Ref NoDDP/RF/12
CollectionDavid Drummond Pantomime Collection
TitleDames Research File
Name of creatorBain, Kenneth Bruce Findlater (1921-1985), otherwise known under the pen-name Richard Findlater
Date[1950s]-8th February 1979
Extent1 file
DescriptionResearch file compiled by Richard Findlater about Principal Dames. Included are handwritten notes and news cuttings. Dames that feature include Danny La Rue as Widow Twankey in Aladdin, Nat Jackley in Emile Littler's Aladdin, Douglas Byng, Harry Gordon, Clarkson Rose, Rikki Fulton, Dan Leno as Widow Twankey in Aladdin and as Sister Anne, Wilkie Bard as Widow Twankey in Aladdin, James Rogers as Widow Twankey in Aladdin, Sam Wilkinson, George Robey as Dame Trot in Jack and the Beanstalk, Arthur Roberts, Ford and Sheen, and Joseph Grimaldi as Dame Cecily Suet. Material from Findlater's book on contemporary British theatre and articles by him are also included in this file.
Related PersonBain, Kenneth Bruce Findlater (1921-1985), otherwise known under the pen-name Richard Findlater
CategoryResearch materials
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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