Great War Theatre

Palace Theatre, London

Address: London, UK

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
N/A The Rajah's Ruby Unknown
N/A Airs And Graces Unknown
N/A What Are We Coming To? [What we are coming to] Unknown
N/A Henry-Him of Eight Unknown
N/A The Man Who Stayed At Home Unknown
N/A Bric A Brac Unknown
N/A A Fair Treat Unknown
N/A The Under-Ware Case (Bric-a-Brac) Unknown
N/A A Cautionary Tale To Be Added To 'Hullo America!' Unknown
N/A The English Revolution Unknown
21 Dec 1914 The Frenchwoman Professional
4 Jan 1915 The Frenchwoman Professional
21 Jan 1915 Sexton Blake On The East Coast Professional
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Performers: Carlotta De Yonson (Actress), Chas Gulliver (Booked on production)
1 Feb 1915 The Frenchwoman Professional
8 Feb 1915 The Frenchwoman Professional
9 Mar 1915 The Passing Show of 1915 Unknown
21 Jun 1915 The Frenchwoman Professional
9 Aug 1915 The Frenchwoman Professional
4 Oct 1915 The Passing Show Unknown
24 Mar 1916 An Appeal Unknown
12 May 1916 The Popular Novelist Unknown
22 May 1916 Dressing a Venus Unknown
21 Aug 1916 We’re All In It Unknown
2 Oct 1916 His Mother's Rosary Professional
9 Oct 1916 His Mother's Rosary Professional
28 Oct 1916 Vanity Fair Unknown
16 Feb 1917 A Strange play Unknown
5 Mar 1917 The Frenchwoman Professional
21 Jun 1917 Airs And Graces Professional
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The revue ran at The Palace until 29/9/1917 when a new version was written for touring. See https://www.greatwartheatre.org.uk/plays/script/2273/. Performers and creatives on the London production included: Alfred Butt (producer), Lionel Monckton and Herman Finck (music), Gertie Millar (dancer and singer), Betty Balfour (singer), Grace Leigh, John Humphries (humourist and playing the part of Old Bill), Frederick Bentley, Donald Calthrop, Jan Oyra (dancer), Rose Campbell, Fred Groves, Palace Theatre Girls. For more information see reviews in the 'Globe', the 'Sheffield Daily Telegraph', and the 'Sportsman' on 22 June 1917.
6 Nov 1917 A Night at an Inn Unknown
14 Jan 1918 The Woman of Louvain Professional
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Performed by: Mary Mayfren Other variety acts on bill
6 May 1918 Very Good Eddie Unknown
23 Dec 1918 The Boy Comes Home Professional
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‘I went into the Palace yesterday afternoon for a second glimpse of “Hullo, America!” There have been some changes of late. Mr. Billy Merson succeeds Mr. Stanley Lupino - and very funny he is, too. Then there is an excellent topical scene - “The Boy Comes Home” - by Mr. A. A. Milne’ (Daily Mirror, Tuesday 24 December 1918). The Hampstead News, 16 January 1919, mentioned that Owen Nares was particularly successful playing 'the returned officer, anxious to get back to the ordinary business of life'. It seems reasonable to assume that he played the part until he left the cast of the revue on 8 February 1919.
30 Dec 1918 The Frenchwoman Professional