Theatre Royal, Huddersfield

Also on bill: The Attack Performers: Cecile Barclay, Rupert Lister

The Era, 10 November 1915, listed The Man Who Stayed at Home (Vedrenne and Eadie) as On The Road from 15 November at the T.R., Huddersfield. Also The Stage, 11 November 1915.

The Era, 7 March 1917, listed The Man Who Stayed at Home (Red) as On The Road from 5 March at the T.R., Huddersfield. ‘E. Taylor Platt presents “The Man Who Stayed at Home”‘ at the Theatre Royal, Huddersfield (The Era, 7 March 1917).

The Stage, 23 August 1917, published an advertisement by Winifred Maude seeking a capable carpenter or baggage man, capable of small parts: contact Theatre Royal, Huddersfield. The Stage, 9 and 16 August 1917, listed Winifred Maude’s company as On Tour from 23 August at the Royal, Huddersfield.

Performed for one night as part of a week's repertoire by the company.

It is uncertain if and on what days Blanco Posnet was performed. The Leeds Mercury, 31 March 1928, reported: ‘A two weeks’ season of Bernard Shaw’s plays will be given by The Macdona Players at the Theatre Royal. Huddersfield, starting on Monday, April 16th. The two weeks’ programme will be made up to suit the wishes of playgoers, who are invited to name the plays they most wish to see from the following:- “Pygmalion,” “Man and Superman,” “The Doctor’s Dilemma,” “Fanny’s First Play,” “Major Barbara,” “The Devil’s Disciple,” “You Never Can Tell,” “The Man of Destiny,” “Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” “Candida,” “John Bull’s Other Island,” “Overruled,” “Arms and the Man,” “How He Lied to Her Husband,” “Getting Married,” “ The Dark Lady of the Sonnets,” “The Philanderer,” “Widowers’ Houses,” “ The Shewing Up of Blanco Posnet,” “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion”’.

Performed by the Denville Players.