Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds

Fred Little's company

Performers: Dot Stephens Co

An advertisement in the 'Bury Free Press' on 30 March 1918 announced ‘for one night only’ that evening, Will H Glaze’s company in Clifford Rean’s 'When The Joy Bells Are Ringing', ‘a drama of saints and sinners … First Performance on any Stage, prior to production in London’.

Advertised in the Bury Free Press, 6 April 1918: ‘Mr. Will H. Glaze’s Company, under the direction of F. E. Chabot, presents the most Realistic Play of the times:- “His Last Leave,” By Clifford Rean’. Also: ‘During this latter half of the week, Mr. Will H. Glaze’s Company is presenting the topical play, “His Last Leave.” A good house assembled for the first performance last night, and the audience thoroughly enjoyed the play. The company is a talented one, and the leading characters are all in strong hands. The play will be presented again to-night (Friday) and to-morrow night, when full houses should be the order’. Bury Free Press, Saturday 13 April 1918.

‘The holiday attraction at the Theatre Royal was the topical revue, “Deliver the Goods,” which was presented on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings The company was a good one. and included the popular London actor-author, Mr Leonard Mortimer. The revue was well staged and was quite a success. It dealt with the perplexing times in which we live today, and it was quite an enlightening and instructive performance’. Bury Free Press, 25 May 1918.

The Bury Free Press, 1 February 1919, advertised at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, on Monday-Wednesday, 3-5 February, the ‘Return Visit of the Popular Actor, Edward F. Furneau and Company, in the greatest of all Military dramas, On Leave For His Wedding by Clifford Rean, Author of “His Last Leave”’. Rean’s ‘Lest We Forget’ would be performed on Friday-Saturday, 6-8 February.

Presented by Inez Howard's company

The Bury Free Press, 2 April 1921, advertised at the Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds, on Monday-Thursday, 4-7 April, Hettie Gale and the original London company in The Silent Watch, with For Sweethearts and Wives, ‘the great naval and military drama … as played by this company over a 1000 times’, on Friday and Saturday, 8 and 9 April.

Presented by Inez Howard's company on Monday, Tuesday and Weds (9-11 January)

One night only, presented by special request by Dudley Stuart and Gerald Alexander.