Hi. I have been following this thread with some interest as my G.ma Marjorie Annie deakin DOB 18th Jan. 1901, parents unknown, place of birth/register possibly Manchester (although her death certificate says Northumberland but has been found to be untrue) may have possible connections with travelling theatres. Can you tell me when you wrote that your G.parents travelled with a theatre company and more so from the North East, is this because the North East tended to be more common with travelling theatres? My G.ma's mother was most likely either born,lived in Northumberland ,as we know when she died she was returned from either Staffordshire/Cheshire/Manchester, to Northumberland to be buried in the 1950's; and it is possible my G.ma's mother came down from the North East with a travelling theatre? Regards. Carole Middleton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Dench" <ndench@tinyworld.co.uk> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:37 AM Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Travelling Theatrical groups in the UK around the 1900s. > Hi all > > Like Derek said, some names would be helpful. My grandparents (with my > father as a child) toured with various travelling theatres at that time, > though it did tend to be in the North East, rather than North West. > Nevertheless, if you can list some names it's possible that I might > recognise a few names from my father's old playbills etc. > > Cheers > -- > Neal Dench // ndench@tinyworld.co.uk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "derekive" <derek@ive999.fsnet.co.uk> > To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Travelling Theatrical groups in the UK around the > 1900s. > > > > Hi Christine, if you could list some of the names in the book then people > > could check their sources. many people on the list have reference books > etc > > and will willingly do lookups. If there are a lot of names it might be > worth > > putting them up a few at a time. > > regards > > Derek > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <CBoyer3229@aol.com> > > To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 4:55 PM > > Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Travelling Theatrical groups in the UK around the > > 1900s. > > > > > > Hi Listers > > I've now managed to subscribe to the list so I hope there might be > > people out there who can add something to the very limited knowledge I > have. > > > > My Great Grandmother, Ann Collier, ran a boarding house at 88 > Pierce > > Street, Macclesfield Cheshire for Travelling Theatrical actors in the > 1890's > > and maybe before that. There was a theatre a very short walk from the > house > > which became the Picturedrome Cinema and is now closed. > > I have a little notebook that several of the guests signed with > > comments about the hospitality they received and some comments about > > Macclesfield > > and I wondered if there were any sources of further information I could > > consult > > on these groups or the individuals or if anyone has information that would > > shed light on life at that time? > > I wasn't listed but I did get one e-mail from Ruth. I'll be > checking > > through the names, Ruth, and I will get back to you. > > Here's hoping! > > Christine Boyer > > > > > > > > > >

Hello Carole As far as I know, portable theatres weren't confined to the North East, though I guess it's quite possible they tended to be a "northern" thing, at least around the turn of the century. The little I know about them comes from my father's notes, and this tends to be more to do with the way they worked, rather than where they toured. Am I right in thinking that it was your Great Grandmother that may have been involved with a travelling theatre (as opposed to your grandmother) ? It's a shame that you don't know her name. If you do have any more details, please let us know! Cheers -- Neal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Middleton" <c.middleton42@ntlworld.com> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Travelling Theatrical groups in the UK around the 1900s. > Hi. > I have been following this thread with some interest as my G.ma Marjorie > Annie deakin DOB 18th Jan. 1901, parents unknown, place of birth/register > possibly Manchester (although her death certificate says Northumberland but > has been found to be untrue) may have possible connections with travelling > theatres. > Can you tell me when you wrote that your G.parents travelled with a theatre > company and more so from the North East, is this because the North East > tended to be more common with travelling theatres? My G.ma's mother was most > likely either born,lived in Northumberland ,as we know when she died she was > returned from either Staffordshire/Cheshire/Manchester, to Northumberland to > be buried in the 1950's; and it is possible my G.ma's mother came down from > the North East with a travelling theatre? > Regards. > > Carole Middleton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neal Dench" <ndench@tinyworld.co.uk> > To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:37 AM > Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Travelling Theatrical groups in the UK around the > 1900s. > > > > Hi all > > > > Like Derek said, some names would be helpful. My grandparents (with my > > father as a child) toured with various travelling theatres at that time, > > though it did tend to be in the North East, rather than North West. > > Nevertheless, if you can list some names it's possible that I might > > recognise a few names from my father's old playbills etc. > > > > Cheers > > -- > > Neal Dench // ndench@tinyworld.co.uk > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "derekive" <derek@ive999.fsnet.co.uk> > > To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 5:27 PM > > Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Travelling Theatrical groups in the UK around > the > > 1900s. > > > > > > > Hi Christine, if you could list some of the names in the book then > people > > > could check their sources. many people on the list have reference books > > etc > > > and will willingly do lookups. If there are a lot of names it might be > > worth > > > putting them up a few at a time. > > > regards > > > Derek > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <CBoyer3229@aol.com> > > > To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 4:55 PM > > > Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Travelling Theatrical groups in the UK around the > > > 1900s. > > > > > > > > > Hi Listers > > > I've now managed to subscribe to the list so I hope there might > be > > > people out there who can add something to the very limited knowledge I > > have. > > > > > > My Great Grandmother, Ann Collier, ran a boarding house at 88 > > Pierce > > > Street, Macclesfield Cheshire for Travelling Theatrical actors in the > > 1890's > > > and maybe before that. There was a theatre a very short walk from the > > house > > > which became the Picturedrome Cinema and is now closed. > > > I have a little notebook that several of the guests signed with > > > comments about the hospitality they received and some comments about > > > Macclesfield > > > and I wondered if there were any sources of further information I could > > > consult > > > on these groups or the individuals or if anyone has information that > would > > > shed light on life at that time? > > > I wasn't listed but I did get one e-mail from Ruth. I'll be > > checking > > > through the names, Ruth, and I will get back to you. > > > Here's hoping! > > > Christine Boyer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >