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Charles Penrose (entertainer)
Charles Penrose (born Charles Penrose Dunbar Cawse; 11 November 1873 – 17 November 1952) was an English music hall and theatre performer, and later radio comedian, who is best known for his unusual comic song " The Laughing Policeman". He was born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, the son of a master watchmaker and jeweller. Early life He initially followed his father into the jewellery trade, but enjoyed such success with his innovative laughing songs at local concert parties that he was invited to join a theatrical tour at the age of 18. His theatrical career took off, and he appeared in music hall and the West End. One of his most successful performances was in '' Tonight's the Night'' at the Gaiety Theatre, London in 1914–15. Penrose married architect's daughter Harriet Lewcock in 1899. Performing career It was his second wife, songwriter Mabel Anderson, 26 years younger than he was, who became his most important collaborator. In 1922, Penrose made the first recording of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Laughing Policeman (song)
"The Laughing Policeman" is a music hall song recorded by British artist Charles Penrose, published under the pseudonym Charles Jolly in 1922. It is an adaptation of "The Laughing Song" by American singer George W. Johnson with the same tune and form but different subject matter, first recorded in 1890. "The Laughing Song" In 1890, George W. Johnson started his recording career in the fledgling phonograph industry, and one of the songs he recorded was "The Laughing Song". The song features Johnson in the persona of a "dandy darky" who laughs in time to the music. Singing with laughter in time to the music has been heard in songs since "''L'éclat de rire''" or the "Laughing Song" in the 1856 opera ''Manon Lescaut'' by Daniel Auber, and Johnson's song showed clear influence from that tradition. Johnson's "Laughing Song" proved highly popular with the public, and it was ranked number one on the reconstructed pop chart for ten weeks from April from June 1891. Johnson was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight's The Night (1914 Musical)
''To-Night's the Night'' is a musical comedy composed by Paul Rubens, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank and Rubens, and a book adapted by Fred Thompson. Two songs were composed by Jerome Kern. The story is based on the farce '' Les Dominos roses'' by Alfred Hennequin and Alfred Delacour. The musical was produced by George Grossmith, Jr. and Edward Laurillard and directed by Austen Hurgon. It opened at the Shubert Theatre in New York on December 24, 1914. It then was produced at the Gaiety Theatre in London, opening on April 18, 1915 and running for a very successful 460 performances. Grossmith starred in the piece with Leslie Henson. Grossmith told ''The New York Times'' that the musical was the first Gaiety Theatre Company production presented in New York before opening in London. Roles and original cast *Montagu Lovitt-Lovitt – James Blakeley *Henry (His Nephew) – Leslie Henson *Pedro (A Tango Teacher) – Max Dearly *Robin Carraway – Vernon Davidson *Alphonse (Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Eyes Of London (film)
''The Dark Eyes of London'' is a 1939 British horror film produced by John Argyle and directed by Walter Summers, and starring Béla Lugosi, Hugh Williams, and Greta Gynt. The film is an adaptation of the 1924 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace. The film is about a scientist named Dr. Orloff who commits a series of murders for insurance money, while periodically disguising himself as the blind manager of a charity to further his scheme. It was released in November 1939 in Britain, where it became the first British film to receive the "H" rating meaning "Horrific for Public Exhibition" (persons aged 16 or above will only be admitted). It was released in the United States in 1940 by Monogram Pictures under the title ''The Human Monster''. Plot In London, Dr. Orloff (Bela Lugosi) runs a life insurance agency where he loans money on his customers' policies. Scotland Yard begins finding bodies in the Thames River, all of them insured by Orloff with the Dearborn Home for the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save A Little Sunshine
''Save a Little Sunshine'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Dave Willis, Pat Kirkwood and Tommy Trinder. Plot After he is sacked from his job, Dave Smalley buys a share in a hotel, but has to resort to working there when all other financial schemes fail. His girlfriend Pat however, comes up with the idea of turning the property into a smart restaurant, and business takes off beyond all expectation. Cast Production The film was based on the play ''Lights Out at Eleven'' by Armitage Owen. It was made by Welwyn Studios, an affiliate of ABC Pictures, at their Welwyn Garden City Studio. The songs "Save a Little Sunshine" and "Nothing Can Worry Me Now" were composed by Noel Gay. Willis and Kirkwood made a further film together in 1939 - '' Me and My Pal'', also at Welwyn. Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Derelict (film)
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Boys Will Be Girls
The Honeytraps was the 'girl band' featured in the 2006 reality TV show ''Boys Will Be Girls'', aired on E4. The programme starting by auditioning male singers (who'd all been in bands before) for a brand new band, to be managed by Olivier Behzadi - ex - Head of A&R Sony Music Intl and Nathan Moore, ex-lead singer of Brother Beyond. It was only once the final four had been selected that the twist was revealed. They were being given the task of trying to pass themselves off as a girl band. One of the four (Marvin Humes of former group VS, now JLS) backed out at this point and was not replaced. At the end of the series, the band recorded a cover version of the A Flock of Seagulls' track, "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)", which was never released in the stores, but reached a respectable #23 on the UK Download Chart in May 2006. Since the series ended, Spencer has worked as a TV presenter, took part in the Eurovision Song Contest with a specially reformed Scooch, play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreams Come True (1936 Film)
''Dreams Come True'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Frances Day, Nelson Keys and Hugh Wakefield. The film is based on the 1924 operetta ''Clo-Clo'' by Franz Lehár and Bela Jenbach in an English adaptation by Bruce Sievier. It was made at Ealing Studios.Wood p.89 It was one of many operetta films made during the decade. Cast * Frances Day as Ilona Ratkay * Nelson Keys as Anton * Hugh Wakefield as Albert von Waldenau * Marie Lohr as Helen von Waldenau * Frederick Bradshaw as Peter * Morris Harvey as Waldemar * Arthur Finn as Manager * Minnie Rayner as Dresser See also * ''The World's in Love ''The World's in Love'' (German: ''Die ganze Welt dreht sich um Liebe'') is a 1935 Austrian comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Mártha Eggerth, Leo Slezak and Ida Wüst. It is based on the operetta '' Clo-Clo''. The film's set ...'' (1935) References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling The Tune
''Calling the Tune'' was a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Reginald Denham and Thorold Dickinson and starring Adele Dixon, Sally Gray and Sam Livesey. It was based on a play written by the Irish MP and novelist, Justin Huntly McCarthy first published in 1913. It was made at Ealing StudiosWood p.85 The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul. Cast * Adele Dixon as Julia Harbord * Sally Gray as Margaret Gordon * Sam Livesey as Bob Gordon * Eliot Makeham as Stephen Harbord * Donald Wolfit as Dick Finlay * Clifford Evans as Peter Mallory * Lewis Casson as John Mallory * Ronald Simpson as Bramwell * H. F. Maltby as Stubbins * Robb Wilton as Jenkins * Reginald Forsyth as Himself * Charles Penrose as Himself * George Robey as Himself * Students of the R.A.D.A. as Themselves * Sir Henry Wood as Himself * Pat Fitzpatrick as Boy * Cedric Hardwicke Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was an Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimes Of Stephen Hawke
''The Crimes of Stephen Hawke'' is a 1936 British historical melodrama film directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter as the nefarious Stephen Hawke - who masquerades as the 'Spine-Breaker'. It also features Marjorie Taylor, D. J. Williams and Eric Portman. It was made at Shepperton Studios, with sets designed by Philip Bawcombe. This is the third of Tod Slaughter's film outings, billed as a 'new-old melodrama'. In the introduction Slaughter appears in person, in a BBC studio, where he describes with relish his murderous activities in his two previous films: ''Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn'' (1935) and '' ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'''' (1936). In the film Slaughter plays a seemingly kindly money-lender who dotes on his daughter Julia. He has however a double life as the notorious 'Spine-Breaker', Victorian England's most maniacal serial killer. His nefarious activities are eventually detected by his daughter's suitor Matthew Trimble, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon For Three (1935 Film)
''Honeymoon for Three'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Stanley Lupino, Aileen Marson and Jack Melford. It was made at Ealing Studios.Wood p.86 The film's sets were designed by J. Elder Wills. It was the first film Lupino made after leaving British International Pictures and trying his luck as an independent producer. When returning home drunk from a night out a young man (Lupino) accidentally finds himself in a woman's (Marson) flat where he passes out. Before he make his escape in the morning they are discovered by their parents and a passing policeman and forced to marry. They go through the ceremony but plan to go to California to get a divorce, and set off on their "honeymoon" along with her real fiancée (Melford). However during the journey she gradually begins to change her loathing of him. Cast * Stanley Lupino as Jack Denver * Aileen Marson as Yvonne Daumery * Jack Melford as Raymond Dirk * Robert English as Herbert Denve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Beatrice Hospital
The Princess Beatrice Hospital was a London hospital located in Earl's Court, which operated from 1887 to 1978, latterly as a maternity hospital. History The hospital was founded in 1887 as part of the celebrations of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, and originally called the Queen's Jubilee Hospital. It was a small hospital of 14 beds, serving local people in need. It was renamed several times in the early 20th century: * 1907 - Kensington General Hospital * 1909 - Kensington and Fulham General Hospital * 1921 - Kensington, Fulham and Chelsea Hospital. In 1930, the hospital was rebuilt by Aston Webb and Son to a design by Maurice Webb, and renamed in honour of Princess Beatrice, who laid the foundation stone. Her son, the Marquess of Carisbrooke, was President of the Hospital. The new hospital had up to 100 beds. From 1971, it operated as a dedicated maternity hospital. It closed in 1978. Location The hospital was located on corner of the Old Brompton Road and Finb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927). The service provides national radio stations covering the majority of musical genres, as well as local radio stations covering local news, affairs and interests. It also oversees online audio content. Of the national radio stations, BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Live are all available through analogue radio ( AM or FM (with BBC Radio 4 LW on longwave) as well as on DAB Digital Radio and BBC Sounds. The Asian Network broadcasts on DAB and selected AM frequencies in the English Midlands. BBC Radio 1Xtra, 4 Extra, 5 Sports Extra, 6 Music and the World Service broadcast only on DAB and BBC Sounds, while Radio 1 Dance and Relax streams are available only online. All of the BBC's national radio stations broadcast from bases in London and Manchester, usually in or near to Broadcasting House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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