Swansea Grand Theatre Archive
1897 -
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The Grand Theatre Opens on 26th July 1897 Sole Lessee and Managers were Frederick Mouillot and H.H. Morrell They appointed Frank Boyce to be the manager of the theatre 1897 Opening Ceremony Jul 26th The Geisha Jul 29th Written by Owen Hall with music by Sidney Jones The Land Of Nod Aug 2nd Albert Chevalier and Company also starring Julian Cross. Albert Chevalier was a serious actor who found himself performing in music halls;
he was a composer of many songs and was one of the biggest names in Music Hall. He
was born in 1861 and he began his career as an actor. He seemed to have a successful
career in comedy, burlesque and melodrama and then in 1891 - Gradually he became such a big attraction in the music hall that people refused to take him seriously as an actor. Even appearing in a straight play, people would want him to sing his "hit" songs, no matter how inappropriate they were. In real life he was a well-
His two big song hits were "Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road" and, of course, "My
Old Dutch". For this latter he would have a backcloth depicting the Workhouse. There
would be two doors -
He would enter, a scruffy, poor, defeated old man, with his old wife on his arm -
"Dutch" was cockney rhyming slang -
I remember with great fondness when my Uncle Les Parsons sang it to my Auntie Peg at their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Pembroke. The words were very poignant and the experience was one of the most moving I have experienced. I've got a pal, Chorus: I calls 'er Sal, Chorus: Sweet fine old gal, Chorus: I sees yer, Sal - Chorus: Whether the words will mean anything to married couples of the future remains to be seen. The Strange Adventures Of Aug 9th Miss Brown Between The Light Aug 16th The Span Of Life Aug 23rd The Shop Girl Aug 30th From the Gaiety Theatre in London My Friend The Prince Sep 6th Morrel and Mouillot’s Company preceded by the one- Also during this week the noted American Physician, Mrs Anna Longshore- The Sign Of The Cross Sep 13th Starring Caroline Barratt The Niece of the play’s author Wilson Barratt A Trip To Chinatown Sep 20th The King Of Crime Sep 27th My Girl Oct 4th From The Gaiety Theatre Jim The Penman Oct 11th Starring Alice Farleigh and John Nesbitt Doyly Carte Opera Oct 18th The Mikado The Ballet Girl Oct 25th A.A. Barclay’s Company featuring W.F. Hulley’s Orchestra starring Enis Blackmore and Maud Denney Monte Carlo Nov 1st Wallace Erskine’s Company Two Little Vagabonds Nov 8th Hardie and Von leers Company Tom, Dick and Harry Nov 15th Frank Curzon And Company La Poupee Nov 22nd From the Prince of Wales Theatre Lawrence Hunt Presents A Gaiety Girl Nov 29th Cissie Graham’s Company Shaft No.2 Company Dec 6th Listed as the only electrical play ever produced starring Teddy O’Rourke and Alfred Nelson The Shamrock and The Rose Dec 13th Starring J.R. Cassidy the celebrated Irish Comedian |
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1898 True Blue Jan 17th Boys Together Jan 24th Saints And Sinners Jan 31st Elaine Verner and Company directed by Harding Thomas The Prince and The Pauper Feb 7th Frederick Mouillot and Bessie Hatton’s Company starring Gertrude Mouillot, Loring Farney and Bessie Hatton The Prisoner Of Zenda Feb 14th C.J Abud’s Company starring York Stephens The Gay Parisienne Feb 21st George Dance and Ivan Caryll’s Company When London Sleeps Feb 28th Lester Collingwood’s Company Arthur Rousby’s Grand Opera Company Maritana Mar 7th I Pagliacci Mar 8th Cavaleria Rusticania Mar 9th Faust Mar 10th Tannhauser Mar 11th Bohemian Girl Mar 12th Il Trovatore Mar 12th My Jack Mar 14th Dottridge, Longden and Graham’s selected London Company Mrs Bandmann- Mary, Queen Of Scots Mar 21st Hamlet Mar 22nd Lear The Forsaker Mar 23rd East Lynne Mar 24th School For Scandal Mar 25th The Destroying Angel Mar 28th Miss Agnew Hewitt and her specially selected London Company A Marriage Of Convenience Apr 4th Cecil Thornbury and Charles Lauser’s Company preceded by one- Madam Sans- By Arrangement With Henry Irving The Iron Maiden Apr 18th W.H. Hallatt and Company The French Maid Apr 25h Vaudeville Theatre London The Lady Slavey May 2nd Mr William Greet’s London Company Mr Arthur Abud’s Repertoire Company Camille May 9th &13th Charlotte Lorday May 10th, 12th &14th The Lady Of Lyons May 11th Starring Brown Potter and Kyrle Bellew Greed Of Gold May 16th I. Morton Powell and company D’oyly Carte’s Repertoire Opera Company The Mikado May 23rd & 24th The Sorcerer May 25th Preceded by one act play “After All” Yeoman Of May 26th, 27th & 28th The Guard The Private Secretary May 30th Mr W.J. Lancaster’s Company starring Muriel Wylford Preceded by one- “My Lady Help” Tommy Dodd Jun 6th Eminent London Company starring Eva Moore and J.L. Shine Operatic Costume Recital Company Jun 13th Garden scene from “Faust” Prison scene from “Maritana” Balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet” Three weeks season of Shakespearian and standard English plays Othello Jun 20th & 21st Merchant of Venice Jun 22nd & 23rd Preceded by one- The Hunchback Jun 24th Macbeth Jun 25th Hamlet Jun 27th & Jul 2nd Merchant Of Venice Jun 28th Preceded by one- As You Like It Jun 29th & 30th Richelieu Jul 1st Macbeth Jul 4th As You Like It Jul 5th Richelieu Jul 6th School For Scandal Jul 7th & 8th On the 9th of July finale Romeo and Juliet (three scenes) The Hunchback (scenes from) Macbeth (second act) Hamlet (the mad scenes) Merchant Of Venice (trial scene) Theatre Closed Until July 25th La Poupee Jul 25th E. Lockwood’s Company A Little Ray Of Sunshine Aug 1st W.S. Penley and Company Preceded by one- Red Spider Aug 8th Directed by Walter Scott The Transit Of Venus Aug 15th How London Lives Aug 22nd Boys Together Aug 29th Directed By Frank Adair Proof Sep 5th Mr Louis Calvert’s Company The Golden Ladder Sep 12th Mary Austin And Harry Percival’s Company Two Little Vagabonds Sep 19th Hardie and Von Leer’s Company Under The Red Robe Sep 26th Arthur Ables Little Minister Oct 3rd Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maud’s Company Under The Czar Oct10th Fred Jarman’s Company The Geisha Oct 17th H.H. Morell and Mr F. Mouillot’s Company The Tree Of Knowledge Oct 24th George Alexander’s Company The New Mephisto Oct 31st Charles Macdona’s Company The Circus Girl Nov 7th Benefit Performance of “The Circus Girl” in aid of Swansea Hospital by Messrs Morrell & Mouillot Company raises £50 Miss Fortescue and Company Fedora Nov 14,16,18th The Lady Of Lyons Nov 15,17,19th The Silver King Nov 21st Polini And Melford’s Company The Sign Of The Cross Nov 28th William Greet’s Company Between The Lights Dec 5th E.J. Lampard’s No 1 Company Charity Week Dec 12th In aid of local charities The Coastguard The Magistrate The Guv’nor Ours |
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1899 A Woman Of No Importance Jan16th Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree My Friend the Prince Jan 30th Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company Preceded by one- The Swiss Express Feb 6th C. and F. Renad’s Company The Belle Of New York Feb 13th Williamson And Musgrove Company A Woman’s Error Feb 20th Mr J.K. Murray and Miss Emilie Dawson Company Lord and Lady Algy Feb 27th Mr Frank Curzon’s Company Faust and Margaret Mar 6th Sporting Life Mar 13th Leonard Boyne And His Company Soldiers Of The Queen Mar 20th Or Briton And Boer Morocco Bound Mar 27th H.C. Newman’s London Company What Happened To Jones Apr 3rd Mr Herbert Sleath’s Company Tommy Atkins Apr 10th Mr Milton Bode’s Company Mr George Alexander’s St James Repertoire Company The Idler Apr 17th & 22nd Liberty Hall Apr 18th & 20th The Ambassador Apr 19th & 21st The JP (Charley’s Uncle) Apr 24th Edward Lyton’s Company preceded by one- Mr C J Abud’s Triple Bill Company May 1st The Highwayman 8.00 pm Faithful James 8.30 pm Pantomime Rehearsal 9.20 pm The Liars May 8th Emma Hutchison’s Company The Girl Of My Heart May 15th Fred S. Jennings and Charles Herrick’s Company Circus Girl May 22nd Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company Dangers Of London May 29th Miss Madge Ray and Her Company Slave Girl Jun 5th Jerold Heather’s Company The Three Muskateers Jun 12th, 13th &14th Christian’s Cross Jun 15th, 16th & 17th The Case Of Jul 17th Rebellious Susan Frank Curzon and Company with May Pardoe and Holmes Gore Preceded by one- Scales Of Justice Jul 24th Douglas Bruce’s Company The Only Way Jul 31st William Haviland, Amy Coleridge and Company. This was a version of “Tale Of Two Cities” performed at Swansea Grand, just six months after its triumphant London premiere, it did not, however feature the original star Martin Harvey The Little Minister Aug 7th Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maud’s Company Sydney Blow, John Nesbitt, Kenneth Douglas and Grace Lane Direct from the Haymarket Theatre in London Pygmalion and Galatea Aug 14th To be followed by screen scene from “School For Scandal“ The Runaway Girl Aug 21st Also on Saturday 26th Aug the company gave an open- Our Boys Aug 28th Thomas Thorne Preceded by one- Little Miss Nobody Sep 4th H J Callan’s Company starring Bunny Douglas, Colin Bryce, John Wilkinsons and Grace Massey The Gay Grisette Sep 11th Robert Courtniedge’s Company A Royal Divorce Sep 18th Royal Divorce Company London with Frederick Moyes The Cuckoo Oct 2nd Frank Curzon’s Company starring Audrey Ford preceded by one- Charley’s Aunt Oct 9th Starring Spencer Trevor Falka Oct 16th Mr C P Levilly’s Company The Geisha Oct 23rd (A Tale Of A Tea House) Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company The Greek Slave Oct 30th Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company The Gay Lord Quez Nov 6th Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company Why Smith Left Home Nov 13th The Strand Company Preceded by one- The Broken Melody Nov 20th Mr Auguste Van Biene. At the end of each performance Mr Van Biene recited “The Absent Minded Beggar” and asked the audience to throw money onto the stage for the South African War Appeal The Shaughraun Nov 27th Representative Irish Players Rogue Riley Dec 4th & 5th The Colleen Bawn Dec 6th & 7th Performance preceded by one- “The Member for Mulligar” The Boys From Wexford Dec 8th & 9th Saints and Sinners Dec 11th Miss Elaine Verner’s Company The Belle Of New York Dec 26th Ben Greet’s Company starring Gabrielle Ray who was just 16 years old when Ben Greet gave her the lead role in the touring production of “The Belle Of New York”. She went on to become one of the big stars of musical comedy and was acclaimed as the most beautiful girl in the country |
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1900 Belle Of New York Jan 1st David Allen and Sons listed as Proprietors of the theatre The Great World Of London Jan 22nd Walter Melville And Douglas Bruce’s Company Carl Rosa Opera Company Carmen Jan 29th Stanella Jan 30th Faust Jan 31st Maritana Feb 1st Lohengrin Feb 2nd Bohemian Girl Feb 3rd What Happened To Jones Feb 5th Herbert Sleath’s Company Preceded by one- The Favourite Feb 12th Honour Thy Father Feb 19th T. Morton Powell’s Company The American Heiress Feb 26th Arthur Branscombe’s Company The Christian Mar 5th Charles Frohman’s Company A Royal Divorce Mar 12th Royal Divorce Company (A Story Of Waterloo) La Poupee Mar 19th Mr E. Lockwood’s Company Norma V. Norman’s Company David Garrick Mar 26th & 29th The Bungalow Mar 27th Preceded by one- The Iron Founder Mar 28th Still Waters Run Deep Mar 30th Lady Of Lyons Mar 31st Lord And Lady Algy Apr 2nd Frank Curzon’s Company Preceded by one- East Lynne Apr 16th J. Pitt Hardacre’s Company The Degenerates Apr 23rd Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company At The Foot Of The Altar Apr 30th W.E. Langley’s Company Danny Fifth May 7th Hardie And Von Leer’s Company in a comic Opera The Private Secretary May 14th W.J. Lancaster’s Company Preceded by one–act play “My Lady Help” Sweet Lavender May 21st Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company Lady Of Ostend May 28th Preceded by one- My Friend The Prince Jun 4th Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company Shadows Of A Great City Jun 11th T. Morton Powell’s Company Curse Of Drink Jun 18th T. Morton Powell’s Company Wages Of Sin Jun 25th T. Morton Powell’s Company The World Against Her Jun 28th T. Morton Powell’s Company The Poor Streets Of London Jul 2nd T. Morton Powell’s Company The Octoroon Jul 16th T. Morton Powell’s Company The Ticket Of Leave Man Jul 23rd T. Morton Powell’s Company Theatre was closed for one week The Little Minister Aug 6th Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maud’s Company In Old Kentucky Aug 13th Specially selected London and American Artistes Defender Of The Faith Aug 20th Mr Darrell And Mr West’s Company A Pair Of Spectacles Aug 27th A Woman Of No Importance Sep 3rd Miss Beatrice Homers Company Preceded by one- Three Little Britons Sep 10th Specially selected Company performed a Naval and Military spectacular drama Bootle’s Baby Sep 17th Alfred J. Byde’s Company Miss Muriel Wylford and Her Company Magda Sep 24th & 25th The Second Mrs Sep 26th & 27th Tanqueray Brother Officers Sep 28th & 29th The Power And The Glory Oct 1st Darrell’s And Grahame’s Company Wheels Within Wheels Oct 8th Mr & Mrs Charles Sugden With Their Own Company preceded by one- Two Little Vagabonds Oct 15th Hardie And Von Leer’s No.1 Company A Runaway Girl Oct 22nd Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company One Of The Best Oct 29th Robert Arthur’s No.1 Company Miss Hobbs & Madam Butterfly Nov 5th Mr Morell’s and Mr Mouillot’s Company starring Gertrude Mouillot The Belle Of New York Nov 12th Ben Greet Company The Rose Of Persia Nov 19th D’oyly Carte Opera Company The J.P. Nov 26th H.J. Wilde’s Company On Her Majesty’s Service Dec 3rd Mr Walter Melville’s Renowned Company Greed Of Gold Dec 10th T. Morton Powell’s Company Quo Vadis Dec 17th Mr William Greet’s Company |
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1901 Quo Vadis Jan 1st William Greet’s Company The Worst Woman In London Jan 7th Walter Melville’s Company A Trip To Chicago Jan 14th Mr Walter Sealby’s Company The Sign Of The Cross Jan 21st Mr William Greet’s Company Queen Victoria Dies on January 22nd 1901 Mr Edward Compton’s Comedy Company Davy Garrick Jan 28th & Feb 2nd The Rivals Jan 29th She Stoops To Conquer Jan 30th School For Scandal Jan 31st An Emperors Romance Feb 1st First production in Swansea Performances on Monday and Saturday preceded by one- La Poupee (the Doll) Feb 4th Mr E.Lockwood’S No.1 Company Mr & Mrs Kendal And Their Company The Elder Miss Blossom Feb11th &12th The Likeness Of The Night Feb 13th First time in Swansea Ben- Arnold Bell And His Celebrated Company in the story of the Isle of Man The World Of London Feb 18th Walter Melville’s And Douglas Bruce’s Company Carl Rosa Opera Company Tan Nhauser Feb 25th Carmen Feb 27th Lohengrin Feb 28th Cricket On The Earth Mar 1st Faust a.m. Mar 2nd Cinq Mars Or The p.m. Mar 2nd Conspiracy
Facing The Music Mar 4th Special London Company with Frank Thornton preceded by one- Mrs Dane’s Defence Mar 11th Miss Emma Hutchison’s Company Proof Or A Celebrated Case Mar 18th W. Maclaren & M.Furnival’s Company The Red Coat Mar 25th Mr J.A. Campbell’s No.1 Company The Private Secretary Apr 1st Eugene C. Stafford’s Company preceded by one- Sacrament Of Judas Apr 8th & 11th Preceded by one- Hamlet Apr 9th, 10th, 12th & 13th Our Boys Apr 15th Selected Company from the Vaudeville and Terry’s Theatre preceded by one- Kennedy Millers Irish Comedy Company Lord Edward Apr 29th True Son Of Erin Apr 30th Starring Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power who was the father of Hollywood Swashbuckler and heartthrob Tyrone Power Rory O’More May 1st The Shaughraun May 2nd The Colleen Bawn May 3rd Green Bushes May 4th Under False Colours May 6th Arthur Bearne and Arthur Lawrence’s Company My Friend The Prince May 13th Wilfred Cotton and Ralph Le Butt’s Company The Silver King May 25th Somebody’s Sweetheart May 27th Warwick Major’s Company London After Dark Jun 3rd T. Morton Powell’s Stock Company The Unknown Jun 10th T. Morton Powell’s Stock Company Each performance was preceded by one- East Lynne Jun 17th T. Morton Powell’s Stock Company Each performance was preceded by one- Day To Day Jun 24th T. Morton Powell’s Stock Company The Orphans Of Paris Jul 1st T. Morton Powell’s Stock Company Called Back Jul 8th T. Morton Powell’s Stock Company Each performance was concluded by one- Rob Roy Jul 15th T. Morton Powell’s Stock Company Iolanthe Jul 24th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society This was the first performance by the newly named society. Delivery From Evil Aug 12th Mr Franck Dix And His Company The Guilty Man Aug 19th Mr James Hane’s Company A Man’s Shadow Aug 26th Beatrice Homer’s Company The Silver King Sep 2nd G.M.Polini And Austin Melford’s Celebrated London Company In The Soup Sep 9th B.Richard’s And H. Yardley’s Company Preceded each evening by comedietta “A Happy Pair” Honour Thy Father Sep 16th T. Morton Powell’s Specially Selected Company Miss Muriel Wylford And Her Company The Second Sep 23rd, 24th & 26th MrsTanqueray Magda Sep 25th & 27th Brother Officers Sep 28th San Toy Or The Emperors Own Sep 30th George Edwards Company A Message From Mars Oct 7th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company A Night Out Oct 14th George Edwards Company preceded by one- Florodora Oct 21st Mr Tom B. Davis’s Company Lady Huntworth’s Experiment Oct 28th Miss Emma Hutchinson’s Company Mr Mouillot’s Repertoire Company The Circus Girl Nov 4th & 5th A Runaway Girl Nov 6th & 7th Shop Girl Nov 8th & 9th A Woman Adrift Nov 11th Dornan & McClellan’s Company The Second In Command Nov 18th Frederick Harrison And Cyril Maude’s Company The Emerald Isle Nov 25th William Greet’s Savoy Theatre Company- The Night Of The Party Dec 2nd Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company The Wilderness Dec 9th Mr George Alexandra’s Company Uncle Tom’s Cabin Dec 30th |
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1902 A Pair Of Spectacles Jan 6th John Hare When London Sleeps Jan 13th Lester Collingwood’s Company The Sign Of The Cross Jan 20th William Greet’s Company The Greed Of Gold Feb 10th T.Morton Powell’s Company A week Of Shakespeare by William Greets Company The Merchant Of Venice Feb 17,22nd Twelfth Night Feb 18th Romeo And Juliet Feb 19, 20th Much Ado About Nothing Feb 21st The Toreador Feb 24th George Edward’s Company Kitty Grey Mar 3rd George Edward’s Company Sherlock Holmes Mar 10th Charles Frohman’s Company An Eye For An Eye Mar 17th John Hart and J.B. Mulholland’s Company San Toy Mar 24th George Edward’s Company The Dandy Fifth Mar 31st Haldane Crichton’s Company In A Woman’s Grip Apr 7th Frederick Melville’s Company Are You A Mason Apr 14th Charles Frohman and George Edward’s company preceded by one- The Cape Mail Apr 17th Grand charity one off performance to raise funds for the Swansea Hospital Convalescence Home Fund appearing amongst the cast was Manager Frank Boyce Patience Apr 23rd Swansea Amateur Operatic Society watched by Baroness Adelina Patti- The Messenger Boy Apr 30th George Edwards London Gaiety Company Compton Comedy Company in a selection Davy Garrick May 5th, 10th The Rivals May 6th The School For Scandal May 7th Edmund Kean Tragedian May 9th A Reformed Rake May 12th Carl Rosa Opera Company Fair Play May 19th Milton Ray’s Powerful Company The Geisha May 26th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company A Royal Divorce Jun 2nd The Red Lamp Jun 9th A London Actress Jun 16th Emma Litchfield’s Number 1 Company Master Of The Chain Jun 23rd J.W. Carson’s Number 1 Company Theatre closed for a week The Shop girl Jul 7th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company The circus Girl Jul 14th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company A Runaway Girl Jul 17th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company A Modern Magdalen Jul 21st The Stolen Birthright Jul 28th Why Woman Sins Aug 4th A Little Outcast Aug 11th T.Morton Powell’s Company The Little Minister Aug 18th Walter Maxwell’s Company The Worst Woman In London Aug 25th Walter Maxwell’s Company Starring Hilda Beverley The Grip Of Iron Sep 1st John A. Atkins’s Company Starring Fred Powell Livermore Brothers Sep 8th The one and only court minstrels. The Livermore brothers, Horace and Lechmere, were
Music Hall Proprietors, and managers of the Livermore Court Minstrels. This show
included a great new novelty – the “Dumonto Coronatographe”. A new film- Two Little vagabonds Sep 15th Hardie and Von Leer’s Company The belle Of New York Sep 22nd Ben Greet’s Company F.R. Benson’s Shakespearian Company Hamlet Sep 29th Paulo and Francesca Sep 30th, Oct 3rd The Merchant Of Venice Oct 1st The Merry Wives Of Windsor Oct 2nd Richard The Third Oct 3rd Twelfth Night Oct 4th The Lady Of Ostend Oct 6th Lawrence Brough and Company A Message From Mars Oct 13th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company San Toy Oct 20th George Edward’s Company Florodora Oct 27th Tom B. Davis The Gas Grisette Nov 3rd Charles Macdona’s Company Mice And Men Nov 10th Forbes Robertson and Company That Wretch Of A Woman Nov 17th Walter Melville’s Company Charley’s Aunt Nov 24th W.S. Penley’s Company The Blind Witness Dec 1st Walter Sealey’s Company Ben- Arnold Bell’s Company A Woman Of No Importance Dec 15th Madge Macintosh Charles F. France Closed on 22nd until Boxing Day Sweet Nell Of Old Drury Dec 26th This play starred Julia Neilson And Fred Terry who was the brother of Ellen Terry. Fred And Julia were married in real life and also managed the Haymarket Theatre In London in 1900. They toured together extensively for many years and also in 1915 managed the Strand Theatre. |
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1903 The Three Musketeers Jan 5th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company Starring Ernest E. Norris and Vera Beringer who as a child actress had worked with
Lewis Carroll – author of “Alice In Wonderland”- There was a young lady of station, "I love man" was her sole exclamation; But when men cried, "You flatter," She replied, "Oh! no matter, Isle of Man is the true explanation." Called Back Jan 12th Arnold Bell’s Company H.M.S Irresponsible Jan 19th Arthur Robert’s Company The Sign Of The Cross Jan 26th William Greet’s Company Carl Rosa Opera Company Tannhauser Feb 2nd Cinq Mars Feb 3rd Carmen Feb 4th Cavalleria Rusticana & Feb 5th I Pagliacci The Marriage Of Figaro Feb 6th Lohengrin Matinee Feb 7th Faust Evening Feb 7th In A Woman’s Grip Feb 9th Fred Melville’s Company starring Emily Hughes
Closed until the 19th Feb Henry Irving And His Lyceum Company Waterloo Feb 19th & 21st The Bells Feb 19th & 21st Louis XI Feb 20th The Merchant Feb 21st Matinee Of Venice “Waterloo” and “The Bells” had in its cast a young slip of a girl called Mabel Hackney. Who later married Henry Irving’s son Laurence and is possibly the “Ghost of the Grand”. Her auntie a Miss Penrose lived in Walter Road Swansea. Mr And Mrs Kendal and Company Still Waters Run Deep Feb 23rd The Elder Miss Blossom Feb 24th Mrs Hamilton’s Silence Feb 25th First time in Swansea Concluded with “How To Make Home Happy“ Thomas Garrett Byrne the future Grand Manager met Mr and Mrs Kendal here, and then went on to manage their business affairs until they retired in 1908 A Woman Adrift Mar 2nd Dornan And Maclellan’s Company Under The Red Robe Mar 9th Leigh Lovell’s Company Starring Ernest E.Norris A Trip To Chinatown Mar 16th Robert Perris’s Company The Fatal Wedding Mar 23rd Bert Cootes’s Company Under Two Flags Mar 30th Ida Molesworth and Mark Blow’s Company Preceded by one- Closed Until Apr 11th Mons Beaucaire Apr 11th Wilfred Cotton’s Company starring Henry Renouf David Garrick Apr 20th Chas Wyndham And Mary Moore and London Company In The Shadows Of Night Apr 21st Dottridge and Langdon’s Company The Marauders Apr 28th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society My Friend The Prince May 4th Dallas Welford’s Company The Sorrows Of Satan May 11th C.W Somerset’s Company starring Leah Marlborough The New Clown May 18th James Welch’s Company The Eternal City May 25th Tree’s Company starring Arthur Royston, Maud Jeffries, Frank Vernon and Phillip Cunningham Our Flat Jun 1st Charles Stewart’s Company The Marauders Jun 10th Last night of season Jun 12th, theatre then closed until Jul 27th Sowing The Wind Jul 27th Stanley Hope’s Company The Light That Failed Aug 3rd Forbes Robertson and Company Too Many Cooks Aug 10th Herbert Greville’s Company Held Up Aug 17th Arthur Bouchier’s Company The Silver King Aug 24th G.M. Polini and Austin Welford’s Company Her Second Time On Earth Aug 31st Walter Melville’s Company Two Little Vagabonds Sep 7th Hardie and Von Leer’s Company Quality Street Sep 14th Addison Bright and Walter Maxwell’s Company A Chinese Honeymoon Sep 21st George Dance’s Company Just Like Callaghan Sep 28th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company Elsie Chester and Arthur Holmes- The Lights Of London Oct 5th Hollister and Dew’s Company The Marriage Of Kitty Oct 12th Frank Curzon’s Company Preceded by one- Three Little Maids Oct 19th George Dance’s Company The Christian Oct 26th Wentworth Croke’s No. 1 Company Beaumont Collin and Harry Scott San Toy Nov 2nd George Edward’s Company The Admiral Crichton Nov 9th Charles Frohman’s Company My Lady Mollie Nov 16th Hart and Maloney’s Company Sherlock Holmes Nov 23rd Charles Frohman’s Company La Poupee Nov 30th Mr Lockwood’s Company A Life’s Revenge Dec 7th Marie Dagmar and Fred C. Somerville When We Were 21 Dec 14th Owen Baxter’s Co A Message From Mars Dec 26th Mr Mouillot’s No 1 Company |
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1904 F.R. Benson’s Shakespeare Co The Taming Of The Shrew Jan 4th, 8th Julius Caesar Jan 5th The Merry Wives Of Jan 6th Windsor Macbeth Jan 7th Hamlet (Matinee) Jan 9th Julius Caesar (Evening) Jan 9th The Toreador Jan 11th George Edward’s Company Zaza Jan 25th Mrs Lewis Waller’s Company The Ring That Binds Feb 1st Mr W.Ruddle brown’s Company starring Nellie Howitt Carl Rosa Opera Company Tannhauser Feb 8th Cavalleria Rusticana & Feb 9th I Pagliacci Maritana Feb 10th Don Giovanni Feb 11th Lohengrin Feb 12th Faust (Matinee) Feb 13th Carmen (Evening) Feb 13th Mr and Mrs Kendal’s Company Dick Hope Feb 15th The Elder Mrs Blossom Feb 16th A Scrap Of Paper Feb 17th Lady Of Lyons Feb 19th Cardiff Commercial Travellers Histrionic Society Home Sweet Home Feb 22nd Frank Lindo’s Company A Girl’s Cross Roads Feb 29th Douglas Bruck’s Company Between Two Women Mar 7th Fred Melville’s Company Uncle Tom’s Cabin Mar 14th Chas Harrington’s Number 1 Company The Eternal City Mar 21st Mr Tree’s Company Starring Miss Essex Cane and Stephen T. Ewart Closed until Apr 4th Resurrections Apr 4th Mr Tree’s Company Private Secretary Apr 11th Eugene C. Stafford’s Company The Mikado Apr 20th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society Monsieur Beaucaire Apr 25th Lewis Waller’s Company Mice And Men May 2nd Preceded by one- Caste May 9th Mouillot’s Company, which also included his wife Gertrude Mouillot, Francis Hawley and the manager of the Grand at the time, Mr Frank Boyce Ours May 16th Mouillot’s Company School May 17th Mouillot’s Company preceded by one- D’oyly Carte’s Repertoire Opera Company The Gondoliers May 23rd, 26th Iolanthe May 24th Preceded by “Bob” Yeoman Of May 25th The Guard Princess Ida May 26th Patience May 27th The Mikado May 28th Zaza May 30th Charles Frohman and Lewis Waller’s Company A Royal Divorce Jun 6th The Master Criminal Jun 13th Stanley Hope’s Company Trooper Hunt’s Widow Jun 20th Frank Nelson’s Company Saved From The Sea Jun 27th Mr Leslie Vyners Company Closed until Jul 18th Liberty Hall Jul 18th Lennox Pawle, Loring Fernie and Janet Alexander The Sin Of Her Children Jul 25th J.A.Campbell’s Number 1 company In The Ranks Aug 1st Arthur Carlton and H. Armitagh’s Company Sunday Aug 8th Starring Louis Calvert the famous Shakespearian actor who also appeared on Broadway The Fatal Wedding Aug 15th Bert Coots Company Seal Of Silence Aug 22nd Buckstone And Cox’s No.1 Company A Sailor’s Sweetheart Aug 29th Ida Molesworth and Mark Blow’s Company His Excellency The Governor Sep 5th D. Standing And Monckton Hoffe’s Company preceded by “The Lady Who Dwelt In The Dark” The Darling Of The Gods Sep 12th Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s Company The Lady Of Ostend & The Cruise Sep 19th Of Saucy Sally Lawrence Brough’s Company Preceded by one- Farewell II visit to Wales of Henry Irving And His Lyceum Company The Merchant Sep 26th & Oct 1st Of Venice Becket Sep 27th & 30th The Lyons Mail Sep 28th Waterloo Sep 27th & Oct 1st A Country Girl Oct 3rd George Dance’s Company Ellen Terry And Company presents Much Ado About Oct 10th, 11th, 14th Nothing The Good Hope Oct 13th Preceded by Nance Oldfield The merchant Of Venice Oct 12th, 15th Starring Ellen Terry who pays her first visit to the Grand Theatre. She was born on February 27 1848 and rose to become one of Theatre’s greatest actressses dubbed “the Queen Of Britain’s Stage” she performed from the age of 8 years old until her death on July 21st 1928 aged eighty. She worked with many “Greats” like Henry Irving and George Bernhard Shaw and She became a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1925. Her Legacy is that her Grand Nephew was the great Actor Sir John Gielgud an Academy award winner who is widely regarded as one of the greatest English actors Britain has produced. Two little Vagabonds Oct 17th Hardie and Von Leer’s Company Sapho Oct 24th Olga Nethersole’s Company A Chinese Honeymoon Oct 31st George Dance’s Company Belle Of New York Nov 7th Ben Greet’s Company Norman V. Norman and Company Under The Red Robe Nov14th, 17th 19th David Garrick Nov 16th Nell Gwyn Nov 15th, 18th Starring Beatrice Wilson A Path Of Thorns Nov 21st Hardie And Von Leer’s Company East Lynne Nov 28th Miss Lilian Dundas and Company On opening night all admission paying Ladies were each presented by miss Dundas and the Theatre management with a cloth bound copy of the book “East Lynne” No Mans Land Dec 5th Frank Boyce The Manager and Lessee of the Grand died on Nov 22nd aged just 47 and the theatre was forced to close after the play “No Mans land” until new management could be found The Grand Theatre re- Moody Manners Opera Company Maritana Dec 26th |
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1905 Moody Manners Opera Company Carmen Jan 2nd Lohengrin Afternoon Jan 4th The Daughter Afternoon Jan 5th Of The Regiment Faust Evening Jan 5th La Traviata Evening Jan 4th Il Trovatore Jan 6th Bohemian Girl Jan 7th Moody Manners Opera Company Cavalleria Rusticana & Jan 9th Pagliacci La Traviata Jan 10th Mignon Jan 11th Maritana Jan 12th Lohengrin Jan 13th Carmen Jan 14th Girl From Kay’s Jan 23rd George Dance’s Company Dahomey Jan 30th Theatre closed from Feb 6th – 13th to install Iron fireproof curtain Mr And Mrs Kendal and Company The Housekeeper Feb 13th, 15th Still Waters Run Deep Feb 14th Les Cloches De Cornville Feb 21st Swansea Amateur Operatic Society If I Were King Feb 27th Frank Fenton’s Company preceded by one act play “The Patriot” Three Little Maids Mar 6th Sapho Mar 13th Annie Bell and Company The Sign Of The Cross Mar 20th William Greet’s Company Sergeant Brue Mar 27th Frank Curzon’s Company The Christian Apr 3rd Wentworth Chokes Company Duke Of Killicrankie Apr 10th Leigh Lovell’s Company Facing The Music Apr 17th Gerald Alexander And Galway Hawley and their Company A Hot Night Apr 24th Milton Ray’s Company Merely Mary Ann May 1st Bright And Maxwell starring Christine Silver F.R Benson’s Shakespearean Company The Merchant Of Venice May 8th, 13th As You Like It May 9th Romeo And Juliet May10th, 13th The Merry Wives May 11th Of Windsor The School For Scandal May 12th Little Mary May 15th Maxwell and Bright’s Company starring George Mudle preceded by one- Beauty And The Barge May 22nd Cyril Maud’s Company preceded by one- The Girl From Chicago May 29th Harry Hare And Company with The Daffodils speciality dancers The Garden Of Lies Jun 5th Louis Calvert presents Renee Renouf Under The Czar Jun 12th Madam Sarah Bernhardt and her Paris Company. Sarah was a famous actress and Courtesan of the time who specialised in tragic roles and was rumoured to have had an affair with Edward VII, the Prince of Wales. She only did one show herself at the Grand however, the Saturday. She apparently claimed that Swansea was a dirty Town. Jane Shore Jun 19th The Shaughraun Jun 26th Dion Boucicault’s Company Nell Gwynn Jul 3rd Max Goldberg’s play The Colleen Bawn Jul 10th Dion Boucicault’s Company Theatre Closed For Summer Break from Jul 17th until Aug 7th The Silver King Aug 7th Polini and Melford’s Company Lucky Durham Aug 14th Wilson Borrah’s play Leigh Lovel, Octavia Kenmore and Company The Idler Aug 21st,22nd ,23rd A Pair Of Aug 24th,25th,26th An Actor’s Pardon Aug 28th Lillian Beszant’s Company When London Sleeps Sep 4th Lester Collingwood’s Company Are You A Mason Sep 11th Charles Macdona’s Company preceded by one- A Wrecker Of Men Sep 18th Watson, Mill’s London Company Beside The Bonnie Briar Bush Sep 25th William Mollison and Durward Lely’s Company Mice And Men Oct 2nd Laurence Holland’s Company A Silent Accuser Oct 9th A Country Girl Oct 16th George Dance’s Principal Company Cousin Kate Oct 23rd Emma And Percy Huchison’s Company preceded by one- A Royal Revenge Oct 30th J.H. Clyndes and Company Norman V. Norman’s Company The Adventures Nov 6th,8th,10th Of Lady Ursula David Garrick Nov 7th, 11th As You Like It Nov 9th Nell Gwynne Nov 11th The Doyly Carte Opera Company The Mikado Nov 13th The Gondoliers Nov 14th,17th Patience Nov 15th Iolanthe Nov 18th The Yeoman Of The Guard Nov 18th The Freedom Of Suzanne Nov 20th Hutchison and Hutchison’s Company starring Beatrice Lindley and Percy Hutchison The Great Awakening Nov 27th Starring Maud Hildyard East Lynne Dec 4th Mrs Bandman Palmer’s company The Throne Of Terror Dec 11th William J. Miller The Days Of Cromwell Dec 18th Bendyn, Liversay and Hardy’s Company Madam Bernice De Pasquali Dec 21st This was listed as a flying one- The Duchess Of Dantzic Dec 26th George Dance’s Principal Company |
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1906 The Cingalee Jan 1st George Dance’s Principal Company Lawrence Brough and Company The Lady Of Ostend Jan 8th The Cruise Of Saucy Sally Jan 11th The Orchid Jan 15th George Dance’s Principal Company Sunday Jan 22nd Louis Calvert and Company starring Jean Mackinlay Sterling The Yeoman Of The Guard Feb 12th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society Mr and Mrs Kendal and Company Dick Hope Feb 19th The Housekeeper Feb 20th The Ironmaster Feb 21st My Cousin Marco Feb 22nd Weedon Grossmith The Breed Of The Tresham Feb 26th Frank Bertram’s Company Oliver Twist Mar 5th Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s Company. It is ironic that sixty- The Earl And The Girl Mar 12th William Greet’s Company The Wearin’ O’ The Green Mar 19th Mr And Mrs Chalmers Mackey’s Company The Walls Of Jericho Mar 26th Arthur Bourchier’s Company The Youngest Of Three Apr 2nd H.F. Maltby and Company Daredevil Dorothy Apr 9th Henry Swinherd’s Company Mr Hopkinson Apr 16th Frank Curzon’s Company The Little Bread Winner Apr 23rd J.A.Campbell’s Company The Price Of Her Soul Apr 30th Shinton And Greenwood’s Company Leah Kleshna May 7th Charles Frohman’s Company Our Boys May 14th, 15th, 19th Caste May 16th, 17th, 18th Preceded by one- The Biggest Scamp On Earth May 21st Frances Delavel and Company Peggy Machree May 28th Claudia Lasell The Manxman Jun 4th Alfred B. Cross and Company The Plucky Nipper Jun 11th Bonwin Carlton’s Company Lost In London Jun 18th Samuel James and Company starring Mabel Lowe The New Clown Jun 25th Frank Bertram’s Company preceded by one- Elster Grime Opera Company Maritana Jul 2nd The Lilly Of Killarney Jul 3rd The Bohemian Girl Jul 4th Carmen Jul 5th La Fille De Madame Angot Jul 6th The Daughter Of Jul 7th The Regiment (mat) Faust (Evening) Jul 7th Miller Anderson’s Company Camille Jul 9th, 12th, 13th Preceded by one- The Old Curiosity Shop Jul 10th, 11th, 14th Leigh Lovell and Octavia Kenmore Sowing The Wind Jul 16th, 17th,18th In The Soup Jul 19th, 20th, 21st A Queen’s Vengeance Jul 23rd Boxing Film Jul 30th A picture reel of the lightweight Championship Of The World between Oscar Nelson and Jimmy Britt from Sep 8th 1905 was shown for six nights, Nelson won in a round 18 KO. Two Little Vagabonds Aug 6th Hardie and Von Leer’s Company The Sin Of Her Childhood Aug 13th J.A. Campbell’s Company Ian Maclaren’s Opera Company Hamlet Aug 20th David Garrick Aug 21st Preceded by one- Othello Aug 22nd The Merchant Of Venice Aug 23rd. Twelfth Night Aug 24th The Merchant Of Venice Aug 25th Hamlet (eve) Aug 25th Mollentrave On Women Aug 27th Mackintosh and Hare’s Company starring E.A. Warburton The Coal king Sep 3rd Polini and Maitland’s Company. Emelie Polini is a famous name in the early history of Women's Rights. She was an Australian Actress who had a successful career in New York and in London. Back in Australia in 1922, she gave birth to a baby girl, Patricia. When the baby was 2 years old Emelie wanted to resume her career and take the baby with her to London. Her husband objected and there was a custody battle in the High Court in Sydney. The judge ruled that normally custody would be given to the mother, but in this case the mother was out earning the family's income and the father was staying at home as a "house husband" looking after the child. He ruled that the mother had "sacrificed her right" to custody of the child because she had chosen to take on the man's role of earning the money. This ruling - The Swiss Express Sep 10th C and F Renad’s Company His House In Order Sep 17th George Alexander’s Company starring Frank Fenton and Auriol Lee The Bauble Shop Sep 24th Henry Arthur Jones’s Company Lucky Durham Oct 1st Edmund Kennedy and Wilson Barrett’s Company The Night Of The Party Oct 8th Weedon Grossmith’s Company When Knights Were Bold Oct 15th James Welch and Company preceded by one- San Toy Oct 22nd Mr Mouillot’s Company The White Chrysanthemum Oct 29th Charles Macdona’s Company Sunday Nov 5th Louis Calvert’s Company Starring Emelie Polini Uncle Tom’s Cabin Nov 12th Charles Harmistan’s Company Public Opinion Nov 19th Hutchison and Hutchison’s Company starring Emma Hutchison All Of A Sudden Peggy Nov 26th From the Duke Of York Theatre in London starring Decima Moore who was an English singer and actress, known for her performances in soprano roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and in musical comedies. She was the youngest of ten siblings (hence, 'Decima'), several of them singers or actors. Her sister, Eva Moore, was the mother of Jill Esmond, the first wife of actor Laurence Olivier. This also starred Lionel Glenister who went on to appear in Tarzan of The Apes on Broadway in 1921 as Lord Greystoke The Streets Of London Dec 3rd Eade Montefiore’s Company Monte Cristo Dec 10th Starring Junius Booth His Majesty’s Guest Dec 17th Fred Karno and Company starring William E. Mathews The Little Michus Dec 24th George Dance’s Company |
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1907 The Walls Of Jericho Jan 7th Arthur Bourchiers Company The Lion And The Mouse Jan 14th Walter Maxwell’s Company The Gondoliers and Trial By Jury Feb 5th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society Brigadier Gerrard Feb 11th Lewis Waller’s Company The Trumpet Call Feb 18th Charles F. Cook’s Company The Private Secretary Feb 25th E.C Stafford’s Company preceded by one- The Sign Of The Cross Mar 4th William Greet’s Company The New Barmaid Mar 11th Alexander Loftus’s Company The Master Builder Mar 18th Lovell And Kenmore’s Company Theatre closed for one week Somebody’s Sweetheart Apr 1st Edward Marris’s Company Boxing Film Apr 8th A picture reel of the lightweight Championship Of The World between Oscar Nelson and Joe Gans from Sep 3rd 1906 was shown for six nights, Gans won after 42 arduous rounds when Nelson was disqualified for a low blow. This fight had gate receipts of $76,000, which was unheard of at the time. The Officer’s Mess Apr 15th W.Penrhyn Forrester’s Company Beside The Bonnie Brier Bush Apr 22nd Sidney Cooper’s Company starring William Mollison Mdlle Lumiere Apr 29th A variety show direct from Albambro Paris, Claudian May 6th William Maclaren and Lily C. Bandman H.F. Maltby and Company May 13th The Youngest Of Three May 13,14,15th Sir George Of Almacks May 16,17,18th The Lady Of Ostend May 20th Lawrence Brough and Company Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company A Marriage Of May 27,28,29th Convenience Still Waters Run May 30,31st Jun 1st Deep A Bunch Of Violets Jun 3rd Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company The Second Mrs Tanquery Jun 10th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company The Tyranny Of Tears Jun 17th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company Captain Swift Jun 24th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company The Glass Of Fashion Jul 1st Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company A Fools Paradise Jul 8th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company The Profligate Jul 15th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company Benefit concert for John Roberts Jul 25th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society The Importance of Being Earnest Jul 29th Monckton Hoffe’s Company preceded by one- Driven From Home Aug 5th Andrew Melville’s Company Lady Windermere’s Fan Aug 12th Monckton Hoffe’s Company preceded by one- The Love That women Desire Aug 19th Carlton Wallace’s Company Are You A Mason Aug 26th Charles Macdona’s Company preceded by Gwen Clifford at the piano The New Housemaid Sep 2nd Swansea Amateur Dramatic Society With benefit for Oswald E. Brooks on the Thursday The Marriage Of Kitty Sep 9th Thomas Sidney And Company preceded by one- The Belle Of New York Sep 16th George Musgrave’s Company The Prince Of Pilson Sep 23rd Baron H. Harris’s Company starring Sophie Harris and Harry Kilburn Leah Kleshna Sep 30th Armitage and Leigh’s Company Catch Of The Season Oct 7th George Dance’s Company John Glaydes Honour Oct 14th George Alexander’s Company Broken Melody Oct 21st Starring Auguste Van Bienne. Born in Holland in 1850 he become a brilliant Cellist and conductor He hit the big time with “The Broken Melody”, first produced at the Prince of Wales's Theatre in 1892, starring himself in the role of the disabled cellist. The piece proved irresistible to the public, and Van Biene ended up playing the part over 6,000 times. Van Biene continued to perform for the rest of his life. In January of 1913 he had been sidelined owing to ill health but travelled to the Brighton Hippodrome to fulfil a January 23 engagement in The Master Musician Midway through his performance, conducted by his son, Van Biene fell back in his chair. The curtain was lowered and he was pronounced dead at the scene– incidentally he was to appear on Mar 1st 1909 at the Swansea Empire in “The Master Musician”. See See Oct 28th George Edward’s Company Mr Ian Maclaren And Company Hamlet Nov 4th Taming Of The Shrew Nov 5th David Garrick Nov 6th The Merchant Of Venice Nov 7th Othello Nov 8th Twelfth Night (mat) Nov 9th David Garrick (Eve) Nov 9th His House In Order Nov 11th George Alexander’s Company The Duchess Of Dantzic Nov 18th Charles Macdona’s Company Lucky Durham Nov 25th Armitage and Leigh’s Company The Walls Of Jericho Dec 2nd Arthur Bourchiers Company Lights Out Dec 9th The Night Of The Party Dec 16th Weedon Grossmith’s London Company The Lion And The Mouse Dec 23rd Walter Maxwell’s Company Mr Popple(Of Ippleton) Dec 30th Charles Macdona’s Company |
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1908 The Christian Jan 6th Wentworth Croke’s Company The Silver King Jan 13th Polini and Melford’s Company A Grand Sacred Concert Jan 26th The 1st Glamorgan Royal Garrison Artillery Band, George Hanney the leader of the band collapsed on stage at this show and died on Feb 4th The Girl From Kays Jan 27th Charles Macdona’s Company Harbour Lights Feb 3rd W.H. Savery and A.S Pigott’s Company starring W.Payne, Minnie Grey and Betty Casalls Grand Sacred Concert Feb 8th W.F Hulley’s orchestra in a charity show for the Mayor’s Benevolent Fund The Little Muchus Feb 10th Charles Macdon’s Company Sherlock Holmes Feb 17th Hamilton Stewart’s Company The Hypocrites Feb 24th Charles Frohman’s Company. Charles Frohman was an American theatrical producer who
at one time employed 700 actors per season in plays he produced. He controlled five
theatres in London, six theatres in New York City and over two hundred throughout
the rest of the US. He died aged 58 on May 7th 1915, a casualty of World War 1, when
the RMS Lusitania was sunk by the U- Monsieur Beaucaire Mar 2nd Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company The Prisoner Of Zenda Mar 9th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company this play was so popular it carried on for three extra nights the following week The Lady Of Lyons Mar 19th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company The School For Scandal Mar 23rd Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company David Garrick Mar 26th Norman Macowen and Violet Sterna’s Company The Gay Gordons Mar 30th Starring Zena Dare A Royal Divorce Apr 6th W.W. Kelly’s London Company Grand Benefit Concert Apr 14th For the benefit of Ivor Walters J.W. Turners Opera Company Faust Apr 17th Maritana Apr 18th Beside The Bonnie Brier Bush Apr 20th William Mollison’s Company starring Evelyn Mcnay The Pirates Of Penzance Apr 27th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society The Dandy Fifth May 4th Clarence C. Corr’s Company Mrs Ponderbury’s Past May 11th Emma Hutchison And Company preceded by one–act play “H Is Landlady” The Gayer Of The Gay May 18th W.W Kelly’s Company Her Son May 25th Desmond M. Raleigh’s Company The Mystery Of Edwin Drood Jun 1st T.Morton Powell’s Company East Lynne Jun 8th Armitage And Leigh’s Company This Never Never Lasts Jun 15th Armitage And Leigh’s Company The Village Priest Jun 22nd Armitage And Leigh’s Company Trilby Jun 29th Armitage And Leigh’s Company Theatre closed from Jul 5th Until Aug 3rd The Midnight Wedding Aug 3rd Alfred Paumier and Walter Howard’s Company Man And Wife Aug 10th Van Biene and Traynor’s Company In The Soup Aug 17th Earnest Dare’s Company E.Oswald Brookes became sole lessee of Swansea Grand Theatre Diana Of Dobson’s Aug 24th Lena Ashwell’s Company Florodora Aug 31st J. Bannister Howard’s Company Leah Kleshna Sep 7th Armitage And Leigh’s Company The Dairy Maid’s Sep 14th Robert Macdonald’s Company Charley’s Aunt Sep 21st Brandon Thomas’s Company You Never Can Tell Sep 28th Taylor, Platt and Trevor Lowe’s Company Miss Hook of Holland Oct 5th George Dance’s Company The Bondman Oct 12th Wentworth Croke’s Company With Edged Tools Oct 19th Armitage And Leigh’s Company The Merry Widow Oct 26th George Edwardes’s Company Irene Wycherley Nov 2nd Monckton Hoffe’s Company Ian Maclaren’s Opera Company Merchant Of Venice Nov 9th Hamlet Nov 12th Romeo And Juliet Nov 13th As You Like It (mat) Nov 14th Othello (eve) Nov 14th The Thieves Nov 16th George Alexander’s Company starring Rupert Lister and Marie Polini preceded by one- Lady Frederick Nov 23rd Hutchison and Hutchison’s Company Starring Mabel Love and Robert Minster Mrs Dot Nov 30th Hutchison and Hutchison’s Company starring Decima Moore The Last Ever appearance of Sir John Hare The Gay Lord Quez Dec 7th Caste Dec 8th A Pair Of Spectacles Dec 9th Ian Maclaren’s Opera Company Henry Of Lancashire Dec 10th Lote Esmond’s Company The Sorrows Dec14,16,17,19th Of Sabia Nana Dec15,18,19th Lovel and Kenmore’s Company A Dolls House Dec 21,24th Hedda Gabler Dec 22nd The Master Builder Dec 23rd Peter’s Mother Dec 8th Hutchison and Hutchison’s Company |
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1909 The New Housemaid Jan 4th E.Oswald Brookes’s Company The Fatal Wedding Jan 11th Percy Williams’s Company The Prodigal Son Jan 18th Wentworthe Croke’s Company Samson Jan 25th Arthur Bourchier’s Company starring Violet Vanbrugh The Cingalee Feb 1st George Edwardes’s Company The Hypocrites Feb 15th Charles Frohman’s Company Raffles Feb 22nd Leonard Coyne’s Company starring Eille Norwood. Norwood was a British actor who spent
most of his screen career playing Sherlock Holmes. From 1920 to 1923 he played Holmes
in forty- The Sins Of Society Mar 1st F.W. Bolam’s Company Edward Terry and Company Sweet Lavender Mar 8,9,10th Liberty hall Mar 11,12,13th The Magistrate (eve) Mar 13th Brewster’s Millions Mar 15th Percy Hutchison’s Company starring Lilian Earle and Cicely Stuckey Butterflies Mar 22nd Harrison Brookbank’s Company The Christian Mar 29th Wentworth Croke’s Company Convict 99 Apr 5th William Mollison’s Company Beside The Bonnie Apr 12,13,16th Brier Bush Merchant Of Venice Apr 14th David Garrick (mat) Apr 17th Julius Caesar (eve) Apr 17th Dorothy Apr 20th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society Message From Mars Apr 26th Mouillot’s Company Arthur Henderson M.P. May 2nd Mass Meeting Stanley James Company My Wife May 3rd The Breed Of The May 6th Thresham’s The Only Way May 7,8th The Flag Lieutenant May 10th Lyn Harding And Sidney Cooper’s Company The Chatelaine May 17th Ian Maclaren’s Comic Opera Company Benefit Concert May 26th A benefit took place for the Comic Opera Company who had their Engagement terminated and had not been paid for the previous month Her Majesty’s Guest May 31st Fred Karno’s Company The Theatre Then Closed until Jul 31st for its summer break Sexton Blake Jul 31st The Stepmother Aug 9th William Holtes and Namie Goodman and Company His Excellency The Governor Aug 16th Earnest Dare And Company Admiral Guinea Aug 23rd H.V Neilson’s Company starring Orlando Barnett Fanny And The Servant Problem Aug 30th Lovel And Kenmore’s Company The Explorer Sep 6th Lewis Waller’s company Our Miss Gibbs Sep 13th George Dance’s Company Horniman’s Company Candida Sep 20,21,23, 25th Cupid And The Styx Sep 22,24th Each performance was preceded by one –act play “The Subjection Of Kezia” Havana Sep 27th George Dance’s Company A Country Mouse Oct 4th J.P Watson’s Company starring Sybil Walsh preceded by one- The Builder Of Bridges Oct 11th George Alexander’s Company With Edged Tools Oct 18th Moody Manners Opera Company Carmen Oct 25th Lohengrin Oct 26th Faust Oct 27th The Masked Ball Oct 28th Tanhauser Oct 29th Maritana Oct 30th An Englishman’s Home Nov 1st Jag and Mann’s Company Man To Man Nov 8th Clifford Down’s Company Somebody’s Sweetheart Nov 15th Under The Red Robe Nov 22nd Diana Of Dobson’s Nov 29th Brewster’s Millions Dec 6th Percy Hutchison’s Company John Glayde’s Honour Dec 13th George Alexander’s Company An Anniversary Concert Dec 20th Benefit for E.Oswald Brooks Her Love Against The World Dec 27th |
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1910 Political Meeting Jan 3rd A Royal Divorce Jan 4th The Merry Widow Jan 10th When Knight’s Were Bold Jan 17th The Dairymaids Jan 24th The Woman In The Case Jan 31st You Never Can Tell Feb 7th The Sign Of The Cross Feb 14th Thro’ The Divorce Court Feb 21st The Dollar Princess Feb 28th The Little Damozel Mar 7th Driving A Girl To Distraction Mar 14th The Luck Of Roaring Camp Mar 21st Ida Molesworth And Mark Blow’s Company The Midnight Wedding Mar 28th The Mikado Apr 4th Swansea Amateur Operatic Society The Little Duke Apr 11th Starring Zena Dare. Zena & Phyllis Dare were sisters and were enormously popular
at the turn of the century. There are more sepia glamour postcards of these two
girls than most other actresses of the period. Zena was hugely popular from 1904
onwards, but she retired from the stage just seven years later, when she married
one of the sons of the famous Viscount Esher. She made a comeback in the late 1920s. Soon
after, Ivor Novello persuaded her to join him in one of his shows and thereafter she
appeared in many of Ivor Novello's shows. She was just as successful in this second
phase of her career - In 1949 she and her sister both appeared in the two year run of Ivor Novello's "King's
Rhapsody" at the Strand. When Ivor died in 1951, Zena announced her retirement, but
was quickly persuaded to make yet another "come- The Private Secretary Apr 18th Tom Jones Apr 25th Those Terrible Twins May 2nd King Edward VII dies on May 6th The Cruise Of The Constance May 9th Drink May 16th Ben- Theatre Closed for a week A Sacred Pictorial Service Jun 5th A performance of “ Their Death In The Submarine” for the benefit of the Grand Stock Company This brought the curtain down on the Management of E. Oswald Brooks Theatre closed from Jun 6th until a grand re- On His Majesty’s Service Aug 1st Starring Andrew Emm also known as Andrew Melville II, the fourth son of Andrew Melville Hush Money Aug 8th Niobe (all smiles) Aug 15th The Silver King Aug 22nd The Speckled Bird Aug 29th A Sherlock Holmes story A White Man Sep 5th Herbert Sheath’s London Company The Greater Love Sep 12th Our Miss Gibbs Sep 19th Leah Kleschna Sep 26th Miss Hook of Holland Oct 3rd Mr Preedy And The Countess Oct 10th Compton Comedy Company Oct 17th She Stoops To Conquer Oct 18th The Road To Ruin Oct 19th School For Scandal Oct 20th A Reformed Rake Oct 21st Davy Garrick Oct 22nd Sherlock Holmes Oct 24th King Of Cadonia Oct 31st Mr Bertram Wallace The Fires Of Fate Nov 7th The House Of Temperley Nov 14th Old Heidelberg Nov 21st The Geisha and A Greek Slave Nov 28th Lord And Lady Algy Dec 5,7,9th The marriage Of Kitty Dec 6,8,10th Theatre closed for the next two weeks Re- The Prince And The Beggar man Dec 26th |
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