... ASTON OLLY ASTON (Walter Oliver Thomycroft), the well known musical director and manager, who has died aged 85, will best be remembered as the MD at the Leicester Square Theatre in the 1930s and for his long service in a similar capacity at the Empire, Kingston-on-Thames. GLENROY LESLIE GLENROY, the comedian and entertainer, has died aged 81. He had an eventful career covering nearly 60 years ...

... July 10 was a sad day for magic and magicians for it saw so suddanty the death of ERIC MASON, the GREAT MASONI. Hare was a man every inch a magician with the assets of good looks, charm and outstanding acting ability. All these things meant that during a long life of magical show business he had given joy to so many who love the mysterious. Many will remember his walk-on pre-war act and then a ...

... Barry Brown of Barry Brown Personal Management pays tribute to MIRIAM BRICKMAN I first met Miriam Brickman only about three years ago, not long after I first became an agent Miriam had auditioned some of my actors for a West End show, had liked them and had indicated that she would like to meet their unknown agent I tele phoned, made an appointment for lunch and, overawed by her reputa tion, ...

... Obituary HUGGINS Pianist Edward W. Huggins has diad at tha aga of 73. Bom in Cardiff, ha spent his antira working Ufa in tha profession ss a pianist undar tha nama EDWARD WALES. On laaving school, his first position was that of silant film accom panist and ha latar workad in many British music halls in tha orchastra. In tha aarfy 30s ha formad a song snd danca act namad tha BROWNIE BOYS During ...

... ZERO MOSTEL American actor and comedian Zero Mostel died in Philadelphia last week after a heart attack He was 62 and about to open in a new play by Wesker based on The Merchant of Venice, entitled The Merchant Mostel was born in Brooklyn in 1915, the son of a rabbi His first ambition was to become a painter and he studied art at New York City College However, he tried several jobs before ...

... CARLISLE On 5th September, ELSIE of Deanery Street, Mayfair Sadly missed by WILLIE and BASIL MARY BURTON Mrs B, aged 93, in Hospital on September 5, the result of a road accident. Most affectionately remem bered by past and present students and staff during her forty years as Wardrobe Assistant with the Central School of Speech and Drama She retired from the School in 1 974 ...

... ERSON writes The death o ...

... BETTY PACK, one of South Africa's best known musicians and orchestra leaders, has died in Johannesburg. A brilliant 'cellist and violinist, she was co-founder and leader of the South African Youth Orchestra. ...

... ROSE lit VINO ROSE. well known American Vaudeville and cabaret dancer and entertainer has died, aged 81 at Beth Isreel Hospital, Los Angeles. Bom at Columbus. Ohio he started his professional career with SUNNY SARMAN as partner in 1916. With CLARKE and MacCULLOUGH. the American comediens. he appeared, in 1920 at the NEW OXFORD theatre. London, under the banner of CHARLES B. COCHRAN Again ...

... TOMMY SCOTT TOMMY KANE writes: I was sad dened to learn of the untimely death of TOMMY SCOTT on July 15. I know that many people will also be as saddened to reflect that, despite Tommy's long brave fight against leukemia, the courage of his family, and the unceasing care and effort by the doctors and staff at King's College Hospi tal. Oulwich. it was all to no avail in the end. Nature can ...

... PETER DUCROW died peacefully in his sleep at his home near Frinton on December 1 9 He had just made what seemed a good recovery from a short spell in hospital in Colchester and was looking forward to appearing in the Mercury s post-Christmas production He became ill during rehearsal lor Cinderella there, and his part of the Baron was taken over by Jon Laun- more He was a descendant of the ...

... EDDIE KENWAY (BLUMENFELD), former acrobat and gymnast, died, recently, at the age of 74, at hit home in Hove, Sussex. One of the FIVE BLUMENFELDS, the famous family team of International Variety and Circus gymnasts and aerialists, Eddie had travelled all over the World. When the Blumenfelds disbanded, Eddie and two partners formed the act of THE KENWAYS, and presented a similar offering which ...