Harper, sopnano; and Mr. Harry Lanson, impressionist, from the Army show The Bombshells. DRURY LANE DIRECTOR. As always, music was provided by the Palace Theatre Orchestra, under Mr. Gordon .Davies. The selections from Mr ...

Published: Monday 03 April 1944
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 339 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OCCASIONAL NOTES

... OCCASIONAL NOTES Bobby Howes and Ephriam Lee, producer of Rose Marie and Desert Song at Drury Lane are at Northam. The Ministry of Home Security announces that Sir Geoffrey Peto has relinquished the position of Regional Commissioner of the South-Western ...

Published: Thursday 03 October 1940
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 137 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ON THE AIR

... joined whole-heartedly in the occasion. Among the guest artistes was Mr. Jock Prentice, for several years conductor at Drury Lane and other London theatres, now a captain the Army at Plymouth. He conducted .Mr. Hall's orchestra in the rendering of Dreamboat ...

Published: Thursday 06 August 1942
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 125 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A Good Turn

... afternoon he was handed £37. the proceeds of an entertainment by the Joysticks Party, wellknown E.N.S.A. artistes from Drury Lane, in aid of the Mayor's Air Raid Relief Fund for the city. The party had been touring the district and decided to give this ...

Published: Friday 05 June 1942
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 171 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON SHOTS SEQUEL

... For Wearing Unauthorized Uniform D'Arcy Wilson, 29, barman,, of Pittroad. Thornton Heath, who was arrested in Wild-street, Drury Lane, last week after a flight-lieutenant had fired two shots at a blank attract attention, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment ...

Published: Tuesday 10 September 1940
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CORNISH SINGERS

... succession to Capt. Braund, was compered by Capt. Gerald Rogers. Before the war Capt. Prentice was director of music at Drury Lane Theatre, London. Two well-known Cornish singers were Grace Minnear (contralto) and Joan Nancarrow (soprano). Other artistes ...

Published: Monday 14 February 1944
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 135 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Court Circular

... The Duke and Duchess of present at a gala P ; organized by the Enterta I National Service Association I Theatre Royal. Drury Lane. jjff noon. The Lady Herbert a J. Lowther. R.N.V.R.. were * ance. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 174 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE CHILDREN'S FAVOURITES

... Torquay's Aladdin pantomime written by Dan Leno Junior and Clarkson Rose has that oldfashioned flavour reminiscent of Drury Lane and the Lyceum. Children will never.tire of it; indeed, an upbringing devoid of wicked magicians and Widow Twankeys and ...

Published: Monday 28 December 1942
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 213 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ALTERATIONS AND REPAIR* IJ

... Co-operative Male Voice Choir. 6.50. New* (Norwegian), 6.45 —Farming To-day, 7. Melody and Co. 7.4o—Praying In Time War: 8 —Drury Lane Memorie*. D.—Time; News. 9.20. —War Commentary; Air Marshal Sir Philip Jouberl. 9.55—88 C. Orchestra. 10.15. Service: Address ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Express and Echo
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 196 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SUMMER INTERLUDE

... Jackson pianist. Dorothy O'Dell a charming soprano, and Leslie Perrett, tenor with a golden voice, who was in Ivan Novello's Drury Lane prewar successes. Dorothy Robins, sobriette. played leads in the revival of the wellknown musical comedies such as Song ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1946
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 235 | Page: 8 | Tags: none