Mum used to organise a coach party in the 1940's & 50's from Bell Hill, Marling Road Clouds Hill & Whiteway in St George to see the Pantomine in Bath each year The residents would pay so much "didlum each week which was saved for the fare & the tickets All this organisedby letter before the use of telephones to any extent or other electronic sommunication To me as a child the theatre was enornmous and when the comedian used to call Mum up onto the stage to present her with flowers it seemed that she was a mile away More recent visits to the theatre showed that it is in fact a tiny auditorium and Mums party of around 40 must have been quite a substantial part of the audience <div>Jeff Peacock </div> --- On Sun, 9/1/11, bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com <bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > From: bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com <bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com> > Subject: BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 6, Issue 12 > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, 9 January, 2011, 23:22 > > > Today's Topics: > >    1. Julian Slade (Janet Cuff) >    2. Re: BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol > 6, Issue 11 (JEFFREY PEACOCK) >    3. Re: Julian Slade (Polly Rubery) >    4. GAGE (w.a.t.d@talktalk.net) >    5. Re: GAGE (Glen Yearsley) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 17:54:05 +0000 (GMT) > From: Janet Cuff <bgmjcuff@yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: [B&S] Julian Slade > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <222703.66818.qm@web28004.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > "Salad Days" was another of Julian Slade's hit musicals > which I also saw at the > Theatre Royal. As I had very little pocket money I always > went up in the Gods - > literally just rows of ancient wooden benchs with no backs, > great atmoshpere but > what a relief to stand up and walk about in the intervals! > > I saw all the up and coming stars at that theatre over the > years, Peter O'Toole, > Judi Dench, Geraldine McEwan - the list goes on and on. > Peter O'Toole lodged in > Clifton and I often saw him come to the door of his flat > and throw out his > empties?the morning after the night before and did he look > rough!? > > Janet > > >       > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 18:22:41 +0000 (GMT) > From: JEFFREY PEACOCK <jeffkathp@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: [B&S] BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 6, > Issue 11 > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <226331.67296.qm@web86008.mail.ird.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Mum used to organise a coach party in the 1940's & 50's > from Bell Hill, Marling Road Clouds Hill & Whiteway in > St George to see the Pantomine in Bath each year > > The residents would pay so much "didlum each week which was > saved for the fare & the tickets > > All this organisedby letter before the use of telephones to > any extent or other electronic sommunication > > > > To me as a child the theatre was enornmous and when the > comedian used to call Mum up onto the stage to present her > with flowers it seemed that she was a mile away > > More recent visits to the theatre showed that it is in fact > a tiny auditorium and Mums party of around 40 must have been > quite a > substantial part of the audience > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeff Peacock > > > > --- On Sun, 9/1/11, bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com > <bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > From: bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com > <bristol_and_somerset-request@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 6, Issue 11 > > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > > Date: Sunday, 9 January, 2011, 17:43 > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > ???1. This Week in History... (Bryan > > Haycock) > > ???2. Re: Childhood visits to pantomimes at > > The Theatre Royal Bath > > ? ? ? (Tony Harrison) > > ???3. Re: Saving family photos etc., (Chris > > Jefferies) > > ???4. National Collection of Aerial > > Photography (liverpud) > > ???5. Chu Chin Chow at the Bristol > > Hippodrome, 1950s (Childhood > > ? ? ? visits to pantomimes at The Theatre > > Royal Bath) (Josephine Jeremiah) > > ???6. Christmad in King Street (Janet Cuff) > > ???7. Re: Christmad in King Street > > (Josephine Jeremiah) > > ???8. Re: Christmas in King Street (Pat > > Hase) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:36:38 +0800 > > From: Bryan Haycock <bryanh2@westnet.com.au> > > Subject: [B&S] This Week in History... > > To: BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <99iue1$3jifdp@outbound-mail02.westnet.com.au> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > ? Jan 10, 1868. The last ship to bring convicts to > > Australia, > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > > ? ? ? ???the Hougemont, > > arrives in W.A. > > ? Jan 12, 1836.? HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin > > on board, arrives in Sydney. > > ? ? and on the 15th, 1834. nine convicts are shot > > dead during an insurrection > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > > ? ???on Norfolk Island. > > > > ???Bryan, > > ? ? in the beautiful city of > > ? ? ? Perth W.A. > > > > ? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 12:57:59 -0000 > > From: "Tony Harrison" <a.harrison@tesco.net> > > Subject: Re: [B&S] Childhood visits to pantomimes > at > > The Theatre Royal > > ??? Bath > > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: > <D3BA026CD6B843D4A2279D193AD43C8B@Tony> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > > charset="iso-8859-1"; > > ??? reply-type=original > > > > Hi Josephine > > My wife and I together with our granddaughter > Charlotte > > went to see Aladdin > > at The Theatre Royal on Christmas Eve. Charlotte > enjoyed > > it, it was her > > first pantomime. > > Regards > > Tony > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> > > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 11:15 PM > > Subject: [B&S] Childhood visits to pantomimes at > The > > Theatre Royal Bath > > > > > > > January can be a dull month in the U.K. When I > was a > > child, it was > > > enlivened by a visit to the theatre to see a > > pantomime. I particularly > > > remember going to The Theatre Royal in Bath on a > > number of occasions. > > > > > > Looking to see if there is still a pantomime > there, in > > January, I came > > > upon this site: > > > > > > Bristol & Bath Theatre > > > > > > http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/linkbristoltheatre.html > > > > > > > > > This led me to the main page for The Theatre > Royal, > > Bath > > > > > > http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ > > > > > > which links to an interesting page on > > > > > > A Brief History of The Theatre Royal Bath > > > > > > http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/history/ > > > > > > -- > > > Josephine Jeremiah > > > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' > > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the > > message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 13:35:52 -0000 > > From: "Chris Jefferies" <chris.jefferies@blueyonder.co.uk> > > Subject: Re: [B&S] Saving family photos etc., > > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: > > ??? <002801cbb002$235c5d30$6a151790$@jefferies@blueyonder.co.uk> > > Content-Type: text/plain;??? > > charset="us-ascii" > > > > Memory Stick type devices or at least the storage > chip > > inside the device > > have a quoted storage life of "around 10 years". > However > > like anything they > > can develop a fault meaning that you could lose some > or all > > the files stored > > so make sure the files are also stored elsewhere. A > friend > > has an early > > digital camera with an almost credit card size memory > card. > > It still > > contained photos they wanted to recover but they were > > unable to access them. > > I had a suitable multi card reader but the card was > now > > blank. > > > >  > > > > Slides were the main photographic medium from the mid > 1950s > > until sometime > > in the 1970s when colour prints took over. I have > many > > hundreds of slides > > dating from the late 50s some of which I? would like > > to scan to add to my > > photograph collection and a few to my family history > > collection. The slide > > adaptor that came with my old HP scanner is useless > and I > > cannot warrant > > spending money on a slide scanner for a one off job > for a > > relatively few > > slides. I spoke to a friend who is a keen photographer > and > > he recommended > > projecting the photo onto a screen then photographing > the > > image with a > > digital camera. He said that it can give better > results > > than a proper slide > > scanner.? I tried this last winter and with practice > > was getting far better > > results than from the slide adaptor. The main problem > was > > the low light > > levels my projector produces which was a bit too low > for my > > rather old > > camera even with a tripod. My new camera is much more > > sensitive but I have > > yet to repeat the tests using it. > > > >  > > > > Chris Jefferies > > > > Cheltenham > > > > Glos > > > >  > > > > From: bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of Nova > > Sent: 09 January 2011 00:38 > > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [B&S] Saving family photos etc., > > > >  > > > > and good ones Edna. > > I am also lucky enough to have daughters who are > interested > > in my > > 'efforts' at Family History and knowing how many 35mm > > slides we > > have taken over the last 50 or 60 years,? gave me a > > 'gadget' which > > enables me to copy slides (New Years' Resolution to > > transfer more > > of them?) and then put them all on a memory stick. > > I was fortunate to have inherited a large quantity of > old > > family photos > > which fill a photo album, these have all been copied > and > > named where > > possible, and transferred to a memory stick, and the > girls > > have copies > > each. > > My only problem with this N/Y's resolution is that I > have > > no time left to > > clean my large, and I mean large, quantity of > inherited > > brassware!!! > > Nova > > > > > > > > > Just some ideas... > > > > > > Back up all your family files, photos on a > memory > > stick.???Keep the memory > > > stick > > > in a fire proof safety box off-site if > possible.? > > ? Pass information etc. > > > around to > > > family members.???If you have made a > > booklet, perhaps a copy to your local > > > family history centre or library. > > > > > > (;-)) > > > > > > Edna - snowy Ottawa > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > > message > > > > ? _____? > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3367 - > Release > > Date: 01/08/11 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 10:13:38 -0500 > > From: "liverpud" <liverpud-49@rogers.com> > > Subject: [B&S] National Collection of Aerial > > Photography > > To: "Bristol-Somerset List" <Bristol_and_Somerset@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: > <6B754B5D06C14736B8F746F4B7E9D39F@EDNA> > > Content-Type: text/plain;??? > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > The British and the Germans were quite adept at > aerial > > photography.???Sadly it led to bombing each > > other. > > > > http://aerial.rcahms.gov.uk/ > > > > Cheers, > > > > Edna - sunny snowy Ottawa > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:53:39 -0000 > > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> > > Subject: [B&S] Chu Chin Chow at the Bristol > Hippodrome, > > 1950s > > ??? (Childhood visits to pantomimes at The > > Theatre Royal Bath) > > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <op.vo1vvpud42w82j@glasydorlan> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; > format=flowed; > > delsp=yes > > > > On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:57:59 -0000, Tony Harrison > <a.harrison@tesco.net> > > wrote: > > > > > My wife and I together with our granddaughter > > Charlotte went to see? > > > Aladdin at The Theatre Royal on Christmas Eve. > > Charlotte enjoyed it, it? > > > was her > > > first pantomime. > > > > I expect you and your wife enjoyed it, too, Tony :-) > How > > nice to go to a > > real theatre instead of watching a TV production. > > > > Your message made me wonder which was my first > pantomime. > > The words 'Chu > > Chin Chow" came into my head. Ian thought it sounded > like a > > character from > > Aladdin. > > > > Nowadays, the magic lamp is Google, from which I > quickly > > found that 'Chu > > Chin Chow' is a the name of a production, which is a > > mixture of musical > > comedy and pantomime. > > > > I knew that I'd seen this production at the Bristol > > Hippodrome, so looking > > at this web page > > > > Bristol Hippodrome Theatre > > A?Z? of all Productions > > > > http://theatricalia.com/place/11/bristol-hippodrome-theatre/productions > > > > I found out that 'Chu Chin Chow' was at the Bristol > > Hippodrome twice in > > the 1950s, first in 1951-1952 and > > second in 1959-1960. > > > > I'm not absolutely sure which production I saw, but > it > > could have been the > > earlier one because I would have remembered more if it > had > > been the later > > one. > > > > Josephine > > > > -- > > Josephine Jeremiah > > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 17:06:21 +0000 (GMT) > > From: Janet Cuff <bgmjcuff@yahoo.co.uk> > > Subject: [B&S] Christmad in King Street > > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <688899.26563.qm@web28006.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > I wonder if any other listers saw Julian Slades > production > > "Christmas in King > > Street" at the Theatre Royal Bristol in 1952 - now > that was > > a panto with a > > difference and hugely enjoyable with its local > references.? > > I was a teenager > > then and considered myself?far too old > for?traditional > > pantomimes but this show > > really hit the spot for me. > > > > Janet > > > > > > ? ? ? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:29:22 -0000 > > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> > > Subject: Re: [B&S] Christmad in King Street > > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <op.vo1xi8sq42w82j@glasydorlan> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; > > format=flowed; > > ??? delsp=yes > > > > On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:06:21 -0000, Janet Cuff <bgmjcuff@yahoo.co.uk> > > wrote: > > > > > I wonder if any other listers saw Julian Slades > > production "Christmas in? > > > King Street" at the Theatre Royal Bristol in 1952 > - > > now that was a panto? > > > with a difference and hugely enjoyable with its > local > > references.? I was? > > > a teenager then and considered myself far too old > for > > traditional? > > > pantomimes but this show really hit the spot for > me. > > > > Thank you for this, Janet. Of course, out of curiosity > I > > had to google for > > "Christmas in King Street" and a number of references > came > > up, including a > > wikipedia page on Julian Slade: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Slade > > > > It's always good to learn a new snippet about > Bristol. > > > > I remember going to the Theatre Royal, Bristol in the > > second half of the > > 1960s to see a restoration comedy and later a > Shakespeare > > play, where one > > of the actors was Richard Pasco. Unfortunately I > can't > > remember the name > > of either play so my memory is slipping, here. I do > > remember, however, > > exactly what I wore to the Shakespeare play and with > whom I > > went. > > > > Josephine > > > > -- > > Josephine Jeremiah > > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 17:44:04 -0000 > > From: "Pat Hase" <pat@pathase.demon.co.uk> > > Subject: Re: [B&S] Christmas in King Street > > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: > > <D98B92B2BF5B4F61AF8AAFAB409442E5@OwnerPC> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > > charset="iso-8859-1"; > > ??? reply-type=original > > > > I remember it!? - I was delighted with it and loved > > every minute.? Didn't > > they at one point hunt for the missing statue of > Queen > > Victoria or was it > > Neptune and his trident? > > This Christmas I saw the excellent "Swallows and > Amazons" > > there and memories > > of that earlier production came back.? The enjoyment > > of cast and audience > > was the same - much use of imagination - and once > again I > > left the theatre > > having been taken out of myself and totally involved > with > > the experience. > > This time I was with a teenage grand daughter - I > wonder > > whether she will > > remember Swallows & Amazons in 59 years time! > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janet Cuff" <bgmjcuff@yahoo.co.uk> > > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 5:06 PM > > Subject: [B&S] Christmad in King Street > > > > > > I wonder if any other listers saw Julian Slades > production > > "Christmas in > > King > > Street" at the Theatre Royal Bristol in 1952 - now > that was > > a panto with a > > difference and hugely enjoyable with its local > references. > > I was a teenager > > then and considered myself far too old for > traditional > > pantomimes but this > > show > > really hit the spot for me. > > > > Janet > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > > message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET list > administrator, > > send an email to > > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > > To post a message to the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET mailing > list, > > send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET@rootsweb.com. > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > End of BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 6, Issue 11 > > *************************************************** > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 18:49:26 -0000 > From: "Polly Rubery" <polly@rowberry.org> > Subject: Re: [B&S] Julian Slade > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <3640F831214F4CDBA7E6EE8BD1AB252E@polly4655622de> > Content-Type: text/plain;    > charset="iso-8859-1" > > I have never forgotten Judi Dench's performance as Queen > Victoria which I > saw at the Theatre Royal.  Her ageing seemed almost > impossible, as she made > it appear so natural. > Polly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Cuff" <bgmjcuff@yahoo.co.uk> > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 5:54 PM > Subject: [B&S] Julian Slade > > > "Salad Days" was another of Julian Slade's hit musicals > which I also saw at > the > Theatre Royal. As I had very little pocket money I always > went up in the > Gods - > literally just rows of ancient wooden benchs with no backs, > great atmoshpere > but > what a relief to stand up and walk about in the intervals! > > I saw all the up and coming stars at that theatre over the > years, Peter > O'Toole, > Judi Dench, Geraldine McEwan - the list goes on and on. > Peter O'Toole lodged > in > Clifton and I often saw him come to the door of his flat > and throw out his > empties the morning after the night before and did he look > rough! > > Janet > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:04:17 -0500 > From: w.a.t.d@talktalk.net > Subject: [B&S] GAGE > To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <8CD7E604B20DECE-7E8-EB55@FRR2-L27./f> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > Hi i  am looking for information on a marriage for > John Gage and Mary Pool. I beleive the marriage took place > in Kingston Seymour in 1776, however i cant find this > marraige anywhere. > Can i look at parish registers for this marriage ? would > this show the gae of the couple also where they were from. > Next question would Kingston Seymour have a lot of churches > in the 1700's? > Many Thanks > Sandra > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 18:22:15 -0500 > From: "Glen Yearsley" <yearsley@rogers.com> > Subject: Re: [B&S] GAGE > To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <776FE650BF0B4C269D72E4DC3E23B9C3@glen2> > Content-Type: text/plain;    > charset="us-ascii" > > > > There are 4 marriages for a John Gage that I can find with > "GAGE" as the > exact spelling and they are; > ( 1 ) Ann Brown - 23 Jun 1777 - Saint Leonard's, > Shoreditch, London, > England. > ( 2 ) Sarah Gallant - 07 Sep 1774 - East Durham, Norfolk, > England > ( 3 ) Ann Wardel - 08 Jun 1778 - Langton By Malton, York, > England > ( 4 ) Elizabeth Jones - 01 Dec 1776 - Saint Botolph > Bishopsgate, London, > London, > > A reverse search using Mary Pool as the source did not turn > up a marriage to > a John Gage either. > > Bingo: > I did find a John Gage married to a Mary Pool on July 10, > 1776 - Kingston > Seymour, Somerset, England. > > Hope this helps > Regards > Glen > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Hi i  am looking for information on a marriage for > John Gage and Mary Pool. > I beleive the marriage took place in Kingston Seymour in > 1776, however i > cant find this marraige anywhere. > Can i look at parish registers for this marriage ? would > this show the gae > of the couple also where they were from. > Next question would Kingston Seymour have a lot of churches > in the 1700's? > Many Thanks > Sandra > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET list administrator, > send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET mailing list, > send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 6, Issue 12 > *************************************************** >