Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
27 Aug 1917 The Tainted Woman Unknown
27 Aug 1917 The Tainted Woman Professional
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Performed alongside 'Nurse and Matyr'
27 Aug 1917 Nurse And Martyr Professional
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The Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer, 25 August 1917, advertised at the Grand Cinema, Evesham, for the week commencing 27 August, the ‘welcome return visit of Cissie Langley & Co. Monday & Tuesday (by special request) Nurse Cavell, Martyr. Wednesday & Thursday, The Golden Butterfly. Friday & Saturday, The Tainted Woman’. Various pictures would be shown throughout the week.
16 Feb 1920 The Love Child Professional
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‘Next week Mr. Ernest R. Abbot’s Company, which includes the charming actress, Miss Ada Abbot, will give three plays at The Cinema [Evesham], “Passions” and “Neither Wife nor Maid” by Ada G. Abbot, and “Sappho,” depicting life in Paris’ (Evesham Standard and West Midland Observer, 14 February 1920). An advertisement in the Evesham Standard and West Midland Observer, 14 February 1920, showed that Ernest R. Abbott’s company would perform The Passions on Monday-Wednesday, Sapho on Thursday and Friday and ‘the Great Problem Play’ Neither Wife Nor Maid on Saturday.