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Book Reviews: A true lover of variety theatre

... A true lover of variety theatre They Made Us Laugh, by Geoff J. Mellor (Geom Kelmall. fS.5i STAGE contributor Geoff Mellor, a true lover of the variety theatre, has produced a book which commemorates many of the comedians who were down the bill or primarily ...

Published: Thursday 17 February 1983
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 393 | Page: 7 | Tags: book review 

THE ALFRED BECKCENTRE LONDONlS No.l VARIETY THEATRE (of programme that is) In three years the Alfred Beck ..

... THE ALFRED BECKCENTRE LONDONlS No.l VARIETY THEATRE (of programme that is) In three years the Alfred Beck Centre has established itself as London's No.1 Suburban Theatre. Why hot be part of it's success. All forms of entertainment considered for it's ...

Published: Thursday 08 May 1980
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 178 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Irish star dies

... Irish star dies ONE of the stars of the Irish variety theatre for more than half a cen tury, Danny Cummins, has been killed in a car crash near his home in Dublin. Dermot Doolan, general secretary of Irish Actors' Equity, of which Danny had been a member ...

Published: Friday 28 December 1984
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 126 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SIGN OUTSIDE

... SIGN OUTSIDE a variety theatre in Scotland: Good clean entertainment every night except Sunday. From Take No Notice!, a collection of signs, notices and graffiti, compiled by Gordon Irving, to be published on De cember 4 by Star Books. Paperback Dim- ...

Published: Thursday 27 November 1980
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 48 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

The Civic Scene: Amateurs get Dundee theatre

... Amateurs get Dundee theatre DUNDEE DISTRICT Council has agreed to sell its 750-seater Whitehall variety theatre to the city's strongly sup ported amateur operatic and musical societies for £20,000. Bill Crowe, chairman of the Whitehall Theatre Trust, ...

Published: Thursday 04 November 1982
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 68 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Site redeveloped

... Site redeveloped THE SITE of the former Hippodrome variety theatre at Portsmouth looks like being redeveloped at last, more than 43 years after the theatre was destroyed by bombing. The city planners have now approved plans for the construction of a four- ...

Published: Thursday 03 May 1984
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 68 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Portsmouth site gets go ahead

... PLANNING APPROVAL has been given by Portsmouth City Council for private development of the site of the former Hippodrome variety theatre, which has been derelict since the premises were bombed in 1941 The proposals are for a four-storey block, with retail ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1980
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Light Entertainment News: Hampshire's Regal to stage live shows?

... could mean it reopening as a platform for occasional live shows and concerts. The Regal in Market Street used to be a variety theatre on the music hall circuit attracting to the area many of the legendary names. But with the demise of the halls, the projector ...

Published: Thursday 08 May 1980
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Obituaries: MARGARET MILNE

... Mor gan, and also with Harry Gordon and others. She was a special favourite at the Glasgow Pavilion in its heyday as a variety theatre. Her husband was the late Arthur Roynon, musical director in Scottish theatres. ...

Published: Thursday 20 November 1986
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: FamilyNotice | Words: 89 | Page: 25 | Tags: notices 

Ken Wilson's hilarious sand act

... been billed as a speciality act. He has been in show business for over 40 years, and, apart from working in almost every variety theatre in the country, Ken has happy memories of broadcasting in such popular shows as Worker's Playtime, Variety Band box ...

Published: Thursday 16 October 1980
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 110 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Show People: Zaraeda zooms East

... performing Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also for the eighth consecutive sea son, Zaraeda will be back headlining at the Variety Theatre, Cayton Bay, for 16 weeks, July to September. ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1981
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 6 | Tags: none