Great War Theatre

Address: Carlisle, UK

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
14 Apr 1915 The Man Who Stayed At A Hotel Professional
28 Oct 1915 In Time of War Professional
8 Nov 1915 The Day Before The Day Professional
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Cecile Barclay and Rupert Lister’s companies advertised in The Stage, 11 November 1915, for a character comedian and a light comedian for The Day Before the Day and Repertory: This week HMT, Carlisle; next, TR, North Shields'.
1 May 1916 His Mother's Rosary Professional
28 Aug 1916 The Little Grey Home In The West Professional
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The Era, 30 August 1916, listed The Little Grey Home in the West as On The Road from 28 August at H.M.T., Carlisle. An advertisement inserted by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vaughan’s company for ‘Mrs. F. G. Kimberley’s Great Play’ The Little Grey Home in the West in The Stage, 7 September 1916, mentioned: ‘All Dramatic Records broken at Carlisle’.
25 Sep 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, 20 and 27 September 1916, the address for communications for this week was Her Majesty’s Theatre, Carlisle.
13 Nov 1916 Home Once More Professional
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The Era, 8 and 15 November 1916, listed Home Once More as On The Road from 13 November at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Carlisle. And when Miss Emma Litchfield’s company advertised Home Once More in The Stage, 9 and 16 November 1916, the address for the week beginning 13 November was Her Majesty’s Theatre, Carlisle.
1 Jan 1917 The Man Who Stayed At Home Professional
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The Era, 27 December 1916, listed The Man Who Stayed at Home (Blue) as On The Road from 1 January at H.M.T., Carlisle; also The Stage, 4 January 1917. 'The Taylor Platt Company (Blue) of “The Man Who Stayed at Home” played to very good business at Carlisle last week, Mr. George Howard playing the part of Christopher Brent as before' (The Era, 10 January 1917).
26 Feb 1917 The Enemy In Our Midst Professional
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The Era, 21 February 1917, listed The Enemy in our Midst (Carlton Wallace’s) as On The Road from 26 February at Her Majesty’s, Carlisle.
23 Apr 1917 After The War Professional
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(The Stage - 26 April 1917)
6 Aug 1917 His Last Leave Professional
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When F. E. Chabot advertised in The Stage, 9 August 1917 for a ‘good Heavy Man for Military Part (Captain Saltaire)’ in His Last Leave his address was Her Majesty’s, Carlisle.
13 May 1918 For Those in Peril on the Sea [A Son of the Sea] Professional
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The Stage, 9 and 16 May 1918, listed A Son of the Sea as On Tour from 13 May at H.M., Carlisle.
10 Feb 1919 Seven Days Leave Professional
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Cast including: Hilliard Vox, Millicent Hallat, Hugh Montgomery and Letty Paxton.
27 Oct 1919 General Post Professional
12 Jan 1920 The K.C. Professional
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‘Rex Gerard and company are fulfilling a week’s engagement with “K.C.” and “Cook.” The excellent company met with a hearty reception on Monday in the first-named piece, providing a performance of high artistic merit ... “Cupid in Hospital” [by J. Sackville Martin] preceded the main piece, and is also acted in clever fashion’. The Stage, 15 January 1920.
19 Jan 1920 The Freedom of the Seas Professional
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Performed by Robert Brasher's company for the week. Cast included: Robert Brasher (actor), Olivia Glynn (actress), Charlton Hutchinson (actress). "A feature is the capital character-study by Charlton Hutchinson of the captain." (Stage, 22 January 1920)
19 Apr 1920 Nurse Benson Professional
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The Stage, 15 April 1920, listed Marie Löhr’s Co. as On Tour in Nurse Benson from 19 April at the H.M., Carlisle.
11 Jul 1927 The Man Who Stayed At Home Professional
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Performed for the week. 'The play proves to have so much vitality as to suggest that war dramas have been too hastily placed on the shelf' (The Stage, 14 July 1927)
1 Aug 1927 Seven Days Leave Professional
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Performed by the Stock company with Julian Courtville and Cyprian Hope in the cast.
7 Jan 1935 A Kiss For Cinderella Amateur
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The Penrith Observer, 31 December 1934, advertised that Barrie’s A Kiss for Cinderella would be performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Carlisle, on 7-12 January 1935, in aid of the Boys’ Brigade (Carlisle Battalion), by Mr. Lionel Lightfoot’s Company.