Great War Theatre

Examiner of Plays' Summary:

A well-meant little sketch, showing how John Bull and his wife have tea together, discuss the war, receive a cheery note from a son at the Front, and another to say their son Jack in the navy has been killed, and how they invest in War bonds and give to War Charities.

Licensed On: 31 Jul 1918

License Number: 1705

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British Library Reference: LCP1918/14

British Library Classmark: Add MS 66196 I

Performances

Date Theatre Type
5 Aug 1918 Tivoli, New Brighton Unknown Licensed Performance
26 Aug 1918 Empire, Garston Professional
30 Sep 1918 City Varieties, Leeds Professional
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Performed by Sydney and Melbourne.
25 Nov 1918 Regent Theatre, Yarmouth Professional
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'Sydney and Melbourne ... present 'Mr. and Mrs. John Bull at Home' their latest comedy, a patriotic interlude, original in conception and the only one of its kind on the British Stage.' (Yarmouth Independent, 23 November 1918)