Ref NoDDP/SHOW/BABE/2
CollectionDavid Drummond Pantomime Collection
TitleBabes in the Wood
Date22 Dec [1951] - [1952]
Extent1 facsimile showcard
Description1 double-sided facsimile showcard for Tom Arnold's Babes in the Wood at the Empire Theatre Liverpool in 1951-2. The card gives cast credits, theatre information, showtimes and ticket prices in green and red lettering on a plain background with a blue border. It also features monochrome photographic headshots of Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warris. The reverse shows two male silhouettes engaged in a sword fight in front of a full moon, with a young man and woman looking on fearfully from the shelter of a tree; the image is in predominantly blue and yellow, and signed Hicks.
PhysicalDescription19.9 x 24.9 cm.
ArrangementChronological
Related PersonLittler, Prince (born Prince Frank Richeux, 1901-1973), chairman
Parnell, Val, managing director
Plumley, R. F. H., manager and licensee
Arnold, Tom, creator
Jewel, Jimmy (1909-1995), comedian and actor
Warriss, Ben (1909-1993), comedian
Hayes, Jack, actor
Hamilton, George, actor
Hunt, June. actor
Bastian, Jean, actor
Neller, Richard (1894-1970), actor
Cook, Shirley
Dixon, Adele (1908-1992), actor and singer
Related OrganisationEmpire Theatre
Moss' Empires Ltd.
Greta Unger Trio
Kirby's Flying Ballet
Related PlaceLiverpool
CategoryPromotional material
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
CopyrightMaterial within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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