Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
N/A Babes in the Wood Unknown
7 Oct 1915 Armageddon Professional
4 Sep 1916 Theodore & Co Unknown
25 Mar 1918 Julyann Professional
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Performed 25-30 March 1918 by cast including Moya Mannering and H. V. Esmond. It was described by the Liverpool Echo as 'is a light-hearted sample of war economy, for the author. Sara Jeanette Duncan, has attempted to make a little go a long way, with the result that her material is spread thin in places, and is somewhat lacking in those durable qualities which promise a long and lucrative existence.' (26 March 1918)
24 Oct 1918 The Burgomaster Of Stilemond Professional
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Performed on 24, 25 and 26 October 1918.
29 Sep 1919 The Burgomaster Of Stilemond Professional
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Performed as part of a series of plays this week.
14 Jun 1920 Nurse Benson Professional
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‘Very good comedy fare is provided at the Royal Court Theatre, this week, by Miss May [sic] Lohr’s principal company in “Nurse Benson,” a four-act production, the work of R. C. Carton and Justin Huntly McCarthy. It might be considered that as “Nurse Benson” is essentially a comedy of war-time it would now be deemed entirely out of date. That is to some extent the case but not wholly so and in the representation given by Miss Lohr’s company on Monday night, there was much to applaud, and the audience appeared well satisfied with the fare provided for them, for there are occasions on which very considerable merriment is occasioned' (Birkenhead News, 16 June 1920). ‘“Nurse Benson” owes a great deal of its popularity to the artist who happens for the time to be the fascinating masquerader, and in the present instance its debt to the player is a heavy one. Nothing could be more graciously sweet than the performance of Hazel Jones as Lady Gillian, the charming “imposter” of the real Nurse Benson' (The Stage, 17 June 1920).
4 Aug 1930 The Luck Of The Navy Professional