The Duchess Theatre began a distinguished career as a home for both drama and comedy when it opened with the war play "Tunnel Trench" in 1929. Prominent productions have included the 1936 London debut of T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral" and Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" in 1942.
Architect: Ewen Barr, opened 1929. One of the smallest proscenium arch theatres in the West End.
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Duchess Theatre
Duchess Theatre The Duchess Theatre began a distinguished career as a home f...
Music hall entertainer. Born Gateshead. His first stage name was Joe Saunders. 1866 he had a big success with the song 'Champagne Charlie' and took on the name and life-style for ever after. Engage...
Actor. Born Jennifer Ann Agutter in Taunton, Somerset. Best remembered for playing the role of 'Bobbie' in the 1970 film version of the Railway Children. She had played the same role in a televisio...
Acting group founded by Joan Littlewood at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. Major productions included 'A Taste of Honey' and 'Oh What a Lovely War' (Our photograph is of the original production)...
1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society of West End Theatre. 1994 Renamed Society of London Theatre.
Richard D'Oyly Carte founded the business. Married Helen. Their son Rupert inherited the business and passed it on to his daughter, Bridget.
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Company Serjeant Major Charles Frederick Rowley. Born in 1886 in Peckham, the son of Charles William Rowley and Alice Agnes Jessie Row...
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