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) *
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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)
New Article – Grocers and Chippies: Walter Greenwood’s Small Shopkeepers (1933-1967)
It is a curious thing but the characters in Love on the Dole do not seem to buy much food - indeed there is pretty light reference to shops in the novel, yet in Greenwood's short story collection, The Cleft Stick, largely written before the novel but published after it, there are some major stories… Continue reading New Article – Grocers and Chippies: Walter Greenwood’s Small Shopkeepers (1933-1967)
Music Clips added to Love on the Dole: the Musical (1970)
With the kind help and permission of Stewart Nicholls, the director of the 1995 Woking revival, I've now been able to add further material to this article, including the original Nottingham Playhouse Programme and music clips featuring six key songs from the 1995 production CD. Readers might therefore like to revisit the piece which can… Continue reading Music Clips added to Love on the Dole: the Musical (1970)
Walter Greenwood: Not Just Love on the Dole 