Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
17 Apr 1916 The Love Child Professional
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Ernest R. Abbott inserted a brief notice in The Stage, 20 April 1916: ‘Own Co. Victoria T., Kettering; next Victoria T., Kettering’. ‘Mr. Ernest R. Abbott’s company presents ‘Sapho” and “Neither Wife nor Maid”’ at the Victoria Theatre, Kettering (The Era, 26 April 1916).
21 Oct 1918 On Leave For His Wedding Professional
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The Era, 16 October 1918, listed On Leave For His Wedding as On The Road from 21 October at the Vic. T., Kettering. Similarly The Stage, 17 and 24 October 1918. Edward F Furneau’s Personal Company advertised Clifford Rean’s On Leave For His Wedding in The Stage, 17 October 1918: ‘The greatest of all military plays. Can follow other Military Plays and break records. The most humorous trench scene ever written. The Bombardment of the Cathedral. (The talk of every Town.) … The most consistent money maker on the road … This, T.R., Stratford, E.; next, Victoria Theatre, Kettering.
26 May 1919 For Sweethearts and Wives Professional
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The Stage, 22 and 29 May 1919, listed For Sweethearts and Wives as On Tour from 26 May at the Vic., Kettering.