Great War Theatre

Address: London, UK

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
N/A Mrs Mason's Alibi Unknown
7 Sep 1914 The Spy [The Spy Peril] Professional
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'A sketch apporpriate to the moment, excellently written and played, and just the right length [...] held the attention of the audience throughout on the first production at the Metropolitan on Monday, and was loudly applauded at curtain fall.' (The Era, 9 September 1914)
21 Dec 1914 Secret Service Unknown
17 May 1915 The Beauty Doctor Unknown
11 Oct 1915 The Empty Sleeve Unknown
6 Mar 1916 The Rat Unknown
6 Mar 1916 The Novelty Minstrels Professional
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(The Stage - Thursday 09 March 1916)
6 Nov 1916 The Day After Unknown
1 Feb 1917 Pictures of the Year Professional
19 Feb 1917 In the Dark Unknown
16 Jul 1917 Maid Of France Professional
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Performed by Miss Scialtiel (Joan of Arc), Norman Page (British Tommy), A Harding Steerman (French soldier), Henry Baynton (officer). A review in The Stage commented that the play was 'excellent work [and] staged in a striking manner' (19 July 1917).
29 Oct 1917 The Woman of Louvain Unknown
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Performed by: Mary Mayfren and company Other acts on the bill:Variety acts: Cashmore's Circus, The Mullaney Bros in "On and Off", Lotto, Lilo and Lotto, Tambo and Tambo, Jose Baptisti, Arthur Slater, Marjorie Ayling
15 Jul 1918 What a Swizz Unknown
22 Jul 1918 A Cushy Job Professional
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‘After a successful round of the provinces and the outlying halls, Captain Baer’s sketch, A Cushy Job, comes to the Metropolitan on Monday’ (The Stage, 18 July 1918). ‘The bill [at the Metropolitan] is completed by Captain Baker and company, who secure many laughs with the recruiting burlesque A Cushy Job’ (The Stage, 25 July 1918).
29 Jul 1918 A Wife's Dilemma Professional
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The Kensington Post, 28 June 1918, advertised at the Metropolitan, Edgware Road, from Monday 29 July a bill that included Constance Drever, with no other information about her. Also the Marylebone Mercury, 27 July 1918.
18 Nov 1918 The Pacifist Professional
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The Harrow Observer, 15 November 1918, advertised for the following week ‘George Pickett and Co., including Willie Rolls, Dorothy Wilmer in “The Pacifist”’.