Great War Theatre

Address: Falkirk, UK

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
N/A A Sabbath Weel Spent Unknown
26 Jul 1915 Saved By Wireless Professional
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Performed by Gilbert Heron and company.
13 Dec 1915 Among the Missing Professional
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Falkirk Herald Saturday 11 December 1915 ELECTRIC THEATRE. MONDAY, December 13, and during the Week. DAVID CLYDE & CO. in Intense Dramatic Episode AMONG THE MISSING. Falkirk Herald Wednesday 15 December 1915 ELECTRIC THEATRE. TO-NIGHT and during the Week. DAVID CLYDE A CO. in an Intense Dramatic Episode, AMONG THE MISSING Falkirk Herald Saturday 18 December 1915 Electric Theatre, Falkirk Undoubtedly the “turn” of the evening is the dramatic episode, David Clyde and Co., entitled “Among the Missing.” The artistes, who are three in number, sustain their allotted parts in thoroughly efficient manner, and the performance is thoroughly enjoyed all.
29 Jan 1917 ‘Twixt Laughter and Tears Professional
19 Mar 1917 The Hun Professional
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Performed for the full week.
2 Jul 1917 Wullie Professional
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Performed from 2 to 7 July inclusive. Others on the same bill included: Knight & Everett - in their inimitable absurdity "Two of Irish", Gwennie Morgan - The eccentric dancer with the saxophone, Special Dramatic Pictures - Mon/Tues/Wed - A Short Snappy Topical Drama "Everybody's Business", "The Fantastic" Episode 13 The Spy and the Submarine, Thurs/Fri/Sat " The Purple Domino" Episode 7 A Race For Freedom, "The Victim" Three-part Drama (see 'Falkirk Herald' 1 July 1917)
12 Nov 1917 Billets Unknown
25 Feb 1918 Nurse And Martyr Professional
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‘One of the finest war sketches will be produced at the Electric next week. It is entitled “Nurse and Martyr,” and will be enacted by Miss Cissie Langley and Company. The scene is laid in a nursing home in Brussels, and shows how a brave nurse sacrificed her life to the call of duty' (Falkirk Herald, 23 February 1918). The Falkirk Herald, 27 February and 2 March 1918, reviewed the entertainment at the Falkirk Electric Theatre that week which included various pictures and variety acts. In addition, ‘Powerful pathos is presented in the war sketch, “Nurse and Martyr.” Presumably it is written round the heroic death of Nurse Cavell, and while it brings out in apt fashion the brutality of the German officer, in strong contrast it portrays the heroic deeds of the brave nurses who in Flanders and elsewhere to-day are sacrificing comforts and risking everything in their humane endeavours to alleviate the sufferings of friend and foe alike ... That the parts are faithfully and capably portrayed is manifest by the demonstrative manner in which each artiste is received by the audience’.
17 Jun 1918 What Is It? Unknown
21 May 1934 The Black Sheep Of The Family Professional
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‘A departure is made from revue at the Electric Theatre next week, and a series of dramatic entertainments will be given in succeeding weeks. The Walter Chapman’s Northern Repertory Players have been booked, and for the first three days of the week they will present that well-known drama, “The Black Sheep of the Family,” while on Thursday night and until the end of the week, the play “Why Girls Go Wrong,” will be performed. The series of dramatic shows which will be given will be a greatly appreciated change which will be welcomed by the patrons, and the attendances during the summer months are bound to be up to the average’ (Falkirk Herald, 19 May 1934). The author of the play is not named, so there is no certainty that it was Gladys Hastings Walton, but no other play with the same title was licensed by the Lord Chamberlain’s Office.