Lyceum Theatre, Newport

The Era, 10 November 1915, listed The Man Who Stayed at Home (Taylor Platt) as On The Road from 8 November at the Ly., Newport. Reported in The Stage, 11 November 1915.

‘Emma Litchfield presents her drama, “Home Once More” [at the Lyceum, Newport] and gives a charming and sympathetic impersonation of [Mary] Lorraine. Conrad E. Stratford is a manly Geoffrey Forrester, Edith Giddings is excellent as Richmond. Geoffrey Chate is successful as Eric Lorraine, Lionel Balmont is capital as Aubrey Neilson, Lily Livesey is a lively and vivacious Yorke [sic - Yvette] D’Arville. Tom H. Solly and Wm. Barrett as Jack Adeson [sic - Anderson] and Barney McChree provide much humour’. The Stage, 1 March 1917.

‘“His Last Leave” is proving an attraction’ at the Lyceum, Newport (The Stage, 17 April 1919). And Will Glaze’s Tours advertised His Last Leave in The Stage, 24 April 1919, claiming: ‘Last week, at Lyceum, Newport, Monday worst night'.

When Arthur Rosebery advertised in The Era, 30 April 1919, for theatres for For Sweethearts and Wives, his address was the Lyceum Theatre, Newport.

‘“Tails Up” is playing to crowded houses ([at the Lyceum, Newport, Mon.] In the cast are Jack Leopold, Bert Monks, Edwin Adeler, Leslie Ward, Phil Golding, Will Nixon, Clairette Ruane, Hilda Simpson, Marie Brian, Phillis Beadon, and Essie Brett’. The Stage, 12 June 1919.

Cast including Josset Ellis, T. Charles Conlon, Hugh Montgomery, Hugh Selwyn, and Lydia Mannington.

Performed for one night by Henry Baynton (actor), alongside 'Waterloo' by Arthur Conan Doyle.