... Flory and Sir Alfred Butt at Drury Lane just previous to her suicide. At the opening of the proceed ings, Mr G. B. Brooks, of Gerry and Brooks, said that he appeared to represent Sir Alfred Butt and the directors of Drury Lane Theatre, on whose behalf he ...

... Crystal Palace as Rebecca, in suc- eession to Miss Wallis, at Drury Lane; as Antigone, also at the Crjstal Palace; and as Belvidera, in Venice Preserved''; as Lady Macbeth, at Drury Lane. February, 1876, for the benefit of the Ameri can Centennial Fund; ...

... production of Wild Violets and made a decided hit when the musical opened at the Thea tre Royal, Drury Lane, on October 31 1932 She returned to London and the Drury Lane Theatre in April 1934 to appear in Three Sisters Her film career started as early as 1918 ...

... Directors Drury Lano throe wreaths from Comrades at Drury I^ane, front oif house staff (Drury Lane), Mr. Hugh BuokJor. Mr. David Miller, Room 16 and Room 16 (Drury Lane), Daisy and Raymond, Miss Viviean Reay (Iris), Mr. and Mrs. Leonard de Rease, Mr. and ...

... began work as a casual stagehand at Bristol in 1 944 and moved to London in 1948 to be a stagehand al the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane A year later he returned to Bristol as first dayman, being promoted to stage manager in 1962, a post he held until his ...

... 1928, but the crowning achievement of her career came in 1931 when she played Jane Marryot in Noel Coward's Cavalcade at Drury Lane. Her deeply moving performance will never be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to see it. Apart from Ellen Creed ...

... portray happenings on the ballet stage In 1937 she arranged the dances for the Ivor Novello musical, Crest of the Wave at Drury Lane ERIC JOHNS ...

... consider able success when she took over from Valerie Hobson in the role of Anna in The King and I at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and enjoyed a long run with her co-star Herbert Lorn. The two became friends and kept in touch for many years, even after ...

... some time ho was a member of tho Lyceum company under Mr. Irving's manage ment, and afterwards transferred his talents to Drury Lane, where, in The World, he gained much commendation for his Lumley. In 1872 he joined the company at Her Majosty's Opera House ...

... his release he resumed a career which brought him into all branches of show business. He was, for example, in the original Drury Lane productdion of Showboat in 1926 and worked in revue and musical comedy as well as variety. Sarony was also one of the ...

... mances at the New the same year). He directed most of his plays in America, as well as The King and I in New York and at Drury Lane in 1953. He also wrote a number of books, including an autobigraphv The Way to the Present.' Play wright at Work. and ...

... first play, Die Ehre Honour which laid the foundations of his success and popularity In dramatic work, was performed at Drury Lane in German by the Saxe-Coburg company, in June, 1895, and was after wards given at the Comedy in March, 1901. A couple of ...