----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne" <annepr7@yahoo.com> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:35 PM Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Invitation Hello, You are cordially invited to join our group. <snip> >> Carole Middleton <c.middleton42@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> Hi. >> Is this a general posting to all? >> A little confused :-( >>>From: "Anne" <annepr7@yahoo.com> >>>Yes. Thanks! >>>Regards, >>>Anne It seems to me that everyone that received this welcome is already a member and most, probably, for quite some time but thank you anyway :-) Maybe it's a facetious comment on all of us lurkers ;-) John Zillwood john@zillwood.com Communications Officer Abbotsford Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcags/

Hi all Having seen other posting to this list has got me think about Roy MOORE the guy I'm trying to trace. How would I go about tracing him if he was part of an act/band/troupe etc ? and they had a collective name rather than their single names. Regards Mickey

Hello, I'm a new member and this is my first post. My name is Anne and I'm located in London UK. I'm seeking information on Michael Maybrick, originally of Liverpool who was the infamous composer, entertainer, and musician Stephen Adams. Two of his compositions were "The Holy City" and "Nancy Lee". After 1889, he moved to the Isle of Wight and served as Mayor of Ryde for 5 terms. By 1889, his musical career was virtually ruined mostly due to the scandal surrounding his older brother, James Maybrick (the Diary of Jack the Ripper) who may very well have been the Whitechapel fiend. I am looking for information on Michael Maybrick's performances on stage. He had a fine baritone voice. There is all sorts of information regarding his compositions but have not discovered material on his singing career. If anyone can recommend where I could obtain information, please advise. Thank you very much indeed. Cheers! Regards, Anne ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/

Dear Listers, Has anyone ever heard of a variety act named "Professor Sparks & Thelmina?" During the 1940's & 50, they were touring the British theatre circuits and spent some time with Lord George Sanger's Circus. With the advent of television in the 1950's like many Varity Acts, they retired from the stage, and in 1959, George RATHBONE opened an electrical repair business in Northwich, Cheshire. Their act was to invite members of the audience to come on stage and attempt to "Wash the Electric Baby" which was of course "Wired" so they got a mild electric shock when they tried. Professor Sparks in real life was George RATHBONE, who along with Scottish born wife Thelma ran the act. Their only son George acted as the stooge who would come on stage as if he was a member of the audience. In the 1960's George RATHBONE sold the act to "Stromboli" (Danny LYNCH) the fire-eater. But I do not think that Stromboli ever resuscitated the "Baby" Regards, Martin MOORE

>I am new to this Theatre-UK list, so hello to everyone. > >My maternal Grandmother's sister was married to a James Gotobed and he was a >member of 'THE BLACK and WHITE FOLLIES'. I have a postcard of this group or >act. >It appears as if its from the 1930's possibly earlier. There are 8 members >of the group, 6 men and 2 ladies. The are dressed in loose clown costumes >for a better description with very large white frilly collars and bobbles >down the front for buttons and some down the arms and legs of the costume. >Scarves are tied on their heads gypsy style. > >In front of the group stands a set of drums and two men are holding a banjo. >Their faces are not blackened. Each side of this small group is a man in >smart suits of the times, possibly their managers? > >James Gotobed played the piano I know as my Mum used to tell me many years >ago that he and all the Tibble family he was part off were keen Spurs >supporters and Saturday evening James would play the piano for a sing-song, >my Mum and her young sisters underneath. > >The Follies were maybe from Tottenham, North London or possibly >Cambridgeshire. > >Just wondering if this means anything to anyone, I'd love to know the >history of this group or where I might try to find details of them? > >My thanks >Eve Evans >Frome >Somerset. >

Hello Roy Thank you for all the information I'll pass it on to the family. Regards Mickey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Smith" <roysmith@melbpc.org.au> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Music Hall Artists > Hello Mickey, > > I'm not sure if he is still available but you might try writing to Max > Tyler, Historian, The British Music Hall Society, > 76 Royal Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 2FL > but PLEASE include return postage. > Or you may care to call him on 01243 783322. > > Roy MOORE and his wife Gladys Ada MOORE may have an entry in the "Who's Who > in Variety" published by The > Performer in 1950. > > The Performer was a trade newspaper for the music hall/variety > business and many artists advertised their acts in it. The British > Newspaper Library has copies but I'm afraid I don't know the period > covered although I know it was published at least until 1952. The > Performer also published an Annual which may have information. > The British Music Hall Society has copies. > > If Roy and Gladys appeared at any London Theatre, I strongly recommend > checking "The London Stage, 1890-1939" compiled by J.P.Wearing. It > comprises sets of volumes, one for each decade, fully indexed. It > covers all members of cast and production, even down to members of > the chorus. > > Lastly, an excellent source for all sorts of theatrical memorabilia > (playbills, programmes, photographs, etc.) is the Mander & Mitcheson > Theatre Collection, The Mansion, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, > Kent BR3 2BP Tel: 0181 658 7725 Fax: 0181 663 0313 > > Good luck. I'd appreciate it if you let me know if you find the above > useful. > > Regards > > Roy > > Melbourne Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cockney Sparrow" <cockney.sparrow@btopenworld.com> > To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:36 PM > Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Music Hall Artists > > > > Hi All > > > > How would one go about trying to find a music hall artist from the 1930's. > > > > I'm looking for information on Roy MOORE and his wife Gladys Ada MOORE nee > > Wilson. > > > > Many thanks > > > > Mickey > > > > > > >

Roy wrote: > The Performer was a trade newspaper for the music hall/variety > business and many artists advertised their acts in it. The British > Newspaper Library has copies but I'm afraid I don't know the period > covered although I know it was published at least until 1952. You can check their holdings on the Web at http://prodigi.bl.uk/nlcat/ They've got nos 1 - 2674, covering 29 March 1906 - 26 Sept 1957. The annotation says "Official organ of the Variety Artistes Federation, the Music Hall Artistes Railway Association, the English section of the International Artistes Lodge & various music hall societies." Chris

Hello Mickey, I'm not sure if he is still available but you might try writing to Max Tyler, Historian, The British Music Hall Society, 76 Royal Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 2FL but PLEASE include return postage. Or you may care to call him on 01243 783322. Roy MOORE and his wife Gladys Ada MOORE may have an entry in the "Who's Who in Variety" published by The Performer in 1950. The Performer was a trade newspaper for the music hall/variety business and many artists advertised their acts in it. The British Newspaper Library has copies but I'm afraid I don't know the period covered although I know it was published at least until 1952. The Performer also published an Annual which may have information. The British Music Hall Society has copies. If Roy and Gladys appeared at any London Theatre, I strongly recommend checking "The London Stage, 1890-1939" compiled by J.P.Wearing. It comprises sets of volumes, one for each decade, fully indexed. It covers all members of cast and production, even down to members of the chorus. Lastly, an excellent source for all sorts of theatrical memorabilia (playbills, programmes, photographs, etc.) is the Mander & Mitcheson Theatre Collection, The Mansion, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, Kent BR3 2BP Tel: 0181 658 7725 Fax: 0181 663 0313 Good luck. I'd appreciate it if you let me know if you find the above useful. Regards Roy Melbourne Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cockney Sparrow" <cockney.sparrow@btopenworld.com> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:36 PM Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Music Hall Artists > Hi All > > How would one go about trying to find a music hall artist from the 1930's. > > I'm looking for information on Roy MOORE and his wife Gladys Ada MOORE nee > Wilson. > > Many thanks > > Mickey > > >

Hi Folks. A message went out by mistake !! I pressed the wrong button. Sorry. It gives the total wrong info ... I was trying to compile/search etc. and then I.E gave up on me and by mistake my message was sent? Sorry :-( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Forwarded message via List Admin" <relayed@ntlworld.com> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:13 AM Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Fw: {not a subscriber} ROYAL WEST LONDON > From: "Renne Smith" <rsmith@mnsi.net> (not a subscriber) > > > Hello, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if The Royal West > Theatre has survived as I spent many happy Saturday afternoons there. > It was on Church St Marylebone. Renee Smith nee Evans > Formerly from Marylebone and Paddington > > > > > >

Hi. I understand the Theatre is now used for storage? Here is a link with a brief history. http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Marylebone.htm I am sure there will be more other knowledgeable members who can give you specific dates. There is a link below which You can click on the a-z index of theatres included on the site. You can also go 'Backstage' and search by keyword etc. I.e Royal west London. Also there is link, which gives a brief run down of the history of the Theatre ----- Original Message ----- From: "Forwarded message via List Admin" <relayed@ntlworld.com> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:13 AM Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Fw: {not a subscriber} ROYAL WEST LONDON > From: "Renne Smith" <rsmith@mnsi.net> (not a subscriber) > > > Hello, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if The Royal West > Theatre has survived as I spent many happy Saturday afternoons there. > It was on Church St Marylebone. Renee Smith nee Evans > Formerly from Marylebone and Paddington > > > > > >

From: "Renne Smith" <rsmith@mnsi.net> (not a subscriber) Hello, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if The Royal West Theatre has survived as I spent many happy Saturday afternoons there. It was on Church St Marylebone. Renee Smith nee Evans Formerly from Marylebone and Paddington > >

From: <Horodenka@aol.com> To: <THEATRE-UK-L-request@rootsweb.com> Sent in error to wrong address. Could SKS give me any information on Tony Fisher who was a band leader/musician around England in the late thiirties to mid fifties? His full name was Herbert Thomas Fisher; but he went by Tony. Thank you. Christine from Canada

Greetings Whirligigers! You registered to be informed of updates to the WHIRLIGIG 1950's BRITISH TV AND RADIO NOSTALGIA site. July 2003 Newsletter. Firstly, I sadly have to report that, during July, Buddy Ebsen died at the grand old age of 95. Buddy Ebsen played Jed Clampett, head of the backwoods family in The Beverly Hillbillies, one of the most popular television series of the 1960s. Prior to this Disney had cast him as George Russel, the hero's rowdy sidekick in the television saga Davy Crockett (1954). America suddenly went Crockett crazy, and the television episodes were stitched together to make two profitable feature films. There is much more about his career in his Daily Telegraph obituary which can be found here: http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? &xml=/news/2003/07/09/db0903.xml The major change to the websites this month (and it took the best part of the month to do it!) has been the complete rejigging of the A to Z indexes on both the TV and radio sites. The old A to Z index has been merged with the old Clips Index into a new comprehensive master index and it is now much easier to locate a particular subject on the website. The TV index has been split into four pages to make loading faster. You will find the link to the index at the top left hand side of every page or, to take a quick look now, use these links: http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/siteindex http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/siteindex A new audio clip has been added to the TV site from 'The Gene Autry Show' and it comes from the introduction to the show: http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/children/westerns/westerns.htm#Gene Autry News has reached me of a new 'Robin Hood Appreciation Society' who are looking to launch a website and newsletter in September with the aim of appealing to fans of the 1955 ITV series which starred Richard Greene. I aim to provide more news about this, as it comes to hand, nearer the launch date. As 2005 will be the 50th. anniversary of the first airing of the series in the UK, there are bound to be some plans to celebrate the event. On the radio site a new clip has been added from the tail-end of a 'Dick Barton, Special Agent' broadcast with a cliffhanger ending as always: http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/dickbarton.htm The BBC 7 radio channel in the UK has been broadcasting episodes from the Dick Barton series on a daily basis during the past few weeks although I think that they have ended now. There are always items of nostalgia interest on the channel and you can listen online too. Check out next week's schedule here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listings/weektoview.shtml =================================================================== As usual, if you think of anything that is missing or incorrect, have any more information about the programmes featured or just want to share your memories, do drop me a line to terry@whirligig-tv.co.uk Alternatively place them on the Message Board which I monitor daily at: http://go.ezboard.com/bwhirligigtv If you are off on holiday soon, have a good one and I'll be back next month with more Fifties broadcasting nostalgia. Terry Guntrip (aka Mr. Turnip) http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk http://www.TurnipNet.com -------------------------------------------------------- See the "What's New" Pages at: http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/whatsnew.htm http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/whatsnew.htm with links to all new major updates or use the A TO Z SITE INDEX at: http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/siteindex.htm http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/siteindex.htm --------------------------------------------------------

Hi Again I did a google search,why didn't I think of that earlier, and there it was- The Terrible Ten. The Amazing Adventures of the Terrible Ten and The Ten Again Huh! so much for my memory-it wasn't American but Australian. Made in 15 minute long episodes- doesn't it seem much longer when you are a kid- and over 50 episodes were produced- I wonder what ever happened to then all? Thanks for putting up with my little foray into my past many regards MOIRA

Hi ! Is there some kind listner who can help me remeber the above TV programme? I went to junior school in the Uk during the early 1960's and one of things that Teachers make you do to help improve your spelling and handwriting was to keep a diary- sadly in my case that was a lost cause!! Any way I remember writing about watching my favourite programme at the time which was, as I put the 'The Terabul Ten'- I'm not sure if that was it's proper name All I can remember was that it was an American black and white show about a bunch of kids who did their best to solve mysteries and catch the local villians. I think they used to ride horses so it could have been set in the Wild West or possibly in the Forest area's- were ever it was I used to love it and tried never to miss an episode- but no one of my own age group I talk to can remember it at all- do you? Thanks for any help you can give regards MOIRA

Hi All How would one go about trying to find a music hall artist from the 1930's. I'm looking for information on Roy MOORE and his wife Gladys Ada MOORE nee Wilson. Many thanks Mickey

To the lady who is researchiing Florrie Forde. Just today I bought Evergreen, the wonderful quarterly mag that comes out in Britain. I flicked through it before buying it and thought eh up ! Florrie Forde. that rings bells!! There is wonderful articule about her in it. And the words too "At the Old Bull and Bush" Plus a photo. of her appearing on the sheet music. Now if you have not got it or cannot get this mag. I am willing to scan and send. Let me know. Regards Lauren

Dear Sue, Thanks so much for the info on Victor and Henry - I promise them both a mention in the PhD one day! Have you any more info on Victor - where he lived/worked, how much he charged, how long he worked for, whether he worked for himself or a firm, all that sort of thing. Or even any documentary evidence such as diaries or ledgers? I shouldn't be greedy, should I?! I've taken the liberty of forwarding your email to a friend of mine, Bill Kibby, who is a piano archivist and historian who owes me a few favours. If anyone has a record of Henry, it'll be Bill, because he's got the most comprehensive collection of pianorakia that I know of! I've asked him to let you know if he has anything relevant. Hope he does! Thanks again for your help, and good luck in your quest! Love, Gill Green x sue@rowbos.demon.co.uk wrote: > Gill and all > > My grandfather VICTOR BAINBRIDGE (b. Bath, Somerset, 1897) was a piano tuner and french polisher - occupations that often went together. He was apprenticed in Southampton and at the age of 14 he helped to tune the pianos on the Titanic - I understand that there were seven pianos aboard. He was asked whether he wanted to sail on her maiden voyage - but his mother CATHERINA ROSALIA BAINBRIDGE (nee COHN) said that he was too young, and would not allow him to go. Just as well or I would not be around to tell you the tale! > > HENRY PRICE HODGES, who owned the biggest piano warehouse in Southampton at the time, sailed on that fateful voyage but sadly did not survive. I strongly suspect, but have absolutely no proof, that Victor worked for Hodges. Neither the British Titanic Society nor Southampton Reference Library have any records that help. I would therefore be very grateful for any information that you might come across that might make or disprove the connection, or build up the picture in any way. > > Yours hopefully > > Sue Rowbotham > > -- Message sent with Supanet E-mail

Gill and all My grandfather VICTOR BAINBRIDGE (b. Bath, Somerset, 1897) was a piano tuner and french polisher - occupations that often went together. He was apprenticed in Southampton and at the age of 14 he helped to tune the pianos on the Titanic - I understand that there were seven pianos aboard. He was asked whether he wanted to sail on her maiden voyage - but his mother CATHERINA ROSALIA BAINBRIDGE (nee COHN) said that he was too young, and would not allow him to go. Just as well or I would not be around to tell you the tale! HENRY PRICE HODGES, who owned the biggest piano warehouse in Southampton at the time, sailed on that fateful voyage but sadly did not survive. I strongly suspect, but have absolutely no proof, that Victor worked for Hodges. Neither the British Titanic Society nor Southampton Reference Library have any records that help. I would therefore be very grateful for any information that you might come across that might make or disprove the connection, or build up the picture in any way. Yours hopefully Sue Rowbotham

From: <pianorak@supanet.com> Dear Dave, I am researching the history of piano tuners in England and I would be interested in finding out about the tuners who worked in the thousands of theatres in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Every theatre had a piano and I wondered if anyone has any old account books, ledgers or correspondence pertaining to the tuning of the theatre pianos. I have subscribed to the theatre list you recommended to Cockney Sparrow, and wondered if you could perhaps forward my appeal to your other subscribers. Thanks! Gill Green