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A Pantomime is more than Revue in Seasonal Flavour

... to comedy and became probably this greatest pan£®mime star in the history of the theatre. His name was Dan Leno, star of Drury Lane pantomimes from a business point of view, at the beginning of the century it, good for producers to have man who exerted ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1953
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 693 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CARS RAIDED WHILE OWNERS ATTEND XMAS EVE SERVICE THIEVES TAKE RUGS AND OTHER ARTICLES VUHILE l he Claygate ..

... Ernest Noon FRAS MONDAY JAN I2th Friends' Meeting House Esher 730 pm roRACf LITERATURE Tutt : Mr Harold King MA Athens to Drury Lane Plays Ancient and Modern (ROM JAN I2th at 89 Hare Lane Claygate at 745 pm NATURAL HISTORY WEDNESDAY FEB Ilth at Hinchley ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1953
Newspaper: Esher News and Mail
County: Surrey, England
Type: | Words: 3398 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Two Guys

... settlement referred to was in New South Wales, which, it may be remembered. is in Australia. Patricia Medina plays a young Drury Lane actress sentenced to transportation for stealing a necklace. She finds herself on board ship with Alan Ladd as a fellow ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1953
Newspaper: Eastbourne Herald
County: Sussex, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 723 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Radio: Page 2

... Radio: Page 2 bounded by Oxford-street, Parklane, Grosvenor-place, Victoriastreet, Whitehall, The Strand and Drury-lane. i The ‘“Coronation area,” to be closed to traffic on Coronation Day, is bounded by: Kensington Church - street, Bayswater - road, ...

Published: Wednesday 14 January 1953
Newspaper: Sussex Daily News
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FOCUS ON FAME

... first big production was with Jack Buchanan in That's a Good Girl, and his name will doubtless appear in the history of Drury Lane as the only man who stopped the show completely on a first night. That was in The Three Musketeers. Slimly-built, „ friendly ...

Published: Friday 16 January 1953
Newspaper: Crawley and District Observer
County: Sussex, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2080 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE AXDERSHOT MEWS & MILITARY G AZfifl IE FARNBOROUGH CHRONICXE ft FLEET TIMES Aldtnhot North Hants & Unionist ..

... people were very dis pleased with the County Surveyor for putting up many danger lamps and blocking up Kenwood-lane and Drury-lane and roping off off-licence Christmas time The Divisional Surveyor replied that it was all part of the major scheme which ...

Published: Friday 16 January 1953
Newspaper: Aldershot News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: | Words: 4397 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Granger and Mason cross swords

... Tallant jumps overboard. but he is caught and flogged by the captain. While aboard Tallant falls in love with a pretty little Drury Lane actress (Patricia Medina) who has been held for the theft of a necklace. At Botany Bay the Governor wants to deal leniently ...

Published: Friday 16 January 1953
Newspaper: Worthing Herald
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 893 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

“OKLAHOMA” IS AT STRATFORD

... ‘Oklahoma,” which continues until the-end of the week. After breaking every record set up in the 287 years’ history of London’s Drury Lane it comes to Stratford with a full London cast headed by Kay Buckingham (Curley) and Barbara Ann Rodgers (Laurey). This simple ...

Published: Thursday 29 January 1953
Newspaper: Banbury Guardian
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 232 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SHOW GUIDE

... shoot like Annie don’t miss this. —Certificate “U.” Oakley and looks somewhat With it is “Elstree Story”— reminiscent of a Drury Lane commentator Richard Todd. It principal boy—sets out to clean is exactly what the title leads yo ...

Published: Thursday 29 January 1953
Newspaper: Banbury Guardian
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1381 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GRAND COMMUNITY Better Pathological EFFORT SAYS VICAR Service Needed SOUTH WARD PLANS FOR CORONATION Advertiser ..

... prosecution or defence ’1939 Mr Whitworth the A of considerable talent Mr de Lara an actor for 65 years He taken part of Dame ln Drury Lane pantomime acted in plays ln Australia and South Africa hls retirement ln 1937 producing plays He fought the Boer War and ...

Published: Saturday 07 February 1953
Newspaper: Surrey Advertiser
County: Surrey, England
Type: | Words: 4129 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ODEON, HORSHAM

... between the cruel and arrogant captain of the chip (James Mason) and his unfortunate victims. Patricia Medina plays the young Drury Lane actress who falls In love with Ladd. but runs into danger by attempting to outwit the captain. As other prisoners belimns ...

Published: Friday 13 February 1953
Newspaper: West Sussex County Times
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 783 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EARS & EYES

... for u programme be heard on Feb. 28th in SetunJav Night Theatre. Presenting “South Pacific. The cast and orchestra of the Drury Lane show will transfer to the 8.8.C. Playhouse Theatre on the Home Service, to record, for the first time in front of invited ...