I recently bought a piece of Greenwood theatrical ephemera which I have never seen before in the sixteen years I have been looking out for such things. It is a large double-sided blue flyer for a production of his play at the Grand Theatre, Doncaster in November 1936, and is indeed quite a grand flyer,… Continue reading New Article: The Doncaster Flyer for Love on the Dole
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New Article: Love on the Dole and the Three Thieves (the Garrick Theatre, 6-7 February 1935)
This new piece is about a curious incident when three would-be thieves hid in the Garrick Theatre at the close of an evening performance, and after sleeping in the manager's office attempted in the morning to break open the three safes containing the takings from Love on the Dole, which was playing to full houses… Continue reading New Article: Love on the Dole and the Three Thieves (the Garrick Theatre, 6-7 February 1935)
New Article: ‘The Federal Players Play Love on the Dole at the Civic University Theatre, Syracuse NY, with a Full Music Programme and a ‘Community Song Fest’ (September 10-13, 1936) *
2MBEENC Love on the Dole, Syracuse, NY, 1936. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.… Continue reading New Article: ‘The Federal Players Play Love on the Dole at the Civic University Theatre, Syracuse NY, with a Full Music Programme and a ‘Community Song Fest’ (September 10-13, 1936) *
New McGill Dole Postcard!
I have previously discussed two Donald McGill comic postcards about the dole which I rather admired. I have now found another McGill 'commentary' on the dole which I admire less. However, it does mean that McGill drew and marketed at least four comic ('comic'?) designs about the dole during the 1930s. See Section 4.3 in… Continue reading New McGill Dole Postcard!
New Article – ‘Walter’s Theme Song?: ‘It’s the same the whole world over’ (1933, 1935, 1937)
The sub-title to Greenwood (and Arthur Wragg's) important short story collection of 1937, The Cleft Stick, is a song-title - but I have only just realised this after working on Greenwood for fifteen years! Moreover, Greenwood refers to the same song three times in his work - in the novel of Love on the Dole… Continue reading New Article – ‘Walter’s Theme Song?: ‘It’s the same the whole world over’ (1933, 1935, 1937)
