£37.50
Date 22/02/1932
Liverpool Shakespeare Theatre – Variety Show – 1932
An original variety theatre programme from the Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, dated 22 February 1932, with a bill including W C Barnes, Clement Minns, Hutton Convers, Renne & Godfrey, Cissie Hughes and Howard Rogers.
Variety bills like this offered comedians, singers and speciality acts in a single evening. A nice example of old theatre programmes from Liverpool’s variety stage in the depths of the Depression years.
| Production | Variety Show |
|---|---|
| Venue | Shakespeare Theatre – Liverpool |
| Cast | W C Barnes – Clement Minns, Hutton Convers – Renne & Godfrey, Cissie Hughes – Howard Rogers. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, rusted staple removed
Did you know?
- By 1932 many variety theatres were competing with the new ‘talkie’ cinemas, and some were converted to show films.
- Liverpool was one of the great centres of variety, producing a long line of comedians.
- Variety bills were typically performed twice nightly, a pattern known as ‘twice nightly variety’.
SKU: T02514
