Just in case you are looking through your files again Neal,Bessie Bellwood died in 1896,any clippings on her death in your Dad's memoirs? Carole. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Dench" <ndench@tinyworld.co.uk> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 3:22 AM Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT > Well Lauren you're making me blush :-) > > That's really nice of you to mention me. And even nicer of you to refer to > me as "young". I'm not sure my girls would agree with you, but there you go > :-) > > As you know, I'm not researching my family history as such, unlike a lot of > other people on the list, but I am lucky enough to have a wealth of > information left by my Dad, and it's really only in recent months that it's > ever occurred to me that there might be other folk out there interested in > it as well! If I happen to have something that's of interest to others, then > I'm only too glad to share it. And coming across the copy of Who's Who for > 1930 was a stroke of luck too. > > So, while I've got the floor, so to speak, I'll just remind folk of "where" > (theatrically speaking) I'm coming from: if you're after information about a > relation who was in the UK theatre roughly 1895-1955, particularly in > musical comedy, panto, rep (to a certain extent), pierrots (to a certain > extent), etc etc, then feel free to let me know the names of the people > concerned. I can't guarantee that I'll be able to get back to you straight > away, but if their name is mentioned in any of my Dad's stuff (which > includes photos, programs, etc -- you all know the score -- as well as some > written memoirs of the "earlier days"), then I'll happily pass it on as and > when I come by any information. Having a list of people to look out for is > always useful. And of course, if anyone comes across anything about my > theatrical roots -- any Denches (apart from Judi!), Paul or Stella Dixon -- > then I'd love to know whatever information you have. > > Well, I'm all emailed out now. Take care everyone, and have a nice weekend > > -- > Neal > >

Hi Carole, Nice to hear from you again. I have to say it's unlikely. My Dad was born in 1892, and although his first appearance on stage was probably in 1896 (seriously!), it sounds like it's just a little too early. I'll keep a note of her name though. Cheers -- Neal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Cumber" <cdcumber@sprint.ca> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT > Just in case you are looking through your files again Neal,Bessie Bellwood > died in 1896,any clippings on her death in your Dad's memoirs? > Carole.