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THE FASTEST SHOW IN TELEVISION

... THE FASTEST SHOW IN TELEVISION George Inns writes on THE Black and White Minstrel show deserves its sub-title ''the fastest show in television''. It averages a song a minute, provides the viewer with an eyeful and an earful, and presents the sort of ...

Published: Thursday 26 October 1961
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 493 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

ON TOUR

... ON TOUR March 22 and 29. American Dune* Co. 22. O.H., Jersey. Black While Minstrel Show 22. Alh.. Bradford. 29. New. Mull Difference of Opinion. 22. New, Oxford 29. R., Newcastle D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. 22 A 29. O.H.. Blackpool. Festival Bullet. 22. Granada ...

Published: Thursday 25 March 1965
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 166 | Page: 14 | Tags: listings 

BESIDE THE SEASIDE

... wiih the truer type of concert party or summer show which has evolved from the original Nigger Minstrels and White Faced Pierrots. FASCINATING h was an American comedian, Thomas B. Rice, who came to this country in 1836 and caused a sen sation at the old ...

Published: Thursday 29 September 1960
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 796 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ILLUSION OF A CHARACTER

... ILLUSION OF A CHARACTER CANFIELD SMITH AND SNODGRASS Canfield Smith is an American ventriloquist who is rapidly making himself at home in this country. He began his professional career over here in 1950 at the Empire, Leicester-square, where he did so ...

Published: Thursday 14 August 1952
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 444 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BIG SHOW AT LYCEUM

... the Harp. (National Win ner). Also receiving a great recep tion from the enthusiastic crowd of well over a thousand were: American cabaret star Ronnie llalpin, Pamela Phillips (Soprano), John Stoddart (Tenor), Alan Kehoe (Popular Liverpool Comedian) and ...

Published: Thursday 31 October 1968
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 235 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SUMMER PREVIEW 93: They're big enough to take on all-comers

... Port I Wine. At The Royal Hippodrome an It-week run of West End To Broadway gives way to the New Minstrel Show until October, I and yes, some of the Minstrels do still black-up; the regular I audiences would be disappointed if they didn't. On Sundays I Simon ...

Published: Thursday 22 July 1993
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 778 | Page: 50 | Tags: none

Ross MacManus EX-JOE LOSS SINGER TV-RADIO RECORDING STAR AVAILABLE FOR CABARET September 14th onwards Sole ..

... function, for Cabaret. Theatre and TV in fact for every occasion See her on July 3rd on Granada TV's A Stroll of Bandy Minstrels g Now completing a truly successful summer I season at TOLAINIS LATIN QUARTER in London's West End. A few vacancies from ...

Published: Thursday 03 July 1969
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 159 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Hammersmith Sets Pace Three Shows in Five Days

... Caley, the eccentric comedian Ken Lawton, the minstrel singer: the Vernon Sisters, with their dancing speci ality: and Terry Day. the red hot moinma who has made a name for herself entertaining at American bases. Accompanist for the show will be Dennis ...

Published: Thursday 17 September 1964
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 249 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Books

... elements which go to make up the American musical and actually goes into some detail as to how musicals are assembled. The introduction, showing the historical development of the musical, from ballad opera via comic opera, minstrel shows, revue and burlesque ...

Published: Thursday 01 October 1981
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 287 | Page: 15 | Tags: book review 

SUMMER '92: BOURNEMOUTH

... many aspects of humour. The Minstrel boys and girls include Frank Beakhouse who has appeared in many local shows, Symon Denley from last year's Minstrels Down Lambeth Way and, making his first appearance with The Minstrels, is ocal dance choreographer ...

Published: Thursday 20 August 1992
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2503 | Page: 64 | Tags: none

...and at Montreux

... The three American entries are Fred Astaire Time (from the Broadcast Foundation of America) and Perry Como's Music Hall and Music of the Thirties (from NBC). Britain's entries, as already announced, are The Black and White Minstrel Show and Soft ...

Published: Thursday 11 May 1961
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 285 | Page: 10 | Tags: none