| Collection | Jane Bennett Theatre Programmes |
| Description | One programme for A grand concert held at the Theatre Royal, Chatham on behalf of the Mayors of the Medway Towns' H.M.S. 'Truculent' distress fund. Note, submarine HMS Truculent collided with a Danish coastal tanker in the Medway Estuary on 12 January 1950, an accident resulting in 64 deaths of the 79 men onboard. The programme specifies that the concert was held on Sunday 12th February, the year is inferred.
The programme includes a message from the Mayor of Chatham, Frank H. Lawrence and a note of appreciation from the organisor of the concert, E. S. Buckett. Compered by Tommy Godfrey, assisted by R. H. S. Miller, the programme also lists the following acts:
Orchestras of the Royal Marines (Chatham Group) and the Theatre Royal; Iris, Doug and Roay; Medway Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club; Lena Gordon and William Grant; Ron Collins; Margaret Staples; The 12 Starlight Babes; Roy Mella; Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth; Freddie Mills; Bernard Graham; Reg Sayer; Roy Roberts; Anona Winn; Bob Kearns and Mary Lou.
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