Junction, Manchester

Ruby Lee's company opened here on Monday to good business with A Man and Two Women. As a Man Sows in future to be played under new title A Man And Two Women by Nita Rae. Now in second year of Tour two weeks vacation ini twelve months. All star cast including Walter Spinner, Albert E. Bannister, George E. West, Fawcett Lomax, George Baird, Maisie Irene Wright, Lily de Vere, Winifrede Veren, Lydia Lydani, and Ruby Lee. Special scenery. Effective printing and pictorials, thoroughly adapted for once or twice nightly. (The Stage - Thursday 01 June 1916)

The Manchester Evening News, 5 February 1917, advertised Mr. Charles Locke and Company in the latest success, For Motherland, at the Grand Junction Theatre, Hulme, on Monday 5 February 1917 and during the week.

Performed on Monday 17 December, Tuesday 18 December and Saturday 22 December. Twice nightly. 'Honour the man you wed' by Eva Elwes performed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. ('Manchester Evening News', 17 December 1917, p.1)

Advertised in the Manchester Evening News, 2 December 1918. An advertisement for Love, Honour and The Woman in The Stage, 12 December 1918, mentioned ‘enormous success last week' at the Junction Theatre, Manchester.

‘“The Girl Who Changed Her Mind” is cleverly acted by Wilson Benge’s company [at the Junction Theatre]. Mr. Benge displays skill in the rôle of Dennis Royston and Sadie Smith scores with a strong performance of the heroine, Ruth Vallender. They are capably supported’. The Stage, 27 March 1919.

The Stage of Thursday 15 May 1919 listed “Married on Leave” as on tour at the Junc., Manchester on 19 May. The Stage of Thursday 22 May 1919 noted that “Married on Leave” was being staged by Lew Lake that week at the Junction Theatre, Manchester and that ‘the company are excellent’.