Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
23 Jan 1928 Nurse And Martyr Professional
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The Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, Saturday 21 January 1928, advertised at The Palace the following week the ‘welcome return of Cissie Langley & Co. who will Present an entirely New Series of High-class playlets as follows:- Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Nurse Cavell, Martyr. Thursday only, The Tainted Woman … Friday and Saturday, Only a Dream’. Also: ‘The rapt attention with which the audiences at the Palace Theatre last evening followed the playlet “Nurse Cavell, Martyr,” testified to their appreciation of the efforts of Cissie Langley and company ... The playlet, “The Tainted Woman” is to be presented on Thursday, and “Only a Dream” on Friday and Saturday, and there is to be a complete change of picture programme’ (Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, Tuesday 24 January 1928).
28 Jun 1929 Nurse And Martyr Professional
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The Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, Saturday 22 June 1929, advertised at The Palace (‘West Hartlepool’s popular cine-variety theatre’) ‘Special attractions for next week on the stage. Welcome return of the popular Cissie Langley & Co. in a repertoire of High-class Playlets’: on Monday and Tuesday, The Vengeance of Li Fang Foo; on Wednesday, Her Mother’s Rosary; on Thursday, The Trail of Shame; and on Friday and Saturday, Nurse and Martyr. Also: the Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, Thursday 27 June 1929, advertised at the Palace Theatre On Friday Her Mother’s Rosary and on Saturday, Nurse Cavell Martyr.