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Betty Jumel
Betty Jumel (5 May 190114 October 1990) was a British variety hall entertainer and actress. Early life Betty Jumel was born Amy Ada Beatrice Grimshaw in Fairhaven, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire in 1901. She was only 10 years old when she made her first stage appearance, alongside her father Harold Jumel, who toured an act round the music halls entitled ''The Four Jumels''. Her father taught her to sing and dance, as well as how to best throw her voice – almost from her infancy. When the family disbanded before the First World War, the young Betty Jumel joined her father's double act, in which her main role was to play the piano, dance and sing. Fairly pretty and very small for her age, Jumel made the most of her youthful look and often wore a lace dress and ringlets during performances – which completed her girlish features. When her father enlisted, Jumel became a soubrette working in end-of-pier variety shows in the North of England. On her own With already a wealth of ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Evans
Norman Evans (11 June 1901 – 25 November 1962) was an English stage and radio comedian, best remembered for his sketches and programmes entitled "Over the Garden Wall". Biography Evans was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, and started his working life as a commercial traveller, while also taking part in amateur dramatic groups. He gained a local reputation for his after-dinner speeches, and decided to become an entertainer, initially appearing at local functions and concert parties. In 1934 he was reportedly discovered by fellow Rochdale entertainer Gracie Fields, though in fact he had already been seen by impresario Oswald Stoll. He had his first London appearance alongside a young Betty Driver, and gained a place on national variety tours, where he was an immediate success.Roy Hudd and Philip Hindin, ''Roy Hudd's Cavalcade of Variety Acts'', Robson Books, 1998, , p.54-55 According to writer Michael Kilgarriff, his "broad boisterous comedy and warmth of personality swift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Leno Jnr
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible **Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan **Danel, the hero figure of Ugarit who inspired stories of the biblical figure * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public transpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cup-tie Honeymoon
''Cup-tie Honeymoon'' is a 1947 British film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Sandy Powell (comedian), Sandy Powell. It was the first film to be made at the Dickenson Road Studios by the Mancunian Film Corporation in 1947 . Plot summary A business man's son has to choose between playing for his father's team and their rivals in a football match. He does the right thing and romantically impresses his father's secretary. Cast * Sandy Powell (comedian), Sandy Powell as Joe Butler * Dan Young as Cecil Alistair * Betty Jumel as Betty * Pat McGrath as Eric Chambers * Violet Farebrother as Mary Chambers * Frank Groves as Jimmy Owen * Joyanne Bracewell as Pauline May * Vic Arnley as grandad * Harold Walden as himself * Barry K. Barnes as grumpy customer * Pat Phoenix as Mrs. Butler (credited as Patricia Pilkington) * Bernard Youens as coalman (uncredited) * David Edwin Vivian Coker Callan as policeman Production Filmed in Rusholme, Manchester, much of the shooting took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under New Management
''Under New Management'', also known as ''Honeymoon Hotel'', is a 1946 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Nat Jackley, Norman Evans and Dan Young. The screenplay concerns a chimney sweep inherits a hotel and calls on a number of ex-army friends to staff it. The film was one of a number of films at the time dealing with the contemporary issue of demobilisation following the end of the Second World War.Mundy p.115 Plot Chimney sweep Joe (Norman Evans) inherits a dilapidated hotel which, with the help of former army chums as staff, he starts to turn around. A pair of devious property developers however, attempt to buy the hotel from him, knowing that the land is due to be redeveloped, and to increase in value when an airport is built nearby. Cast * Nat Jackley - Nat * Norman Evans - Joe Evans * Dan Young - Dan * Betty Jumel - Betty * Nicolette Roeg - Brenda Evans * Cavan O'Connor - the Strolling Vagabond * Michael Taylor - Reg Allen * Tony Dalton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demobbed (1944 Film)
''Demobbed'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Norman Evans, Nat Jackley, Gus McNaughton and Dan Young. It was written by Roney Parsons and Anthony Toner from an original story by Julian Cantor and Max Zorlini. Plot A group of demobbed ex-soldiers find work at a company that makes scientific instruments. When things start to go missing, Norma, a company secretary, enlists their help in tracking down the thieves. Cast * Norman Evans as Norman * Nat Jackley as Nat * Dan Young as Dan * Betty Jumel as Betty * Tony Dalton as Billy Brown * Jimmy Plant as Graham * George Merritt as James Bentley * Fred Kitchen as Black * Arthur Hambling as Curtis * Gus McNaughton as Capt. Gregson * Marianne Lincoln as Marianne * Anne Firth as Norma Deane * Neville Mapp as John Bentley * Webster Booth as himself * Anne Ziegler as herself * Sydney Bromley as BBC announcer * Kay Lewis as Norman Evan's partner * Freddie Watts as landlord of the Red Lion * Edgar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Morgan
Terence Ivor Grant Morgan (8 December 1921 – 25 August 2005) was an English actor in theatre, cinema and television. He played many "villain" roles in British film but is probably best remembered for his starring role in the TV historical adventure series ''Sir Francis Drake''. Biography Terence Morgan was born in Lewisham, London, the eldest child of Frederick Rowland Morgan, a "manipulative surgeon" (i.e., a bonesetter) and Muriel M Morgan (née Grant). His uncle was the character actor Verne Morgan. From 1932 to 1937, he attended Ewell Castle School, Epsom. On leaving school, his first job was as a shipping clerk at Lloyd's of London, at a salary of £1/week. He left after winning a scholarship to RADA, graduating in 1942. On leaving RADA, he was called up into the Army's theatre unit, but after two years was invalided out (with claustrophobia), and went into rep. On 23 March 1947, he married actress Georgina Victoria Symondson (known professionally as Georgina Jumel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Evans
Elliot Evans (born 19 December 1995) is an English teen pop singer who reached the semi-finals of the third series of ITV variety show ''Britain's Got Talent'', singing with his parents Estelle and Giles and young sisters Georgia and Olivia as family singing group Good Evans. He released his debut single, " I'll Be There", on 9 November 2009 as part of the Voice In a Million' project. He was born in Coventry, West Midlands, England. History ''Britain's Got Talent'' In January 2009, the group auditioned for the third series of the ITV television show Britain's Got Talent. For their audition, they performed I'll Be There by Jackson 5. The audience gave the family a standing ovation but Simon had a few words of advice for the group. He said that whilst he loved the kids singing he was put off by Estelle's and particularly Giles' vocals. He advised them to take a smaller role in the act and let the children perform. The other judges agreed. They received three yes votes and were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary . It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the last week of Lent, before Easter, as Holy Week, which in Western Christianity begins on Palm Sunday (marking the entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem), includes Spy Wednesday (on which the betrayal of Jesus is mourned), and contains the days of the Easter Triduum including Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. In Eastern Christianity, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. Christmas Day is observance of Christmas by country, observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western world, Western society. Christmas celebrations in the Christian denomination, denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical day starting at sunset, a practice inherited from Jewish tradition, and based on the Genesis creation narrative, story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day." Many churches still ring their church bells and hold Christian prayer, prayers in the evening; for example, the Nordic Lutheran churches. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Powell (comedian)
Albert Arthur Powell MBE (30 January 1900 – 26 June 1982), known as Sandy Powell, was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase "Can you hear me, mother?" He first said this in a theatre in Coventry. Fifty years later, deciding he needed a rest from the business (he planned a cruise around the world with his wife, Kay White), he again said it in a Coventry theatre, for the last time. Early life Born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, in 1900, he attended White's school in Masbrough, where he helped his mother (stage name of Lily le Maine) to put on a marionette show. At age nine, she put him in a velvet suit with a lace collar and he went on stage and sang. After he left school he became a music hall entertainer, often wearing a kilt in the guise of a Scottish comedian. During this part of his career he was associated with the singer Gracie Fields, and released several records where he collaborated with her. Stage and recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Hay
William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film '' Oh, Mr Porter!'' (1937), made by Gainsborough Pictures, is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many comedians have acknowledged him as a major influence. Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer. Early life Hay was born at 23 Durham Street in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. He was one of two sons and three daughters of William Robert Hay (1859–1920) and his wife, Elizabeth (1859–1910) (née Ebden). When Will Hay Jr. was less than a year old the family moved to Lowestoft in Suffolk. By his late teens, Hay had become fluent in Italian, French and German and secured employment as an interpreter. Career Early career Hay decided to become an actor when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
