£37.50
Date 25/10/1943
Liverpool Shakespeare Theatre – Variety Show – 1943
An original wartime variety programme from the Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, dated 25 October 1943.
The bill features the John Tiller Girls, Percy Garside, Yorkshire comedian Albert Modley, the Bonita Sisters and Delya, the classic mix of dancing, comedy and speciality acts.
Wartime programmes were printed on rationed paper and few survive, making this a nice piece of Liverpool theatre memorabilia for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Variety Show |
|---|---|
| Venue | Shakespeare Theatre – Liverpool |
| Cast | The John Tiller Girls, Percy Garside – Albert Modley, Bonita Sisters – Delya |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, nof
Did you know?
- The Tiller Girls were founded by John Tiller in the 1890s, and his precision troupes became famous worldwide.
- Albert Modley was a much-loved Yorkshire comedian, known for his catchphrase ‘Eeh, isn’t it grand!’.
- Paper rationing in the Second World War meant many theatre programmes of the period were reduced to just a few thin pages.
SKU: T02062
