The Naughty Nineties Company will be presenting THREE music hall themed shows this Autumn/Winter. Dates and venues as follows:
5 November – Blackfriars Settlement (flyer shown below)
19 November – The Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square
10 December – Blackfriars Settlement
All shows start at 2pm. Door Donation £5.
Blackfriars Settlement, 1 Rushworth Street, London SE1
The Mary Ward Centre, 42 Queen Square, London WC1
Join us to celebrate the life of the internationally-renowned actor/comic/impressionist & opera singer, Joan Turner. Actor/Author/Comic/Singer David Benson hosts a deliberately-excessive celebration of La Turner’s ‘best bits’ covering the six decades, during which she developed and shared her unique talent with fans – who, loyally, stayed with her through thick and thin.
Click here for YouTube link to trailer.
Tickets for the 7:30pm performance on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at The Water Rats, 328 Grays Inn Road, King’s Cross, London, WC1X 8BZ are available from Ticketsource here
Singer-storyteller Matthew Crampton (and BMHs member) has a new show called Have a Banana! It’s a fun evening which asks the big questions: Why are some old songs, especially music hall classics, still potent today? Why do humans crave singalong? And what is it about bananas?
But mostly it’s a show of bad jokes and lots of singalong. Come sing chorus medleys from the music hall, gospel and World War One. Enjoy in full some classics such as The Man on the Flying Trapeze and With Her ‘Ead Tucked Underneath Her Arm plus little-known treats such as Strolling Down the Strand.
Woven through the singalong are fascinating facts. Back in 1910, for example, there were three million pianos in Britain, one for every 15 people, so Saturday night saw singing down every street. Plus big questions: How do you create a comic song? Is syncopation the enemy of singalong?
NOTTINGHAM, Poppy & Pint, Pierrepont Road, West Bridgford, NG5 5DX
Sat 22 October, 7.30pm Tickets https://www.wegottickets.com/event/552737
ELY FOLK CLUB, Arkenstall Village Centre, 7 Station Road, Haddenham, CB6 3XD
Wed 16 November 7.30pm. Tickets http://www.elyfolkclub.co.uk/
LONDON WATER RATS, 328 Gray’s Inn Road, Kings Cross WC1X 8BZ
Sun 27 November, 7.30pm Tickets https://www.wegottickets.com/event/556045/
Lots more information about Matthew at https://matthewcrampton.com/
Our friends at the Derby and Nottingham Music Hall Association are hosting a Zoom talk on Thursday 27th October 2022 at 7.30pm and BMHS members are invited to join the talk.
‘Youth Takes A Bow’ – The legendary 1939 stage show and an in depth tribute to one remarkable lady, Nottingham’s very own MARY NAYLOR – TOB star on Radio & TV, in Revue, & Variety. A Lady Ratling, now living in California where Mary Naylor – Kodell is celebrating her 96th year (and who will be joining the Zoom talk).
Please contact Trevor Lee for the link if you would like to join the Zoom. Email: trevorlee572@gmail.com
Visit the beautiful Hoxton Hall for tours, talks and performances at their forthcoming open days. See the flyer below for details or check Hoxton Hall’s website here
“If you fancy it …”
The British Music Hall Society will be commemorating and celebrating the life of Marie Lloyd, Queen of Comedy on 7th October 2022, 100 years to the day since she took her final curtain and in the same church where her funeral was held.
Marie Lloyd was a titan of the Victorian Music Hall and at one point was paid more than any other performer in the country. Originally from Hoxton, she never forgot her roots and was extremely generous to those less fortunate than herself.
So popular was she that when she died almost 100,000 people from all walks of life lined the streets to bid her farewell; it was believed that it was the biggest funeral London had seen since the death of Wellington.
The memorial service will involve participants from the worlds of showbusiness and academia who have one thing in common – a love and respect for the greatest Music Hall star of her generation. Some of Ms Lloyd’s descendants will also be in attendance. Parts of the original funeral service will be augmented (of course) with a few music hall songs.
Date: Friday 7th October
Time: 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Venue: St Luke’s Church, Kidderpore Avenue, Hampstead NW3 7SU
For further information: contact@britishmusichallsociety.com
Notes to editors:
This month’s Music Hall Show by the Lissenden Players at the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institute
in Pond Square, Highgate is on WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19th 2022. Doors open 7.30 pm for 8 pm start. Admission £8 at the door.
In the cast: Sue Yager, Pamela Mundy, Syd Maddicott and Racker Donnelly with Paul Kenealy in the Chair and Derek Marcus at the piano.
More details about the Lissenden Players here
The London Light Music Group is holding their October meeting at the Lancaster Hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London W2 on Sunday 9th October 2022.
The event includes presentations including recordings. For further information, see the London Light Music Group website here
There will be a special presentation featuring the composer and pianist Robert Docker. His daughter Beverley and son Eric will be in conversation with Tony Clayden discussing his life and work, and a selection of his compositions and arrangements will be played, many of which were specially written for BBC broadcasts.
BMHS member Anthony Wills will mark 100 years of BBC Wireless with a presentation of music and laughter, including excerpts from a Missing Believed Lost recording of a Gala Concert with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz, presented by Richard Stilgoe, with special guests Peter Skellern and Maryetta Midgley.
Between 1860 and 1940 Holborn was at the heart of the London’s music scene. The Holborn Empire was amongst the most popular theatres in the city and its stars were household names. Join the Good Companions for a musical romp through Holborn’s colourful and dramatic history, with rousing, singalong performances of the era’s classic songs.
This is part of the Bloomsbury Festival and is not a BMHS event but organised by The Good Companions.
Tickets: £12 (£10) Book online: https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/events/the-story-of-holborn-and-its-music-halls-in-10-songs/
Saturday 15th October, 8pm
Sunday 16th October, 3pm
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