Hi, The following was meant for the list, but went to the Rootsweb subscription handler instead. Please post you messages to - [email protected] Thank you, Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 12:06 AM Subject: Alderman W H BROADHEAD JP - THEATRICAL ENTREPENAUR > Hello List > > The above gentleman in the subject heading, was born circa 1850 and died in > Blackpool in 1931. > > He did not start life off in the theatre, but gradually he became more > interested in it, so being that he owned 17 Music Hall theatres in the North > West,He tended to look upon the "little people" of the stage to wing them on > their way! > > I only know of three of his theatres, Ashton Palais,Winter Gardens, > Morecambe, and the Hulme Hipprodrome, Manchester. All three My Gramps, > appeared in ~ in the 1920's. I would love to know more . His name was > "Jazzy" Harry Birch. > > He had a varied life "On the boards", started out as a "Pierrot",. then got a > comedy act when he married my gran, and then ended up with Billy Wood's THE > OHIOS playing banjo and being their musical director. He knew them all ~ > Geraldo, Billy Cotton Snr, Henry Hall, and Jack Hylton to name a few. I just > wish I had it documented. (Incidently Jack Hylton started out as a Pierrott! > in Wales!!) > > If anyone, out there, can come up with anything relevant, please let me or > the list know. > > Thanks Lauren >