Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
N/A Woman Power Unknown
N/A The Girl and the Blackguard Unknown
N/A Queen of my Heart Unknown
5 Jul 1915 The Love Child Professional
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Advertisements inserted by Ernest R. Abbott in The Stage, 1 and 8 July 1915, seeking theatres for 'The Love Child', give his address for this week as the Palace, Battersea.
17 Jul 1915 The Hun Unknown
30 Aug 1915 The Brand Of The Rosary Unknown
23 Oct 1915 Rough Night Unknown
28 Feb 1916 The Unmarried Mother Professional
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The Stage, 2 March 1916, listed The Unmarried Mother South) as On Tour from 28 February at the Pal., Battersea.
3 Mar 1916 My Wife's Baby Unknown
14 Aug 1916 The Black Sheep Of The Family Professional
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The Era, 16 August 1916, listed The Black Sheep of the Family as On The Road from 14 August at the Palace, Battersea, presumably with Arthur Hinton's touring company.
23 Oct 1916 Home Once More Professional
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The Era, 18 and 25 October 1916, listed Home Once More as On The Road from 23 October at the Pal., Battersea. And when Miss Emma Litchfield’s company advertised Home Once More in The Stage, 19 October 1916, the address for the following week was the Palace, Battersea.
20 Nov 1916 The Wife With Two Husbands Professional
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The Era, 15 and 22 November 1916, listed The Wife With Two Husbands as On The Road from 20 November at the Pal., Battersea.
26 Mar 1917 The Girl and the Blackguard Professional
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The entire comedy is written in the story, and at each of the three performances on Monday the laughter lasted from tree to five minutes after the curtain had fallen on the first part. Proprietors, Managers, and Agents should take an early opportunity of seeing this production. (The Stage - Thursday 29 March 1917)
18 Jun 1917 Always Welcome Professional
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When Miss Emma Litchfield’s company advertised Always Welcome in The Stage, 14 and 21 June 1917, the address for the week beginning 18 June was the Pal., Battersea.
17 Sep 1917 We're All in It Unknown
11 Mar 1918 Across the Sands of Time Unknown
13 May 1918 Married on Leave Professional
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This performance (theatre and start date) is included in a list of previous performances of “Married on Leave” in The Stage of Thursday 1 August 1918.
11 Nov 1918 Beware! Germans Professional
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This appears to have been the only production of the play.
11 Apr 1921 For Sweethearts and Wives Professional
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‘A packed house gave Arthur Rosebery’s play “For Sweethearts and Wives” a hearty reception on Monday [at the Battersea Palace]. The piece is full of interest, and its dramatic situations appeal greatly to audiences' (The Era, 13 April 1921).