Programme, signatures of cast members
War Log Archive
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Programme, signatures of cast members
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Action takes place in home of Mrs Stanley in a small town in Ohio.
Act I, A December morning
Late afternoon: a week later
Act II, Another week has passed: Xmas Eve
Act III, Scene I. Xmas morning
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Costumes: Settings
The Empire Staff
Produced by Sid Emerick
Music: ‘Ginger Strong’ & his Waits
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The Man Who Came To Dinner (CADS)
Dear Dave I shall always associate you with one of the happiest incidents of my life – being behind bars did nothing to lessen it – that hectic, happy, carefree production of “The Man Who Came to Dinner” in which you, in a great performance, carried the role of Sheridan Whiteside with ease, conviction and polish. For spontaneity, gaiety & satisfaction it will linger longer than any other. Thank you, Dave, for an experience long to be remembered.
Sincere good wishes for the future
Charles Phelps 26/4/45
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Excerpt from write up in “The Camp” POW newspaper
Barretts of Wimpole Street, A Stalag IVB CADS Production
Superlatives are so often used in describing POW productions, that it is difficult to convey a truthful impression of the CADS’s presentation of this well know play. Probably the finest and most expressive tribute paid to this remarkable piece of work was the fact for the whole of the fourteen days run, upwards of 500 people sat each afternoon in the sweltering heat of a non-airconditioned theatre when they might have been attending the multifarious sporting attractions….
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Barretts of Wimpole Street (CADS)
The Camp Amateur Dramatic Society Presents
The Barretts of Wimpole Street By Rudolf Besier
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Inside of programme
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You can’t take it with you
By Moss Hart and George Kaufman
“Well Sir, here we are again” – Act III
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Produced by Sid Emerick
At the Empire Theatre, Stalag IVB
By Moss Hart and George Kaufman
You can’t take it with you!
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Cast in order of appearance
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“You Can’t Take it With You” CADS
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“The Petrified Forest” CADS
This time John Eastwood and I had a crack at producing.
“The Women” CADS
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Typical Nazi household
Russians on the mat[?]. Get the confident smiles on the “Herrenvolk” at the back!
One of the propaganda barracks for POWs!
The first three Luftwaffe guards we met who took us to Berlin after capture!
Serbs on roll call
Billie[?]. Lennie and myself in Piccadilly. Behaving like free men!
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The Old Man and Fatty themselves
Coming back from a foraging expedition a week after liberation, we found the Russians rounding up SS men in a large wood. There were five SS men. Two were promptly shot before us & the remaining three were being beaten up. Having stripped them and turned out their pockets the Russians shot them too. This picture came out of one of their pockets. It is an authentic snap since the serial number stamp appears on the back. The rest of the boys refused to walk home with me in case, on being stopped & searched we should be suspected of being pro-Nazi by any slow witted Russian soldier!
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Gunnery School, Evanton, Scotland
“Scotty” (reargunner) and myself 77 Squadron Elvington
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Dear Mr Cleary
I was so delighted to receive your letter last week and to hear that you were doing The Man who came to dinner even with the whiskers! I hope it was a big success. I have given your letter to Equity who I thought might be able to help you about the play situation more than I could … you are more than welcome to any of mine but don’t feel any of the would be of the slightest use; in any case I hope you won’t have to choose many more and will be home soon.
Here all is expectantcy and the theatre rather marking time trying to be ready for the peace market and waiting for the playwrights to show up, there is a sad dearth of them. I don’t know if you have ever tried to write one and if I am speaking to a dramatist you must excuse me but if not why don’t you have a shot at it and just supposing you were over there a few more months it might help to pass the time. I should be delighted to help in any way I could. Meanwhile I remain with all my best wishes.
Your exceedingly grateful
Robert Morley
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Muhlberg on Elbe, July 44 H Simpson
This is to authorize the bearer to wear a beard for theatrical purposes until July 9.7.44
Chit from Hauptman Konig to wear a beard for Man who came to dinner July ‘44
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Theatre Francais programme, stop off in Paris on way home
Le Theatre Francais presente
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Les eleves
Millet, Sorriaux, Mahe, Gausson, Pautrel, Legris, Meunier
Orchestre
Direction
Andre Relin…
