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... an English journalist who in turn introduced him to Arthur Collins, who gave him a break by putting him into panto at Drury Lane. That was Potts's introduction to fame and fortune. Perhaps you will be more interested in the story of Potts and the Bal ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3285 | Page: 89 | Tags: Photographs 

New Books for the New Year

... the list of plays in which Sir Henry Irving appeared, between 1871 and 1903, at the Lyceum Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, as marked by Her Majesty Queen Mary to indicate which were the plays she witnessed. In this connexion, it is interesting ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2928 | Page: 72 | Tags: Review 

How Frank Benson Was g, Knighted With t A Stage Sword T HE proudest moment in the life of Sir

... bringing I. i t Shakespeare to the people he spent nearly every penny he had—was being knighted by the late King George V. at Drury Lane Theatre. King George arrived to confer the honour just as the actor had completed his make-up to play Julius Ctesar's ghost ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 187 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

CALLS FOR _ NEXT WEEK

... Betty Saville , the Four Manuel * . Les Pago las . Kl * a Lewes , Jonn Rothwell . the Streamline Cirls , Eileen Rogun ' s Drury Lane Babes . 1 LFORD HIPPO Kmjfee Little Red Riding . PAV . K . M . S / s ** The Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe , with Arthur ...

Published: Thursday 04 January 1940
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3365 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OBITUARY

... present at the end . He was years ot age . There wa « & vivid moment when , during the Shakespearean tercentary matinee at Drury Lane on May 2 , 19 Sir Georsro Alexander , coming down the stage , announced to the audience that the King , present at the ...

Published: Thursday 04 January 1940
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1734 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

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... the drought. •CTILL. the war has killed, this j year, something even older than these old boys—the Baddeley cake ceremony Drury Lane. | That, although it goes back to 1794, has 'only twice before been abandoned —in the [last war. because sugar shortage ...

Published: Thursday 04 January 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 310 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

January 4th, 1940 OF THE WEEK

... and Learned Societies of Great Britain and Ireland. With Publicns. during Session 1938-1939. DB.viii,l73. 10/ Griffin (42 Drury Lane, W.C.2) (1) Ann Pipe Dream (Conquest) C8.248..cc0vvevee.7/6 Laurie Fic Poems (Barker) D8.vii,128..ccvvvne ...

Published: Thursday 04 January 1940
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 862 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

Round the New Shows

... is the pantomime at Golders Green Hippodrome this year. Princess Beauty is dainty Greta Fayne, who was Principal Girl at Drury Lane last year. Anne Jiegler, the radio singer, is Prince Silverihistle. LADIES IK RETIREMENT Richard Newton is the only man ...

THE LATE MR. J. E. WHITLEY 30 Years in Wandsworth

... Mrs. Whitley and a married daughter._ _ _ - — The late Mr. Whitley was a founder member of the well-known Ciainsford Club, Drury-lane. I • • ' • • • L 4111 1 1 Pr • ` • . 4 1 ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1940
Newspaper: South Western Star
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 229 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Charity Begins

... a committee for that purpose, which they called the Entertainments National Service Association. This E.N S.A. took over Drury Lane theatre, and got to work. Eileen's husband was one the first to get a telephone call, and he ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 112 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ADVERTISEMENTS

... 2/-\ Health Retort* Holiday Camps collected up his concert party, and took them to Drury Lane. I first met Eileen on that September day when she set off from Drury Lane on her first tour of troop-entertaining. She stood on its big stage, a small, black-haired ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 701 | Page: 6 | Tags: none