2006
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1 day ago · Nevertheless, in the original London production, George Grossmith imitated Wolseley's mannerisms and appearance, particularly his large moustache, and the audience recognised the allusion. [5] Wolseley himself, according to his biographer, took no offence at the identification [ 6 ] and sometimes sang "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" for the private amusement of his family and ...
3 days ago · His successors as lessees and managers from 1917 to 1921 were George Grossmith and Edward Laurillard. In 1941 the theatre was so severely damaged by aerial bombardment that the lease was vacated, and in 1956 the site was appropriated by the ground landlords (the London County Council) for use as a fire station.
6 days ago · Later, from 1920 to 1923, Edward Laurillard and George Grossmith Jr. managed the venue and presented a series of revivals and plays like the stage version of George Du Maurier’s novel Trilby, and H.F. Maltby’s Such A Nice Young Man. In 1928, R.C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End starred Laurence Olivier.
2 days ago · Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC (4 June 1833 – 25 March 1913), was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, West Africa and Egypt, followed by a central role in modernizing the ...
4 days ago · Directed by and starring John Savournin as lovelorn jailer Wilfred Shadbolt, this is a more traditional approach than Jo Davies’ misfire at the ENO in 2022. While that latter version time ...
1 day ago · George Grossmith Jr. (1874–1935) Seymour Hicks (1871–1949) Halliwell Hobbes (1877–1962) Mabel Love (1874–1953) Montagu Love (1877–1943) Maggie Moffat (1873 ...
4 days ago · George wonders if courts should update reporting restrictions in a social media age, while Ed cautions that no politician ever wants to jeopardise a criminal trial. George is clear on one thing, though – the political establishment needs to take a firmer hand in dealing with Nigel Farage, who has been accused of inciting riots with incendiary comments about the stabbings this week.
