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26 November-1 December 1917

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Location London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London, UK
Plays performed The Merry Wives of Windsor

Programme

Date 26 December 1917
Play(s) The Merry Wives of Windsor
Production Date(s) 26 November 1917 to 1 December 1917
Venue London Coliseum
Time of performance 2.30pm 8pm
Stage Manager Henry Crocker
Conductor Edward Elgar
Music Director Alfred Dove
Document ID ET-D516 Original record
Held by The British Library
Notes Evening entertainment including songs, recitations and plays; Ellen Terry performed scenes from The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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Hear Carmen Hill, Sir Edward Elgar on 'His Master's Voice' Records. List Post Free from The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex. His Master's Voice. Talk War Seals! Buy War Seals!! Use War Seals!!! Programme – continued. 3-Pierce & Roslyn In a Whirl of Melody 4-Miss Ina Hill The Operatic Prima Donna in Selections from her REpertoire 5-Cyril Clensy In Impersonations Talk War Seals! Buy War Seals!! Use War Seals!!! Alhambra Leicester Square and Charing Cross Road. Every Evening at 8.30. Matinees, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2.15. Mr. Oswald Stoll presents by arrangement with George Grossmith and Edward Laurillard a new musical globe trot. "Round the Map". By C. M. S. McClellan. Revised by Cosmo Gordon Lennox, Music by Herman Finck, Staged by Gus Sohlkn. The best cast in London. Nelson Keys, Violet Loraine, Alfred Lester, Stanley Logan, Madeleine Seymour, Ethel Baird, Pip Powell, Jack Buchanan, Albert Brouett, Dan Agar, Eileen Molyneux, Harry Brown. Telephone: Regent 2522. Obtainable from all electricians, ironmongers and stores Osram G.E.C drawn wire lamps. Made at the Osram Robertson lamp works, Hammersmith. Get the war seal habit. Programme – continued. LAST WEEK 6-Ellen Terry In Scenes from "THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR" Mrs. Page - Miss Ellen Terry, Mrs. Ford, Miss Edith Evans, Sir John Falstaff - Mr. Roy Byford, Robia - Miss Audrey Cameron. Scenes I & III. Datchet Mead, Scene II. Room in Ford's House. Criterion Restaurant, luncheon, 3/6, dinner, 5/6. Popular Grill Room, music all day. Before, after or during the performance take tea in the Theatre. Terrace tea rooms near Royal Circle, Balcony Stalls and Grand Tier, also Fauteuils and Orchestra Stalls (by elevator). Grand Tier Saloon for teas and light refreshments. Balcony Tea Room (adjacent to Balcony off Entrance Staircase). Dutch Tea room open to Fauteuils, Orchestra Stalls and Royal Circle Patrons. Speciality 8d teas. Speciality: - Afternoon Tea 8d. Bread and butter, cake and separate pot of tea. Served to Patrons in their seats or in the above tea rooms. Electric Lift to Terrace Tea Room from Grand Entrance and Circle Foyer.

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