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Was Most Popular “ Principal Boy ”

... Was Most Popular Principal Boy Queenie Leighton. Drury Lane pantomime star of 30 years ago, who won a national competition for the moat popular principal boy in Britain, has died at Farnworth, near Bolton Lancs. ...

Published: Friday 26 November 1943
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 35 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BROADCASTING HOME SERVICE 2.0 —City of Coventry Band. 2.40 —Gramo.: Instrumental Movements. 3.0r-Billy Ternent ..

... 3o—The World We Want. B.o—Monday Night at Eight. 9.o—News. 9.20 —Story of Alfred Bunn, sometime Lessee of Theatres Royal Drury Lane and Covent Garden. 10.30—For Armchair Detective. 10.45 —News in Gaelic. 10.50 —Griller Quartet, with Myra Hess (piano). ...

Published: Monday 20 December 1943
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Echo
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 183 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Century – Old 'Chronicles'

... —Monday night was a triumphant one for Mr. Balfe, whose opera, ' The Bohemian Girl brilliant success. It was was produced at Drury Lane on that evening with the most put on the stage in the most splendid manner, and with an almost reckless disregard of expense ...

Published: Saturday 27 November 1943
Newspaper: Cheltenham Chronicle
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 493 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

RED CROSS FUNDS TO BENEFIT

... aid of the British Red Cross and St. John Fund and the event was well supported and an unqualified success. It was held at Drury Lane Farm, by permission of Col. R. Kettle, M.F.H., and organised by a number of local people interested in hunting and horses ...

Published: Tuesday 27 April 1943
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 382 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

At the annual meetlne of the

... anthem Break Forth My Heart. Mrs. Haines was at the organ. REDMARLEY PONY SHOW AMC GYMKHANA. There was a large cow .may at Drury Lane Parm on Easter Monday iby pertntes.on of Col. R. Kettle. M.PH I at a pony show and' to atd,of tro larttislt lied' Cross ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1943
Newspaper: Tewkesbury Register
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: | Words: 637 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CITY LIBRARY EXHIBITION

... Repertory Company), Sir Ben Greet, Henry Ainlcy and Wilson Barrett. Another interesting theatre item is a free pass fora box at Drury Lane signed by Edmund Kean, who made his name there 1814 with a part he had rehearsed only once. Many Famous Names Mr. Haines' ...

Published: Saturday 17 July 1943
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 612 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CITY LIBRARY EXHIBITION

... Repertory Company), Sir Ben Greet, Henry Ainley and Wilson Barrett. Another interesting theatre item is a free pass for a box at Drury Lane signed by Edmund Kean, who made his name there in 1814 with a part he had rehearsed only once. Famous Signatures Mr. Haines' ...

Published: Saturday 24 July 1943
Newspaper: Gloucester Journal
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 656 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

LOCAL DIVORCE ACTIONS AT THE ASSIZES

... (Messrs. Langley-Smith and Son). Petitioner; Mary Elizabeth Grey, 4, Bedford Street, Gloucester; respondent, Harold Jim Grey. Drury Lane, Redmarley; misconduct. Mr, Hutton (Messrs. Franklin and Jones, Gloucester). Petitioner: Edith Elizabeth Bayliffe, Presteigne ...

Published: Saturday 30 October 1943
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 593 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

STOCK SALES

... Blanche Fothergill, dfrect from her triumph In George and Margaret. Supporting the two stars are Aielagh Purley. from Drury Lane Theatre, and Robert Del Kyrke. a rapidly rising film actor. MAKING TF-IE MOST OF EVERY FARM This is a war of ships; victory ...

Published: Saturday 15 May 1943
Newspaper: Tewkesbury Register
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: | Words: 930 | Page: 2 | Tags: none