Howard and Wyndham Limited 1888 - 1948
60 Years of Pantomime and Beyond
In the list of eminent Pantomime Producers - Augustus Harris, Arthur Collins, Walter and Fred Melville, Robert Courtneidge, John Hart, Robert Arthur, Frances Laidler, must be included Fred Wyndham, one of the founders of Howard and Wyndham Limited. It was the policy of the firm to continue the tradition of F.W. Wyndham's productions and to either produce pantomimes themselves or bring in the likes of Littler or Wylie-Tate to produce shows at their theatres.
Mr John B. Howard (1841 - 1895) and Mr Frederick W Wyndham (1853 - 1930) were well known figures in theatre life as both actors, producers and managers in Scotland and England.
Howard came from Ireland and started as a comedy actor eventually forming a business partnership in 1876 in Edinburgh with Robert Wyndham, who had become a principal actor in William Murray's company at the city's Theatre Royal. Young Fred Wyndham followed his father's acting footsteps and in 1883 entered partnership with John Howard (after Wyndham senio
r had retired) to build and run the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. In the same year the new partnership also leased the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, until 1895, and followed the tradition of the previous lessee Charles Bernard (whose base was the Gaiety Theatre, Glasgow) and the tradition of the lessee before that – William Glover (whose base was the Theatre Royal, Glasgow) – and developed eleven highly successful pantomimes there, some of the books being written by Mrs Howard including the 1887 pantomime. At Newcastle their pantomimes were
1883 FORTY THIEVES
Starring WH Denny, Henry Chapman
1884 LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Nellie Bouverie, Edward Lewis
1885 ALADDIN
Ada Blanche, Henry Kitts, Messrs Brown & Wallace
1886 ROBINSON CRUSOE
Grace Huntley, JH Milburn
1887 THE BABES IN THE WOOD
Miss Billie Barlow, Messrs Stevens & W.Morgan, and six of the Lupino family
1888 SINBAD THE SAILOR
Maude Rodrick, WH Rawlins, James Danvers
1889 BLUEBEARD
Sam Redfern, Fred Eastman, Julia Warden, Marion Huntley1890 DICK WHITTINGTON
Marie Loftus, and Brown, Newland and Le Clerq
1891 ABDALLAH AND THE FORTY THIEVES
Harriet Vernon, William Morgan, Rowley Harrison, Walter Passmore
1892 LITTLE BO-PEEP
Lily Harold, Witty Wattie Walton
1893 DICK WHITTINGTON
Walter Passmore, Vesta Tilley, JC Piddock, DJ Pigg, Frances Earle
1894 no pantomime, comic opera La Cigalle instead
(From “THE THEATRES ROYAL in Newcastle upon Tyne” by Harold Oswald, 1936, provided by Graeme Smith.)
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In 1884 they also leased the Royalty Theatre, Glasgow, starting their pantomimes there in 1885 with THE FORTY THIEVES. They soon came to the attention of Baillie Michael Simons, head of Simons Jacobs & Co, the largest firm of fruit importers and brokers in Britain, headquartered in Glasgow, whose family had a continuing interest in theatre and fine art. With his financial backing Simons invited them to take up the lease of the prestigious Theatre Royal, Glasgow, which they did in 1888, opening with drama, repertory, opera and then pantomime with their FORTY THIEVES. The full list of pantomimes is described below.
Michael Simons formed a public company HOWARD & WYNDHAM LTD in 1895 bringing together the Theatre Royal, Glasgow and the Royalty Theatre, Glasgow, the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh and adding in the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh. It added more theatres, notably building the new King's Theatre Bath Street, Glasgow in 1904. Its offices started in Edinburgh and expanded to London. The Simons family chaired it until 1944. Much of the Howard & Wyndham Story is contained in a new 2008 publication from Glasgow “THE THEATRE ROYAL: Entertaining a Nation” by Graeme Smith, and information about the book is in our Library section.
By 1912 chairman Michael Simons also became the chairman of Robert Arthur Theatres Ltd which had got in to financial trouble and he arranged for Howard & Wyndham Ltd to manage the Robert Arthur theatres. Two of the main new theatres were in Scotland, Her Majesty's, Aberdeen, and Her Majesty's, Dundee and three were in England – the Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool; and the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. The Arthur company also operated other theatres including four in London, including the Kennington Princess of Wales.
Fred Wyndham retired as managing director in 1928 and in that year chairman Ernest Simons decided to stop using the old Theatre Royal in Edinburgh and purchased the city's King's Theatre which had opened in 1906 and was managed by A Stewart Cruikshank, and built by the Cruikshank construction company. He was appointed Managing Director of Howard & Wyndham Ltd and soon earned the title bestowed on him, by Prince Littler, of “the most respected figure in British theatre business.” The company grew to over 20 theatres owned or managed.
Following his father`s death in a road accident in 1947 son Stewart Cruikshank succeeded as Chairman and Managing Director, continuing the high quality pantomimes for which Howard & Wyndham were famous. They could produce up to eight different pantomimes each year.
When Roy Thomson of Canada started the commercial television station STV in 1957 Howard & Wyndham took shares in the new venture and provided musicians, artistes, stage staff and advisers from their books as well as selling the Theatre Royal, Glasgow to become the Scottish Television Theatre. To allow this to happen they bought the Alhambra Theatre, in Wellington Street and transferred their shows to it from the Royal.
Upon Stewart Cruikshank's early death in 1965 Peter Donald was promoted to Chairman and Managing Director, but by the end of the 1960s all their theatres in Scotland were sold, and by the end of the 1970s, under Chairman Ralph Fields – nephew of the lyricist Dorothy Fields – all the theatres in England were sold. All sales were to the city councils except one – the Alhambra, one of the best equipped theatres in Europe.
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The initial list of 60 years of H&W Pantomimes was compiled from the book of the same name, we are attempting to fill in the gaps especially after 1948 and any information which you have will be gratefully received. Please email it to us here at IBY and we'll try and complete the listings for H&W.
We are very grateful to Graeme
Smith for the additional information
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PANTOMIMES - THEATRE ROYAL, GLASGOW
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1888 - 89 | The Forty Thieves | Mons Trewey, Fred Eastman, Joe Edmonds, Arthur Forrest, Phylis Broughton | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1889 - 90 | Robinson Crusoe | Marie Loftus, George Wright, Brown Newlands & Le Clerc, F. Manning, Marvellous Moras, Frederick & Drew | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1890 - 91 | Blue Beard | James Danvers, Walter Andrew, Belle Bilton, Florrie Austin, Nandford & Spry, Harry Rosenthal | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1891 - 92 | Little Bo-Peep | Bessie Wentworth, Fanny Robini, Alice Maynard, Florence Burle, Witty Watty Walton, Will Bishop, George McCulloch, R.H. Douglas, F. Cook, Ernest Shand, Mdlle. Rose | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1892 - 93 | Dick Whittington | Vesta Tilley, Florence Burle, Edward Lewis, Walter Passmore, Harry Fisher | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1893 - 94 | Aladdin | Amy Auguarde, Jose Shalders, Lionel Regnold, Edwin Barwick, Colin Coop, Horace Mills, Marion Sabian, Blanche Wallis | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1894 - 95 | Cinderella | Amy Auguarde, Lizzie Aubrey, Eric Thorne, Fred Wright, J.C. Piddock, May Clarke, Harry Brayne, Horace Mills | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1895 - 96 | Sinbad The Sailor | Marie Loftus, Mark Sheridan, Millicent Marsden, Electra Trio, Lillian Stanley, Ernest Shand, Archer Richie, Darnley Bros. | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1896 - 97 | Robin Hood | Vesta Tilley, Alexina Glouroy, Bros. Lorenzie, Zeitz. Bros., Alfred Saker, Edward Lewis | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1897 - 98 | Puss in Boots | Tennyson & O'Gorman, Marco Twins, Picton Roxborough, Ed. Laurie, Miriani Bros., Silcott Quartette, Madge Merry, Marion Ayling | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1898 - 99 | Cinderella | Evie Green, Mark Sheridan, Nelly Christie, Florrie Austin, Lily Landon, Geo. Spry, J. Rowland, Harry Lupino, Regan & Ryan | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1899 - 1900 | Robinson Crusoe | Marie Loftus, Evelyn De Worms, Donaldson Bros. & Ardell, Soppi Troupe, J.B. Montague, Harry Taft, Robert Hale, O.E. Lennon, Beatty & Bentley, Nora Emerald, Mary Turner | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1900 - 01 | Aladdin | Stella Gastelle, Harry Tate, Kelly & Gillette, Octavia Barry, Dan Crawley, Griffiths Bros, Carlotta Levey | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1901 - 02 | Dick Whittington | Mark Sheridan, Geo. Spry, Drew & Alders, Sam Mayo, Gus W. Blake, Florence Baines, Kate Vesey, Florrie Austin | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1902 - 03 | Beauty and the Beast | Jessie Merrilees, Dora Dichl, Zena Dare, Nelly Stratton, Wilkie Bard, Horace Mills, Jas. Dixon, Helley & Meeley, Harry Lupino, Lupino Lane | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1903 - 04 | Jack and the Beanstalk | George Robey, Bros. Egbert, Lammas Troupe, J.T. McMillan, Zeitz Bros., Hilda Jackson, Marie Ashton, Ethel Hayden, Florence Jamison | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1904 - 05 | The Forty Thieves | Annie Purcell,
George Lashwood, Harry Claff, Fred Griffiths, Pearl Lyndon, Tom Murray |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1905 - 06 | Aladdin
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Harry Lauder,
Dan Crawley, Imro Fox, Jose Collins, Bessie Featherstone, Alice Russon,
Florence Wray, Birdie Sutherland, Sisters Iris, Barrett & Knowles
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F.W. Wyndham |
| 1906 - 07 | Dick Whittington | Will Evans, Bransby Williams, F.W.F. Frame, Lena Vere, Downes & Langford, Mena Brae, Madoline Rees, Edna Morgan | F.W. Wyndham |
| 1907 - 08 | Babes in the Wood |
Bros. Egbert, Mark Sheridan, Harry Conlin, Daisy Dormer, Lily Iris, Gladys Cooper, Jane Eyre, Marie Ashton, Betty Green, Hermione Lester
Daisy Dormer |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1908 - 09 | Cinderella | George Robey, Bros. Obe, Harry Dent, Iris Hoey, Will Garvey, Violet Lorraine, Meg Hamilton, Edith Krikwood, P. Sundberg |
F.W. Wyndham A Robert Arthur Production |
| 1909 - 10 | Aladdin | Bessie Butt, Harry Tate, Harry Claff, Regan & Ryan, Doris Deane, Dorothy Firman, Happy Fanny Fields, Malcolm Scott |
F.W. Wyndham A Robert Arthur Production |
| 1910 - 11 | Red Riding Hood | Harry Lauder, Ed. Lewis, May Lilian Levey, Harry Brayne, Cressie Leonard, Maudie Thorne |
F.W. Wyndham A Robert Arthur Production |
| 1911 - 12 | Little Jack Horner |
Dorothy Ward, Topsy Sinden, Dora Frank-Harvey, Shaun Glenville, James A. Watts, Queen & Le Brun, Jack Lane, Harry Downaid
Dorothy Ward |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1912 - 13 | The House That Jack Built | Billy Merson, Fred Barnes, Gladys Soman, Daisy Yates, Ida Yalli, Ivey Latimer, Joe Nightingale, W. Fullbrook, Leonard Barry, Reg Crompton, Hess & Lisbon |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1913 - 14 | Old King Cole |
Clara Beck, Ivey Latimer, Betty Green, Queenie Preston, John Humphries, Bros. Egbert, Frank Fort, Alick Lauder
Click on Image of Clara Beck to go to article from John Culme's Footlight Notes |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1914 - 15 | Little Miss Muffet | Nancy Langtyre, Maie Ash, Ernie Mayne, Fred Allandale, Marriot Edgar, Alick Lauder |
F.W. Wyndham |
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1915 - 16 Twice Nightly - 5 weeks |
Babes in the Wood | Winifred Roma, Nancy Hanton, Violet Leicester, Bertha Collins, Tiny Passow, Myra Rosaline, Naughton & Gold, Lillie Soutter, J.H. Wakefield, Clarke's Comedy Cyclists |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1915 - 16 | Little Boy Blue | Pearl Grey, Haidee de Rance, Bros. Egbert, Jack Straw, Tom Purslow, The Murrattis |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1916 - 17 | Sinbad The Sailor | Ivey Latimer, Winnie Volt, Tom D. Newell, Denise Sutherland, Little Tich, George Jackley & Le Sine, Maisie Ayling, Percy Yorke |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1917 - 18 | Cinderella | Daisy Dormer, Mona Magnet, Marie Brayman, Nora Stockelle, Edith Blande, Edith Williams, Jimmy Pullin, Fred Lamp, Alfred Wellesley, George Green, William Black, Lydia & Francis, Six Merry Macs |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1918 - 19 | Red Riding Hood | Belle Mora, Lottie Collins, Jnr., Maudie Francis, Gertrude Kaye, Haidee de Rance, Dainty Danes, La Pia, The Anartos, W.L. Rowland, Ernest Selig, Harry Courtin, The Lisbons |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1919 - 20 | Chu Chin Chow | ||
| 1920 - 21 | Humpty Dumpty | Will Fyffe, Nancy Benyon, Sparkling Mozelles, Will Evans, Agnes Croxton, Royal Merry Four, Ray Holgate, Blanchetta, Nora Emerald |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1921 - 22 | Robinson Crusoe | Will Fyffe, Florence Helm, Lillie Souttar, Hilda Denton, Larkum Bros., Albert Felino, Jack Hurst, Ballard Brown, De Rio, Renee & Rengard, Six Merry Macs |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1922 - 23 | Sinbad The Sailor | Vera Pearce, Agnes Croxton, June Mills & WM. Innes, Rex London, Juillette De Gal, Billy Rowlands, Will Atom, Hal Bryan, Les Klicks, Laveen & Cross, Clair Forster |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1923 - 24 | Puss in Boots | Will Fyffe, Hilda Denton, Rita M'Lean, Mabel Tait, The Anartos, Ray Holgate, Hall, Neil & Dacey, Lily Evans |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1924 - 25 | Aladdin | Jenny Hartley,
Blanche Tomlin, Nellie Wallace, Mark Lupino, Du-For Boys, Albert
Darnley, Hubert Carter, Lilian Gilbert
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Julian Wylie |
| 1925 - 26 | Humpty Dumpty | Irene Lister, Irene Hamilton, Will Fyffe, Albert Le Fre, Ray Holgate, Fred Knight, Lily Evans, Trixie Andre & Jack Curtis |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1926 - 27 | Sleeping Beauty |
G.S. Melvin, Neil M'Kay, Kitty Reidy, Stella Brown, Lilian Low, J. Craig, Charles Paton, Lilian Gilbert, Mark Turner, Joan Lawson, J. Carrodus
G.S. Melvin |
Julian Wylie |
| 1927 - 28 | Cinderella | Naughton & Gold, Lily Lapidus, Gladys Cruikshank, Betty Jumel, Teddie Butt, C. Jones, Victor Thomas, Dave Bruce, Bettina, Teddy Fox | Julian Wylie |
| 1928 - 29 | Humpty Dumpty | Georgie Wood, Ella Retford, Dan Leno Jnr., Hal Bryan, Thelma Burness, Arthur Conquest, Baby Love, Marjorie Daw, Brown & Lahart, Harold Kelly, J.R. Connor | Julian Wylie |
| 1929 - 30 | Sleeping Beauty | Tommy Lorne, Alma Barnes, Victor Crawford, Babs Valerie, W.S. Percy, Betty Bailey, Alice Simons, Frank Attree, Nat Mills & Bobby, Olive Prosser, Schishtls Wonderettes, Jock Bell & Partner |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1930 - 31 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Tommy Lorne, Alma Barnes, Babette O'Deal, Tommy Toms, W.S. Percy, Olive Dyer, Herbert Langley, Peter McSweeney, Betty Bailey, Alice Simons, Valerie Coales, Michael Arnaud |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1931 - 32 | Dick Whittington | Fay Compton,
Harry Gordon, Yvette Anning, Jack Holden, Johnny Fuller, Tom D. Newell,
Two Hearns, Franklyn Tilton, Alison Stewart, Jimmy M'Kinlay, John
Trevor, Betty Bligh
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Julian Wylie |
| 1932 - 33 | Cinderella | Tommy Lorne, W.S. Percy, Dorothy Langley, Louise Witting, Joan Cole, Nellie Bowman, Peter McSweeney, Tommy Toms, Monica & Pat Daly, Francis Donking, John Harcourt, Hartmann Troupe, Valerie Coales |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1933 - 34 | Babes in the Wood | Tommy Lorne, Jean Colin, Neta Underwood, Rich & Galvin, Beryl Beresford, W.S. Percy, Clayton Sisters, Josephine Bradley, Denis Vane, Hazel Gay, John Harcourt, Valerie Coales, Tom Cable |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1934 - 35 | Goody Two Shoes | Gillie Porter, Joyce Barbour, Leila Mlada, Walter Amner, W.S. Percy, Marion Lincoln, Renee Foster, Patrick Gilbert, Gwendoline Bateman, Harry Seymour, Shaw & Weston, Lala Miranda, Karino, Vadio & Hertz |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1935 - 36 | Dick Whittingon | Albert Burdon, Nancy Fraser, Valerie Hay, St John Sisters, Griffiths Moss, Tom Cable, Smith Quartette, Gwen May, Hazel Gay, Wally Mark, Beate Bradna, Three Loose Screws, Teddy Joyce Band |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1936 - 37 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Ivy Tresmand, Shaun Glenville, Griffiths Bros., Babs Valerie, Baby Terry, Bert Brownbill, Dick Montague, Marjorie Brown, Three Pirates, Joe Jackson, Four Franks, Iris Kirkwhite, Hartmann Troupe, Eric Fort | Prince Littler |
| 1937 - 38 | Cinderella | Dave Willis, Marjery Wyn, Kenneth Kove, Bertram Dench, Sherry Sisters, Jee Boys, Joan Brett, Florence Hunter, Scott Three, Ilona Ross, Luanne Shaw, Cliff Harley, Felicity Andreae, Gordon Rennie |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1938 - 39 | Robinson Crusoe | Dave Willis, Jean Adrienne, Cecil Frederick, Cliff Harley, Buntry Meadows, Leo Franklin, William Thomson, Ilona Ross, Valerie Coales, Jimmy M'Kinlay, Toni Raglan, Florence Hunter, Felicity Andreae, Ford & Carlton, Arnaud, Peggy & Ready |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1939 - 40 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Dave Willis, Elizabeth French, Trudi Binar, Cliff Harley, Jewell & Warriss, Florence Hunter, Leslie Conway, Bernardi, Jean Inglis, Edna Simmons, Ed. Morelle, Bettine Brown, Gordon Dickson, John Silver Trio |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1940 - 41 | Babes in the Wood | Dave Willis, Elizabeth French, Chevalier Bros., Tom Cable, Lorely Dyer, Cliff Harley, Robinson Twins, William Thomson, Florence Hunter, Jimmy M'Kinlay, Brenda Catherill, Arnaud, Peggy & Ready |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1941 - 42 | Cinderella | Dave Willis, Nita Croft, Edna Wood, Eve Lister, Gaston Palmer, Dave & Joe O'Gorman, Cliff Harleu, Florence Hunter, Domini Callaghan, Maurice Colleano & Co. |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1942 - 43 | Robinson Crusoe | Jewell & Warriss, Helene Cooney, Doreen Duke, Douglas Herald, Tom Kinniburgh, Toni Raglan, Nancy Gabrielle, Yvonne Jacques, June Kenworthy, Dreda Marlowe, Geo. & Jack D'Ormonde, Ganjou Bros. & Juanita, Iris Sadler |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1943 - 44 | Royal Majestic Circus | ||
| 1944 - 45 | Royal Majestic Circus | ||
| 1945 - 46 | Cinderella | George West, Nancy Brown, Betty Leslie-Smith, Olly Barrett, Ann Wheatley, Rita Bernard, Lena Brown, Yale Bros., Helen Crerar, Trisha Linova, The Whitneys, Edna Squire-Brown |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - John Roker |
| 1946 - 47 | Mother Goose | George Lacy, George West, Helen Crerar, Daphne de Wit, Jocelyn Ellis, Wilcox Bros., Alex Lennox, Joyce Byrne, Elizabeth Miller, Harry Cranley, Jenny Hayes, Roy Arlen, Ian Jarvis, Hank the Mule, Rita Dow |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1947 - 48 | The Sleeping Beauty | George West, Eddie Henderson, Carol Eric, Eddie Reindeer, Wilson Keppel & Betty, Les Pierrotys, Cleef & Moroney, Betty Leslie-Smith, Constance Stocker, Nancy & Molly Munks, Josephine Campbell, Lisa Brionda, Airdrie Ladies' Pipe Band |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
PANTOMIMES - ALHAMBRA THEATRE, GLASGOW
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1957 - 58 | Mother Goose |
Stanley Baxter, Duncan
Macrae, Kenneth McKellar, Fay Lenore, The George Mitchell Singers, Six
Flying De Pauls, Rena Steele, Peter Johnston, Mary Millar, Tony Snape,
Maryon Leslie, Marjorie Holt, Denise Shaune We are very grateful to Chris Law for this information. |
Devised & Directed by Freddie Carpenter Book by John Law Choreographed by Ross Taylor Orchestra Directed by Raymond Agoult Scenery and Costumes by Anthony Holland Under the supervision of Stewart Cruikshank |
| 1958 - 59 | Sinbad the Sailor |
David
Hughes, Rikki Fulton, Sheila Paton, John Mulvaney, Hazel Moore,
Jimmy Logan, Bill Devlin, Peter Bentley, John
Mulvaney, Clement Ashby, Paul & Peta Page, Hassani Troupe, Jeremy &
Gillian Sutcliffe, The George Mitchell Singers Arthur Kirby's Flying
Effects We are very grateful to Hazel Moore for this information. We are very grateful to Chris Law for additional information |
Directed by Freddie Carpenter Choreographed by Ross Taylor Book by John Law Orchestra Directed by Danny Walters Scenery and Costumes by Anthony Holland Under the supervision of Stewart Cruikshank |
| 1960 - 61 |
 A Wish for Jamie |
Clement Ashby, Mary Benning, Rikki Fulton,
Russell Hunter, Fay Lenore, Doris McClure, Kenneth McKellar, Paul & Peta
Page, Ethel Scott, Reg Varney, The George Mitchell Singers, The Geraldo
Orchestra and dancers of Western Theatre Ballet
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Devised and Directed by Freddie Carpenter Book by John Law Orchestra Directed by Michael Steyn Scenery and Costumes by Berkeley Sutcliffe Under the supervision of Stewart Cruikshank |
| 1962 - 63 | A Love for Jamie |
Devised and Directed by Freddie Carpenter |
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| 1963 - 64 |
 A Love for Jamie |
Devised and Directed by Freddie Carpenter |
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Devised and Directed by Freddie Carpenter |
PANTOMIMES - COLISEUM THEATRE, GLASGOW (Moss Empire Ltd.)
Produced by Kings Theatre Co Ltd Edinburgh
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1921 - 22 | Dick Whittington |
Lily Morris, Jack Edge, Winifred O'Connor, Burley and Burley, Jimmy Beresford, John E. Conan, Elsa Cowie, Vera Cowie, Cormack O'Shank, Kitty Vivian, Chas. Wakeman, Will Hallett, Blanchetta |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Fred Terris |
PANTOMIMES - KINGS THEATRE, GLASGOW
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1964 - 65 | A Wish for Jamie |
Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Freddie Carpenter |
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| 1965 - 66 | A Love for Jamie |
Devised and Directed by Freddie Carpenter |
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| 1966 - 67 | The World of Jamie |
Devised and Directed by Freddie Carpenter |
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PANTOMIMES - THEATRE ROYAL, EDINBURGH
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1895 - 96 | The Forty Thieves | Arthur Milton, George Barrett, Witty Watty Walton, Ted Young, Gus W. Blake, Pete Bunth, James Bond, Frank Smith, Florence Terriss, Ada Twibell, Florrie Heywood, Marie Dainton, Katie Richards, Lilian Ellis, Len Gifford, Irvin Trio, Alice Alexander, Marie Jeanette |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1896 - 97 | Robinson Crusoe | Madge Merry, Nellie Christie, Harry Lupino, Evie Green, Harry Melbourne, Mdlle. Azella, Grace Henderson, Wallace Kingston, James Norris, Ernest Heathcote, W.E. Lawson, William Benson |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1897 - 98 | Sleeping Beauty | Amy Knot, Maud Sherman, George Spry, Frederick Eastman, Sydney Sarl, Fred Mulvey, Violey Friend, Audrie Stafford, Laurie Heath, Linda Hereford, William Walton, Mark Sheridan |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1898 - 99 | Aladdin | Queenie Leighton, Molly Lowell, Arthur Rigby, John Lisbourne, Edd Redway, The Brothers Griffiths, George Power, Violet Raymaur, Gladys Carswell, Little Alma Gray |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1899 - 1900 | Dick Whittington | Cissy Fitzgerald, Lily Landon, Mark Sheridan, Nellie Christie, Harry Cole, Marie Lovell, W.G. Hurst, Drew and Alders, Maurice Redmond, Victor Leglere |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1900 - 01 | Robinson Crusoe | Jenny Owen, Adrienne Augarde, Maurice and Ross, George Brooks, Charles Bignell, John Dobson, Will Johnston, Lizzie Daniels, Carrie Scott, Tess Owen |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1901 - 02 | The Invisible Prince | W.P. Dempsey, George Miller, The Brothers Ethairien, George Gilbey, Albery Le Fre, Violet Dale, Jacqueline Blaney, Gurney Delaporte, Vera Eyton, Mary Glenville, Audrey Stafford, C. St. John Medley, Zena Dare |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1902 - 03 | Little Red Riding Hood | Arthur Ricketts, Ben Brown, Fred Austin, George Le Clerc, Fred Griffiths, Fred Griffiths Jnr., George Bastow, Henry Claff, Sybil Arundale, Grace Arundale, Phyllis Stuart, Nelly May, Violet Hammersley |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1903 - 04 | Cinderella | Bessie Featherstone, George Lashwood, Mark Sheridan, Alice Russon, Josh Dixon, Gus Le Clerq, Grell and Gray, Henry Lattimer |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1904 - 05 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Lily Harold, Daisy Le Hay, Violet Englefield, Lilian Grahame, Cecelia Wilman, Malcolm Scott, Ambrose Manning, J.T. Macmillan, Harry Lupino, Arthur Ricketts, Arthur Dandoe |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1905 - 06 | The Forty Thieves | Ruth Lytton, Tom E. Murray, Rhoda Gordon, Molly Maquire, Ernest Rees, Albert Felino, Rigg and Ryder, Henry Claff |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1906 - 07 | Babes in the Wood | Mark Sheridan, Daisy Dormer, Harry Conlin, Nipper Lupino Lane, Harry Lupino, Wee Wallace, Brothers Egbert, Gwladys Elvey, Gladys Cooper, Mildred Claire, Edna Loftus, Baby Betty Green |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1907 - 08 | Aladdin | Dan Crawley, Jose Collins, Clara Beck, Carlton, J. Walker, George Ide, Arthur Dandoe, Murray Moore, Beryl Somerset, Dorothy Harris, Maisy Hare, Dorothy Rutherford, Lilian Bishop |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1908 - 09 | Dick Whittington | Will Evans, Jane Eyre, Ethel Erskine, Phil Ray, WM. Downes, Ernest G. Langford, Albert Feling, Mena Brae, Molly Maquire, Florence Warde, Kirby's Flying Ballet |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1909 - 10 | Humpty Dumpty | Joe Nightingale, Iris Banfield, Radie Furman, Shaun Glenville, Ivon Berlyn, Queen and Le Brun, Ian Lloyd Mackenzie, Arthur Burgoyne, Jack Lane, Maggie Fraser, Clare Hartland, Iris Coley, Zoe Gordon |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1910 - 11 | Old King Cole | Brothers Egbert, Hilda Guiver, Peggy Primrose, Arthur Ricketts, W.H. Kirby, James A. Watts, Sisters Storm, Florence Lindley, Hebe Bliss, Cordelia Kirby, Nance Hanton, Little Veleta, Stephanie Crawford |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1911 - 12 | The House That Jack Built | Billy Merson, Gertrude Lester, Nora Guy, T.W. Volt, Mark Lester, Fred Barnes, Arthur Burgoyne, Daisy West Collins, Queenie Preston, Patricia Bevan |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1912 - 13 | Sinbad | Tom Foy, Maudie Thornton, Phyllis Monkman, Sheila Gale, Tatten Hall, Cullen and Carthy, Marie Auld, John Foy, Steve Asher, Winnie Bailey, Maisie Barrie |
F.W. Wyndham |
| 1913 - 14 | Aladdin | Marriott Edgar, Nelly Wigley, Madeline Rossiter, Clifford Morgan, Dolf Wheeler, Doris Melrose, Wal Croft, Will Gane, Alice Waldie, Hal Russ, Ray Espinosa |
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| 1914 - 15 | Cinderella | Scotch Kelly, Rob Wilton, Edna Morgan, Daisy Bray, Jean Lester, Lillie Soutter, Hebe Bliss, Lecardo Brothers, Wyn Weaver, George Fearnley, Donavan Russell, The Kebbles, Mdlle. Wanda | George T. Minshull |
| 1915 - 16 | Little Boy Blue | Brothers Egbert, Pearl Grey, Haidee de Rance, Jack Straw, Violet Egbert, Tom Purslow, Maisy Lowden, The Murrattis | George T. Minshull |
| 1916 - 17 | Red Riding Hood | Marie Brayman, Maudie Francis, Blanche Pearl, Belle Mora, The Dainty Danes, Chrystabel Conway, Billy Walters, Laurence Anarto, Athur Anarto, Ernest Selig, Charles Armand, Fred Carr, Annie Mortimer | George T. Minshull |
| 1917 - 18 | Humpty Dumpty | Madge White, Julia de Lacy, Hebe Bliss, George Jackley, Tom D. Newel. Ray Holgate | George T. Minshull |
| 1918 - 19 | The House That Jack Built | Bertie Wright, Florence Helm, Queenie Finnis, Lily Ryal, Lena Burstow, Hilda Newsome, Ethel Walker, Ernie Leslie, Will Vasey, Nat. Ramsey, James H. Whigham, Cliff Berzac | George T. Minshull |
| 1919 - 20 | Robinson Crusoe | Lottie Collins Jnr., Winnie Collins, The Larkum Brothers, Lillie Souter, George Denton, La Pia, Ballard Brown | George T. Minshull |
| 1920 - 21 | Cinderella | Emmelyn Walter, Marjorie Battis, Moya Nugent, Dolly St Vincent, Inez St Vincent, Isobel Giudice, Peter Donald, Fred Ibid, Herbert More, Hall and Neill, Syd Walter, Kirby's Flying Ballet | George T. Minshull |
| 1921 - 22 | Sinbad | Dorothy Leigh, Agnes Croxton, June Mills, Juliette De Gai, Les Clicks, Rex London, Billy Rowland, William Innes, Wee Mack, Royal Merry Four | George T. Minshull |
| 1922 - 23 | Puss in Boots | Laurence Anarto, Arthur Arnato, Florence Helm, Dorothy Arnold, Elsie Videau, Lily Evans, Juana Hudson, Rita M'Lean, Jessie Jay, Victor Kelly, Walter Kirby, Ray Holgate, Leon Dubois, Roy Ray | |
| 1948-49 | Goody Two Shoes | Douglas Byng and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1949-50 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Dave Willis and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1950-51 | Cinderella | Dave Willis and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1951-52 | Robinson Crusoe | Dave Willis and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1952-53 | Cinderella | Stanley Baxter, George Lacy and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1953-54 | Puss in Boots | Harry Gordon, Jimmy Logan and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1954-55 | Aladdin | Stanley Baxter, Alec Finlay and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1955-56 | Dick Whittington | Harry Gordon, Jack Radcliffe and cast | Freddie Carpenter |
| 1956-57 | Robinson Crusoe | Jack Radcliffe and cast |
PANTOMIMES - KINGS THEATRE, EDINBURGH
Howard and Wyndham pantomimes started from 1928/9, previous pantomimes produced by Kings Theatre Co Ltd Edinburgh
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1906 - 07 | Cinderella |
Phyllis Dare, Dan Rolyat, John Humphries, Violet Englefield, Stephen Addison, Vera Vere, Gwennie Hasto, Dorothy Ward, Kitty Sparrow, Marie Rignold, Bay Russel, Margaret Webster
Dan Rolyat and Phyllis Dare / Scene |
Robert Courtneidge |
| 1908 - 09 | Aladdin | Minnie Olive, Charles Adeson, Alice Digby, J. Harrington Weeks, Josephine Ellis, Dickera Harris, John Reed, Edgar C.C. Ayres |
Wilmot Edson |
| 1909 (Jan.) | Beauty and the Beast | Three Sisters Sprightly, Leslie Austin, Daleno and Steam, Hilda De Gray, Nora Kebble, Nellie Wood, Mdlle. Benita, Sidney Milton, Sam Foster, Juan Wood | Fred Granville |
| 1909 - 10 | Babes in the Wood | Val Morgan, Gracie Sumner, The Decars, Sam Foy, Vi Wilson, Dolly Elsworthy, Mollie Woolstenhulme, Ernest Cass | Fred Granville |
| 1910 (Jan.) | Dick Whittington | Lindsay and Harte, Sisters Cora, Celesta Comedy Quartette, Michael Kemble, Connie Irwin, Sam Thompson, W. Glanmore Jones, George Westland, L.C. Young, J. Randle Wilson, Topsy Johnson | Mrs Lillie Williams |
| 1910 - 11 | Mother Hubbard | Harry Farrow, Florence Watson, Little Zola, Dorma Morgan, Harry Egan, Stephans and Rennior, Lily Hill, Brothers Gardiner, Sam Thompson | Mrs Lillie Williams |
| 1911 - 12 | Cinderella | Victoria Carmen, La Belle Greta, Kitty Clifford, Reg Bolton, Harry Farrow, Chorley and Connor, H.A. Griffiths, Beannie Galletly | Mrs Lillie Williams |
| 1912 (Jan.) | Mother Goose | Nan Gray, J.W. Gallacher, Walter Dale, Kitty Russell, The Lemairs, Val Simpson, Hess and Lisbon | Harry Roxbury |
| 1912 (Jan.) | Jack and the Beanstalk | Joe Nightingale, Harry Brown, Williams and Warden, Ivey Rose, Betty Hay, Dolly Payne, Mabel Mander, Minnie Cecile | Harry Roxbury |
| 1912 - 13 | Dick Whittington | Maud Esmond, Rose Wylie, Tubby Edlin, Chas. Diamond, John E. Conan, Eddy Foy, Nellie Clifford, Maud May Murray, Two Dainty Danes, Chas Wakeman, Raie Walters, Madelaine Hurst | Mrs Lillie Williams |
| 1913 - 14 | The Forty Thieves | Olive Tempest, Ivy Proudfoot, Nancy Vivian, Holson Brothers, Alex Shawlands, Jean and Josie, May Carter, Martin Adeson, Jules and Bella Terry, Annie Cohen, Stanley Vandyke, Harry Zeitz, Gallacher and West, Gay Sylvani |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Butler |
| 1914 - 15 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Lily Morris, Winnie Collins, Jack Edge, Harry Farrow, Leighton and Melville, Pender Troupe, Ethel Gardiner |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Walter Aubrey |
| 1915 - 16 | Dick Whittington | Lily Morris, C.A. Stephenson, Florrie Elliston, Maxwell Carew, Walton and Lester, Eddy Foy, Elise Frasetti, H. Ward Kemp, Chas. Wakeman, Ruby Lingard, Six Crazy Sailors, Three Jewells |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - F. Maxwell Stewart |
| 1916 - 17 | Cinderella | Dorothy Belmore, Katie Kay, Madeline Wells, Archie Glen, Victor Wakeman, Jack Kendrick, Kirby and Anthony, David Fuller, Mat Wilkinson, Agnes Ross, Bob Reed Troupe |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - F. Maxwell Stewart |
| 1917 - 18 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Fred Duprez, Nellie Wallace, Lily Morris, Betty Howes, May Noble, Muriel Symes, Fred Borthwick, Eleanor Wilson, Pender Troupe, Yvonne Mehro |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Walter Aubrey |
| 1918 - 19 | Puss in Boots | Mona Magnet, Peggy Shannon,
George Carney, Deane Tribune, C.B. Gardiner, Reginald Crompton, Terri
Storri, Violet Field, Elsa Cowie, Fred Terris Production from Drury Lane - 150 Artistes in Cast |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Fred Terris |
| 1919 - 20 | Babes in the Wood | Louis Beckman, Kathleen
Hilliard, Gilbert Payne, C.B. Gardiner, Violet Field, Ian Colquhoun,
Edgeley and Dawe, Bob Pender Production from Drury Lane - 170 Artistes in Cast |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Fred Terris |
| 1920 - 21 | Dick Whittington | Mona Magnet, Jack Edge, Eva Lynn, Jimmy Beresford, Burley and Burley, Kitty Vivian, John E. Conan, Will Hallett, Dennis Hoey, Charles Wakeman, Elsa Cowie, Yvonne Mehro, Vera Cowie |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Fred Terris |
| 1921 - 22 | Robin Hood | Mary Edison, Gabrielle Ray, Frankland Gray, Laveen and Cross, Billy Rego, Billy Moran, Tom Fancourt, Sylvia Cecil, Gordon, Rennie, Ernest Ludlow, Olive and Beryl Thomas, Rita Zalman |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Fred Terris |
| 1922 - 23 | Puss in Boots | Dorothy Craske, Leo Bliss, Hal Bert, Francis Halls, Winifred O'Connor, Trixie Gibbs, Dorothy B.Lloyd, Paula Destiny, Harry Roxbury, Mdlle Zeni, J. Gaston, Jack Hylton |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Fred Terris |
| 1923 - 24 | Goody Two Shoes | Doreé Thorne, Tommy Lorne, Elsa Cowie, Vera Cowie, Billy Doust, Leonard Ure, Uty Rowlands, Pete Francis, Derry and Toms, Rona Ray |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1924 - 25 | Cinderella | Marie Brayman, Katie Kay, Will Hay, Harry Farrow, Marjorie Sutherland, Florence Hunter, Frank and Albert, Tom Cable, Herbert Cameron, Raymond Amy |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1925 - 26 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Eve Lynn, Prue Temple, Tom D. Newell, Tom Cable, Victor Crawford, Frances Donking, Herbert Langley, Norman Bowyer, Christo and Strand, Ginnett's Troupe |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1926 - 27 | Dick Whittington | Eve Lynn, Noreen Davies, Tom Cable, Frankland Gray, Edwin Adeler, Stanley and Fisher, Chris Rapier, Laurie Hunter, Gertrude Ayton, Eileen Connelly, Landport Foster, Nanette and Leon |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1927 - 28 | The Sleeping Beauty | Tommy Lorne, Doreé Thorne, Victor Crawford, Doris Bleach, W.S. Percy, Marjorie Grahame, Myrette Morven, Frank Attree, Henry and Edgar Martell, Francis Donking, Boganny Troupe |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1928 - 29 | Robinson Crusoe | Tommy Lorne, Victoria Carmen, Myrette Morven, Max Wall, W.S. Percy, Mollie Milne, John Harcourt, Charles Rolfe, Olly Barrett, Oliver Prosser, Phyllis Strickland, Ellis Williams, Marjorie Grahame |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1929 - 30 | Queen of Hearts | Harry Gordon, Jack Edge, Jenny Howard, Irene North, Blake Adams, Baby Love, Gwen Llewellyn, Molly Seton, Reg Connor, George Sanger, Fred Gerrard, Bert Rousette, Six Keystones | Julian Wylie |
| 1930 - 31 | Mother Goose | Harry Gordon, Nita Croft, Archie Glen, Betty Jumel, Molly Fisher, Jack Holden, Fred Watt, Joe Arthur, Gladys Courtland, Ethel Anderson, St. John Medley, Brothers Ross | Julian Wylie |
| 1931 - 32 | Cinderella | Tommy Lorne, W.S. Percy, Dorothy Langley, Louise Witting, Joan Cole, Nellie Bowman, Peter McSweeney, Tommy Toms, Monica and Pat Daly, John Harcourt, Frances Donking, Valerie Coales, Michael Arnaud, Nanette |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1932 - 33 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Dorothy Ward, Shaun Glenville, Harry Gordon, Jack Holden, Yvette Anning, Fred Watt, Cora Farrell, Gladys Hirste, Molly Seton, Bert Brownbill, J. Murray Stewart, Shanks Brothers | Julian Wylie |
| 1933 - 34 | The Sleeping Beauty | Alma Barnes, Mimi Crawford, Dan Leno Jnr., G.S. Melvin, Jack Martell, Anita Lowe, George Hughes, Liliane Gilbert, Frank Attree, Babs Wilson-Hill | Julian Wylie |
| 1934 - 35 | Babes in the Wood | George Gee, Mary Honri, Clayton Sisters, Rich and Galvin, Tom Cable, Gavin Gordon, Molly Fisher, Betty Clayton, Hazel Gay, Kathleen Ingram, Ernest Bertram, Edna Squire-Brown |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1935 - 36 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Marjery Wyn, Phil Strickland, Jack Hayes, Renee Foster, Clayton Sisters, Patrick Colbert, Betty Clayton, Ellis Holland, Shaw and Weston, Three Hiltons, Karino, Vadio and Hertz |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1936 - 37 | Dick Whittington | Nancy Fraser, George Doonan, Valerie Hay, Reso and Reto, Frank Hilton, Hazel Gay, Wyn Weaver, Alison Stewart, Tom Cable, Wally Mark, Hart Athol, Beate Bradna, Smith Brothers, Jean and Joan Ormonde |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1937 - 38 | Aladdin | Cora Goffin, Stanley Holloway, Dave Burnaby, Joe Jackson Jnr., Collinson and Dean, Gloria Day, Patrick Colbert, Kevan Bernard | Emile Littler |
| 1938 - 39 | Babes in the Wood | Netta Underwood, Douglas Byng, Hal Bryan, Gracie Schenk, Henderson Twins, Stainless Stephen, Con Kenna and Partner | Emile Littler |
| 1939 - 40 | Humpty Dumpty | Gene Gerrard, Betty Baldwin, Bobby Comber, Betty Barker, Ernest Arnley, De Haven and Page, Leslie Beaufort, Ella Drummond, Sheila Hawthorn | Emile Littler |
| 1940 - 41 | Robinson Crusoe | Elsie Bower, Evelyn Dall, Jewell and Warriss, Eddie Henderson, Maurice Colleano and Co, Toni Raglan, Elizabeth Meech, Norman Bartlette, Douglas Herald, Queenie Royal, Three Admirals |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1941 - 42 | Babes in the Wood | Jean Adrienne, Jewell and Warriss, Rubina Gilchrist, Jimmy M'Kinlay, Chas. King, Robinson Twins, Gwladys Garside, Bernard Ross, Douglas Herald, Ganjou Bros. & Juanita |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1942 - 43 | Cinderella | Elizabeth French, George Clarke, Angela Braemar, Ed. Morelle, Edna Wood, Yale Brothers, Rita Bernard, Lena Brown, Helen Crerar, Cleef and Moroney, Joan Hobbs, Edna Squire-Brown |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1943 - 44 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Adele Dixon, Jackie Hunter, Mary Naylor, Jack Hayes, Geo. and Jack D'Ormonde, Mary Honer, Jimmy M'Kinlay, Clifford Morgan, Dolinoffs and Raya Sisters |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1944 - 45 | Babes in the Wood | Dave Willis, David Dale, Phyllis Hunter, Betty Norton, Jimmy M'Kinlay, Kathleen West, Cleef and Moroney, Helen Crerar, Robinson Twins, Paul Stanton, Christine Spencer, Les Trois Matas |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1945 - 46 | Mother Goose | George Lacy, Betty Huntley Wright, Daphne De-Wit, Jack Edge, Noel Dyson, The Maiberts, Gordon Rennie, Owen Fellows, Maria Perilli, Harry Cranley, Jenny Hayes, Beatrice Appleyard, Hank The Mule, Ian Jarvis |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1946 - 47 | The Sleeping Beauty | Gene Gerrard, Carol Eric, Betty Leslie-Smith, Eddie Henderson, Eddie Reindeer, Doreen Lavender, Constance Stocker, Les Pierrotys, Wilson, Keppel and Betty, Nancy & Molly Munks, Kathleen Gray, Airdrie Ladies Pipe Band |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1947 - 48 | Goody Two Shoes | Douglas Byng, Nancy Brown, Sheila De Haan, Davies & Ross, Jack Tripp, Four Nemac, Ed Morelle, Yeaman's Sporting Dogs, Audrey Mortimer, Betty Dayne, Arthur Turton, Jacquelyn Dunbar |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
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PANTOMIMES - THEATRE ROYAL, NOTTINGHAM (Moss Empire Ltd.)
Produced by Kings Theatre Co Ltd Edinburgh
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1924 - 25 | Robin Hood |
Louie Beckman, Winifred O'Connor, Gordon Rennie, Frankland Gray, Olive and Beryl, O'Wray and O'Dare, Elsa Cowie, Vera Cowie, Ernest Ludlow, Harry Hayward |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Fred Terris |
| 1925 - 26 | Goody Two Shoes | Marjorie Fulton, Queenie Forbes, Uty Rowlands, Pete Francis, Margt. Tweedie, Renee Harland, Billy Doust, Ernest Ludlow, Derry and Toms, Ken Douglas |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Cedric Forbes |
| 1926 - 27 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Nora Bancroft, Betty Eley, Francis Donking, Victor Crawford, Douglas Byng, Al Maurice, Frank and Albert, Herbert Ennor, Edie Shirley, Alma Valdor, Ian Lloyd Mackenzie |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
PANTOMIMES - THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE
H&W Produced Pantomimes here from 1912 but we do not have details for these.
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1930 - 31 | The Sleeping Beauty |
Doreé Thorne, Jack Morrison, Victor Crawford, Babs Valerie, Al Maurice, Maggie Dickinson, Gaye Jukes, Frank Attree, Dick and Edna Adaire, Anita Frances, Schishtls Wonderettes, Jock Bell and Partner |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1933 - 34 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Dorothy Ward, Shaun Glenville, Albert Burdon, Yvette Anning, Bert Brownbill, Johnny Kavanagh, The Shanks Brothers, J. Murray Stewart, Molly Seton, Agnes Hirst, Nellie Palliser, Fred Watt | Julian Wylie |
| 1934 - 35 | Babes in the Wood | Nancy Fraser, G.S. Melvin, Jack Morrison, De Haven and Page, Valerie Larq, Gene Durham, Jack Griffiths, Frances Seymour, Geraldine and Joe | Julian Wylie |
| 1935 - 36 | Dick Whittington | Dorothy Ward, Jack Edge, Jack Williams Doris Bramsgrove, Johnny Fuller., Albery Darnley, Reginald Newsome, Dorothy De Chalus, Three Sanger Bros., Irene Cowden, Ethel Wilford, Herbert Young, The Seven Thunderbolts | Julian Wylie |
| 1936 - 37 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Phil Strickland, Margery Wyn, Marie Piquart, Jack Hayes, Eileen Tomsen, Arthur Bell, Georgette Bishop, Ilona Ross, Shaw and Weston, Patrick Colbert, Three Hiltons, Betty Mayor |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1937 - 38 | Babes in the Wood | Neta Underwood, Bunny Doyle, Madeline Gibson, Tom Cable, Henderson Twins, Gracie Schenk, Con Kenn and Partner | Emile Littler |
| 1938 - 39 | Cinderella | Norah Chapman, Duggie Wakefield, Johnny Kavanagh, Freddie Foss, Nancy Neale, Pat Kirkwood, Rita Stirling, Ken Douglas | Prince Littler |
| 1939 - 40 | Robinson Crusoe | Jean Adrienne, Nina Devitt, Jack Clifford, Nat Jackley, Eddie Henderson, Brenda Catherall, Marcia Dillon, Jimmy M'Kinlay, Toni Raglan, Elizabeth Meech, Arnaud, Peggy & Ready, Jee Boys, Valerie Coales |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - John Roker |
| 1940 - 41 | Goody Two Shoes | Kitty Reidy, Eddie Gray, Francis Hughes, Jack Stanford, Betty Jumel, Dimitri Vetter, Michael and Arnova | Emile Littler |
| 1941 - 42 | Aladdin | Betty Huntley Wright, Sonnie Hale, Harry Welchman, Marjorie Appleton, The Three Stooges | Emile Littler |
| 1942 - 43 | Babes in the Wood | Dave Willis, Ann Drummond-Grant, Rubina Gilchrist, David Dale, Kathleen West, Rio and Santos, Jimmy M'Kinlay, Florence Hunter, Robinson Twins, William Thomson, Elsie Mae Turner, Les Trois Matas |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1943 - 44 | Cinderella | George Clarke, Hannah Watt, Angela Braemar, Ed Morelle, Phyllis Hunter, Yale Brothers, Rita Bernard, Lena Brown, Helen Crerar, Lula Dukes, Edna Squire-Brown |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1944 - 45 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Jewell & Warriss, Marjorie Sandford, Betty Shaw, Jack Hayes, Geo and Jack D'Ormonde, Clifford Morgan, Mela Carter, Dolinoffs and Raya Sisters |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1945 - 46 | Robinson Crusoe | Dave Willis, Phyllis Hunter, Betty Norton, Jimmy Plant, Davies and Ross, Kathleen West, Marion Sanders, Paul Stanton, Phil Kauffman, Carl Lacey, Rita Dow, Wilson Keppel & Betty |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1946 - 47 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Dave Willis, Claudia Hill, Charmain Layne, Eddie Leslie, Jimmy Plant, Hope Jackman, Joan Lovelace, Roy Purcell, Cleef and Moroney, Joan Allum, Jass & Jessie, Margt. Dady, French Trio |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1947 -48 | Mother Goose | George Lacy, Jack Edge, Hope Jackman, Daphne De-Wit, Jenny Hayes, Harry Cranley, Hank the Mule & Leo the Lion, Two Pirates, Ian Jarvis, Jocelyn Ellis, James Heys, Elizabeth Miller, Irene Scott, Joyce Byrne, Leslie Rickards |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
PANTOMIMES - OPERA HOUSE, MANCHESTER
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1934 - 35 | The Sleeping Beauty |
Binnie Barnes, Gene Gerrard, Rex London, Gus M'Naughton, Olive Groves, Ruth Sherman, Helen Brothers, Helga Stone, Hartman Troupe, Beate Bradna, Gabrielle Brune, Frank Attree |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Harry Roxbury |
| 1938 - 39 | Aladdin | Cora Goffin, Stanley Holloway, Dave Burnaby, Joe Jackson Jnr., Collinson and Dean, Gloria Day, Patrick Colbert, Kevan Bernard, Myrtill et Pacaud | Emile Littler |
| 1939 - 40 | Babes in the Wood | Neta Underwood, Douglas Byng, Hal Bryan, Stainless Stephen, Henderson Twins, Veronica Wilson, Con Kenna and Partner | Emile Littler |
| 1940 - 41 | Cinderella | Tommy Trinder, Fay Compton, Naughton and Gold, Joy Hayden, Doreen Dalton, Bernardi | Emile Littler |
PANTOMIMES - ROYAL COURT THEATRE, LIVERPOOL
| Year | Production | Cast | Director/Producer |
| 1938 - 39 | Humpty Dumpty |
Gene Gerrard, Bobbie Comber, Betty Baldwin, Anne Bolt, Ernest Arnley, Morelle and Melville, Betty Barker, Six Resua Sisters |
Emile Littler |
| 1939 - 40 | Goody Two Shoes | Kitty Reidy, Eddie Gray, Jack Stanford, Betty Jumel, Henry Lytton, Gwyneth Lascelles, Hartman Brothers | Emile Littler |
| 1943 - 44 | Babes in the Wood | Dave Willis, Ann Drummond-Grant, Rubina Gilchrist, David Dale, Douglas Herald, Kathleen West, Cleef and Moroney, Robinson Twins, Nancy Gabrielle, Paul Stanton, Christine Spencer, Betty Norton, Les Trois Matas |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Charles Ross |
| 1944 - 45 | Cinderella | George Clarke, Elizabeth French, Anna Chadwick, Ed Morelle, Triss Henderson, Yale Brothers, Rita Bernard, Lena Brown, Nancy Gabrielle, Mavis Ray, Edna Squire-Brown |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - John Roker |
| 1945 - 46 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Dave Morris, May Devitt, Billy Smith, Betty Shaw, Geo and Jack D'Ormonde, Eddie Henderson, Josef Locke, Kathryn Frances, Syd Stuart |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - John Roker |
| 1946 - 47 | Goody Two Shoes | Dave Morris, Nancy Brown, Carol Decy, Mickie Renton, Davies and Ross, Billy Smith, Betty Dayne, Wyn Gifford, Four Nemac, Sheila De Haan, Jack Chugg, Syd Stuart, Fred Fredericks, Sonya Hana |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Edward Royce |
| 1947 - 48 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Dave Willis, Claudia Hill, Betty Shaw, Eddie Leslie, Hackford & Doyle, Jass and Jessie, Jimmy Plant, Joan Mann, Joan Lovelace, Doreen Richards, Roy Purcell |
A. Stewart Cruikshank Producer - Freddie Carpenter |
We are also missing pantomimes for other theatres in England of the Robert Arthur / Howard & Wyndham Limited combine. Also omitted are those of H&W's Aberdeen and Dundee theatres.
Many pantomimes after 1948 were also in theatre in England, including the Wish for Jamie Series.
Sources:-
Howard and Wyndham Limited 1888 - 1948
Hazel Moore
Theatre Royal: Entertaining The Nation www.glasgowtheatreroyal.co.uk
This page was last updated 23rd July 2011
