Panto Pictures From 1949

The last post for 2013 comes all the was from Australia... sent in from Joe and showing his wife to be as a young girl in Pantomime in 1949. Lovely pictures, great costumes and sets.

OVER TO JOE: Some photos of my wife, Jean Wilde, for the Hydonian blog site.  Maybe someone knows others who were in these pantomimes.  Panto was held in the church hall in Gee Cross.

Jean Wilde (aged about 8) is kneeling in front row, fourth from the right.

Same panto - Jean Wilde is sitting in front row, second from right. 

Jean and I moved to Australia in 1964 with our two daughters and settled in Canberra.

Cheers and happy new year,

Joe Wilde

UPDATED 03/01/14

From Eric In New Zealand

On second photo reading from the Right on back row they are: Jean Goddard, Cora Wilson, Marjorie Bennison, ?, ?, ?, Dorothy Newton, ?, Margaret Morris,  Joan Stafford, Joan Wimpenny, Marjorie Baddeley, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.

Happy New Year To One And All

Thank you for sticking by us, and putting up with the last few months, I cannot see the blog being done on a daily basis in the near future... I personally have not the time or inclination to carry on as before , but will post at least once a month. I do check the emails but cannot answer them all.. What I must do in the New Year is to show a few of the comments I had to block, these comments have gradually got worse.... some I could not publish as they are horrid, nasty and some even downright filthy. I do hope the people/person responsible can move on next year.. What a shame this year as to end on such a matter... but these comments have taken the toll on us and we ask ourselves at times 'Why Bother'...  Lets hope this time next year our final post as a much happier tone to it.

Tom  

Coming to a theatre near you...

Here is an invite to all our readers, from Stuart Green.....

  

Laughter fans everywhere are invited to a great evening of entertainment and comedy in Hyde. The Laurel and Hardy themed night takes place on Saturday 20^th October at 7.30 at The Festival Theatre Hyde.

‘The Men Behind the Movies’ a talk by Chris Coffey, gives an insight into the background and history of Laurel and Hardy. Probably many things you didn’t know! Then in the second half Andrew Craig Shepherd takes to the stage with his critically acclaimed one-man play ‘The Fiddle and the Bow’. Andrew captures Stan and Ollie’s mannerisms superbly in this wonderful play charting their rise to fame.

 

Andrew Craig Shepherd

Theatre Royal Onward are holding the event as a promotion evening for the Theatre Royal in Hyde. The group are delighted that their prime objective has been achieved - that the Theatre Royal building, once threatened with demolition, has been saved. The high standard of work carried out on the theatre by the owner means the building is now secure from decay and retains many of its original and wonderful Edwardian features.

TRO spokesperson said “We have a vision of a multi-use future for the theatre, like so many other old theatres being brought back into use with great success around the country. Community and business use would attract people into the town creating social and economic capital. It would breathe new life into Hyde town Centre and our Options Appraisal confirms multi-use is feasible”.

Tickets for the show at £6 and £5 concessions are available from Chris Hamer on 0161 368 8771.