Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
3 May 1915 The Man Who Stayed At Home Professional
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The Stage, 6 May 1915, listed The Man Who Stayed at Home (Taylor Platt) as On Tour from 3 May at the Royal, Stockport.
2 Aug 1915 S'Hush Unknown
28 Feb 1916 Mary from Tipperary Professional
1 May 1916 The Soldier Priest Professional
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Reviews: Matthew H Glenville and Co.
22 May 1916 Home Once More Professional
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‘Miss Emma Litchfield’s company, in “Home Once More” [at the Theatre Royal, Stockport]. The cast includes Mr. S. P. Goodyer-Kettley, Mr. Fred A. Morley, Mr. Lionel Balmont, Mr. Tom H. Solly, Mr. A. B. Lyons, Mr. Charles Edwards, Miss Ena Newham, Miss Lillie Livesey, and Miss Emma Litchfield’. The Era, 24 May 1916.
19 Jun 1916 Somewhere A Heart Is Breaking [The Coward Who Made Good] Professional
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The Stage, 22 June 1916, noted that Somewhere A Heart Is Breaking was On Tour from 19 June at the Royal, Stockport,.
26 Jun 1916 Joy - Sister of Mercy Professional
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L Eykyn, who Elwes married in 1925, acts and Elwes is leading lady.
23 Dec 1916 Aladdin Unknown
12 Mar 1917 The Enemy In Our Midst Professional
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The Era, 14 March 1917, listed The Enemy in our Midst (Carlton Wallace’s) as On The Road from 12 March at the T.R., Stockport.
9 Jul 1917 Within Our Gates [For Motherland] Professional
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Noted in The Era, 11 July 1917.
5 Nov 1917 Always Welcome Professional
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When Miss Emma Litchfield’s company advertised Always Welcome in The Stage, 1 and 8 November 1917, the address for the week beginning 5 November was the T.R., Stockport.
12 Nov 1917 His Last Leave Professional
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Advertised in the Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser, 9 November 1917, to be performed by Will Glaze’s company.
4 Mar 1918 For Those in Peril on the Sea [A Son of the Sea] Professional
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The Stage, 28 February and 7 March 1918, listed A Son of the Sea as On Tour from 4 March at the Royal, Stockport.
25 Mar 1918 Blackmail [The Voice on the 'Phone] Professional
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The Stage, 28 March 1918, listed The Voice on the ‘Phone as On Tour from 25 March at the R., Stockport.
17 Jun 1918 Back From Overseas Professional
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It is The Broken Trail that is listed as on tour at the R., Stockport from 17 June in The Stage, 13 and 20 June 1918. See the 'narrative' section for a suggestion that Back From Overseas was performed at Nuneaton this week and that The Broken Trail was performed at Stockport by another company.
24 Feb 1919 The Luck Of The Navy Professional
23 Jan 1920 The Freedom of the Seas Professional
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Performed for the week by Brasher's company.