... Pictured in the Palladium's Gaiety Bar, a trio of Showbiz VIPs, composer and bandleader Johnny Dankworth (left), Cleo Laine and agent Laurie Mansfield. Loss finishes a musical phrase with a flourish. He is obviously pleased with the boys(!) in the band. Left: Peggy Lee, the Singer's singer, in action at rehearsals. Posing beneath an old Palladium poster headlining Gracie Fields, agent Morris ...

... The Queen Mother and Gordon Jackson. HRH with June Whitfield. The Queen Mother and Richard Afton. Her Royal Highness with Joe Loss. The Queen Mother and Arthur Askey. HRH congratulates Wall St Crash. The Queen Mother and Sammy Davis Jnr have in common an admiration for Cleo Laine. The Prince and Sammy Davis Junior. HRH and Henry Mancini. The Queen Mother and Billy Marsh. HRH with Grace Kennedy ...

... The English Dance Theater Arts Centre Darlington ...

... Louis Benjamin (right), in overall charge of the Royal Variety Performance, with his daughter Reica, a theatrical producer on her own account, and long-time friend and associate Billy Marsh. Busy taking notes on a clipboard, but with no visible connection with the rehearsals, news reader Angela Rippon. ...

... button, the attractive duo Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair. At a break in rehearsals, three distinguished Showbiz personalities pose for our camera. Left to right Ronnie Swift, director and general manager Moss Empires. Joe Loss and Reg Swinson MBE, general secretary, EABF, and in charge of administration. Royal Variety Performance. ...

... Pictured in the bar during the interval at the Fort Regent Royal Variety Show; L to R Mrs. Morecambe, Eric Morecambe, Sandy Powell. Billy Marsh (who presented the show with Dick Ray) and Mrs. Powell. ...

... LADY SHEILA BUTLIN. LORNA DALLAS. THE BROTHER LEES. DICKIE HENDERSON. BRYAN MAIDMENT. The lobster bar at the Holiday village for the after-show supper. DAME VERA LYNN. MRS. PAT NEATROUR. NOELE GORDON. GRACE KENNEDY. MAITRE D. PINI. TELLY SAVALAS. MOLLIE SUGDEN. STUART GILLIES. DICK RAY. LINDA MITCHELL. ...

... The MAYOR OF WARRINGTON. CounciHor John Pushnon (seated centre) welcomes pantomime back to the town. Principal Boy SUE CLARK WILLIAMS (left) and the Princess PAULINE LESLEY (second left) are joined by the Queen of them aH. JOHN SLATER. ...

... (la) ALAN MACKENZIE (b) HARRY WORTH (c) BERT WEEDON (d) GUY KENT ...

... Compart Dicta) Handaraon and cast an stage far the finale. ...

... Special guests for Greenwich Village Friends POLLY JAMES and her husband CLIVE FRANCIS were guests of honour with theatre historians RAYMOND MANDER (left) and JOE MITCHENSON at the annual dinner of the Friends of Greenwich Village at Charlton House. (Photo by the Kentish Independent). ...

... Leeds panto team put their foot in it! Leeds pre-Christmas shoppers had quite a shock when they saw the Playhouse production crew transporting a 20-foot shoe through the streets. David Wood's There Was An Old Woman runs until January 7. ...