Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
7 Dec 1914 The Woman Who Wouldn't Unknown
13 Jul 1915 Would You Believe It? Unknown
18 Oct 1915 Married Midst Shot And Shell [The Bride of the Battlefield] Professional
10 Jan 1916 Home Once More Professional
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When Miss Emma Litchfield’s company advertised Home Once More in The Stage, 6 January 1916, the address for the following week was the Theatre Royal, Breck Rd., Liverpool.
27 Mar 1916 The Enemy In Our Midst Professional
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When G. Carlton Wallace’s companies advertised The Enemy in our Midst in The Era, 22 and 29 March 1916, the address for communications for this week was the T.R., Breck Road, Liverpool. And when Norman Overton, the heavy lead in The Enemy in our Midst (250th performance), inserted a theatrical card in The Stage, 30 March 1916, his address was the T.R., Liverpool.
3 Apr 1916 The Woman Pays - Back Professional
1 May 1916 The Slacker Professional
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The Era, 26 April 1916, advertised The Slacker: next week, T.R., Liverpool.
6 Jun 1916 Should a Woman Forgive? Unknown
19 Jun 1916 His Mother's Rosary Professional
3 Jul 1916 As A Man Sows Professional
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(The Stage - Thursday 31 August 1916)
4 Sep 1916 The Unmarried Mother Professional
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The Era, 30 August 1916, listed The Unmarried Mother as On The Road from 4 September at the T.R., Liverpool. Similarly The Stage, 31 August and 7 September 1916.
2 Oct 1916 Mother’s Sailor Boy Professional
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Performers: Dot Stephens Company
7 May 1917 The Soldier Priest Professional
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Performers: Matthew H Glenville and Co. Other acts on bill: "Daddy's Girl"
14 May 1917 Bow Belles Unknown
1 Dec 1917 His Wife’s Good Name Unknown
31 Dec 1917 His Mother's Rosary Professional
8 Apr 1918 Inside the Lines Professional
13 May 1918 His Last Leave Professional
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When F. E. Chabot, of Will H. Glaze’s company, advertised in The Stage, 16 May 1918, for theatres for His Last Leave (‘Twelfth month of Tour’), his address was the T.R., Liverpool.
27 May 1918 The Girl Who Changed Her Mind Professional
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The Stage, 30 May 1918, listed The Girl Who Changed Her Mind as On Tour from 27 May at the R., Liverpool. [But N.B.: The Liverpool Echo, 27 May 1918, advertised Oh, I Say! at the New Theatre Royal, Birkenhead.]
17 Jun 1918 Girl Mother Professional
1 Jul 1918 Love's Young Dream Unknown
5 Aug 1918 For Those in Peril on the Sea [A Son of the Sea] Professional
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The Stage, 8 August 1918, listed A Son of the Sea as On Tour from 5 August at the R., Breck Road, Liverpool.
11 Nov 1918 On Leave For His Wedding Professional
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The Stage, 14 November 1918, listed On Leave For His Wedding as On Tour from 11 November at the R., Liverpool.
25 Nov 1918 The Queen and The Knave Professional
13 Jan 1919 14 Days Leave Professional
27 Jan 1919 The Love Child Professional
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Ernest R. Abbott's usual ‘theatres wanted’ advertisement for Neither Wife Nor Maid, Sapho and The Sins Of The Rich in The Stage, 6 February 1919, mentioned that Neither Wife Nor Maid ‘paid its first visit to Liverpool Jan 27. A record week at the T.R.’.
10 Mar 1919 14 Days Leave Professional