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LETTERS: A veteran pantomime star's viewpoint on TW3

... in the twenties, and the TW3 young men often seem to be saying Who's for charades or Let's dress up and go down to the kitchen to make the ser vants laugh, and when they allowed that great comic Frankie Howcrd to appear in the pro gramme, they either ...

Published: Thursday 05 December 1963
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 612 | Page: 11 | Tags: letter 

LETTERS: Complaints from viewers

... possible to have a national opinion poll, I think the results would be overwhelmingly in favour of getting away from the kitchen sink and, most of all, that in evitable bedroom scene. I have noticed moaning letters coming from every part of Great Britain ...

Published: Thursday 06 February 1964
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 349 | Page: 10 | Tags: letter 

LETTERS: Recordings would reveal quality

... fee? To my mind the spoken lines would soon reveal a good or bad play. It is my belief that both channels have flogged the kitchen sink, only to learn (as those of us who nave lived in the back streets could teH them) that when you have muck for break fast ...

Published: Thursday 17 September 1964
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 11 | Tags: letter 

LETTERS: Put story into modern terms

... Put story into modern terms Dear Sir, I am interested to find that I had anticipated kitchen sink drama with my adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's The SiLk Stocking (Philip Purser's article Drama The Single Play in Tele vision Today's ITV Supplement). All ...

Published: Thursday 30 September 1965
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 13 | Tags: letter 

Flower passion

... insect sprayer as she gaily bout her first task of the :h Laying the flowers. Now ;li hole house, including the Da om and kitchen, looks like j. aic Garden of Eden. but for one room. She is v i coking for a pink floating a. lily. Sandie Shaw, Dagenham ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1966
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 63 | Tags: Letter 

To the Editor of The Stage: The Waiting Game'

... sweeping condemna tion of avant garde rubbish is not worthy even of discussion and although my play is far removed from the kitchen sink, I am equally far removed from Mr. Johns in his attitude towards the theatre. Yours faithfully. Leonard Samson. 70 Kings ...

Published: Thursday 02 June 1966
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 14 | Tags: letter 

Sentiment in theatre

... was amused to read the other day that there is little place for sentiment these days in the theatre. Frankly, now that the kitchen-sink vogue has gone, I feel that there is more demand for sentimental music than ever before. You only have to look at the ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1966
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 54 | Tags: Letter 

LETTERS: No substitute for a good Sunday play

... old Sunday Film. BBC drama had disappeared on Sunday; some time before, gone down in a roar of lavatory chains ant dirty kitchen sinks. The pinch-hit BBC films got popular. So independent tele vision matched them. And out went their weekend play. Arm ...

Published: Thursday 02 March 1967
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 454 | Page: 13 | Tags: letter 

To the Editor . . . . . . of The Stage: 'Cinderella' minus magic

... cheers and stopped the show. The rest of the presenta tion was much less exciting. Miss Park herself was mis-cast in the kitchen scene. She gives the impression of being a highly prac tical and capable young lady who would have stood no nonsense from ...

Published: Thursday 28 December 1967
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 246 | Page: 12 | Tags: letter 

To the Editor of The Stage: Experiment?

... experiment. 1 should have thought that the reverse was true, and that as a result of too many plays of an experimental nature or kitchen sink any label will do-- the public are not so keen .to visit the theatre. After all, why should they pay money to see something ...

Published: Thursday 04 April 1968
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 174 | Page: 18 | Tags: letter 

LETTERS: FORBES TAKES ISSUE

... such barbs as exist in my book for those second hand purveyors of experience such as Mr Marriott he found the heat in my kitchen too hot? Certainly it is difficult for any author to challenge opinions, how ever objectionable. But I am sure Mr Marriott ...

Published: Thursday 15 December 1977
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 570 | Page: 34 | Tags: letter 

Light entertainment letterbox: Fan club

... Wear. Mel persuaded Vince to restart a fan club and Vince is very well pleased with the results. Yours faithfully Pauline Kitchen (Mrs) 14 King Street Mirfield West Yorks ...

Published: Thursday 01 June 1978
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 134 | Page: 7 | Tags: letter