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Music Hall entertainers in the 1910s and 1920s
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sospiri
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Hi KatW,
And welcome to the Forum. One good site to start with is:- http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/AboutMusicHall.htm
The British Library Newspaper Archive at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ is free to search, but you can't look at anything without a subscription, but it is a good investment. As well as all the theatre reviews in the various newspapers, it also includes the two industry papers, The Era and The Stage.
I took over the Theatrical & Musical Deaths List many moons ago, and you can find that on my site here:-
https://mscrete.com/tdeaths1.htm - I still have about 2,000 deaths to add to this list, but it is time consuming, and I don't seem to have much of that commodity!
You can also find some of The Stage Year Books for some of the period you mention here:-
There used to be a UK Theatre Group on RootsWeb, but it hasn't seen any new postings for several years. The link is:-
https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/details?list_name=theatre-uk and it's free, but at least the archives should be searchable.
You specifically mention Birmingham, but, of course, most performers moved all over the place. If you are looking for a specific performer, try the Search box, top right corner of every page, as they may have been mentioned here before.
By all means shout if you are seeking help with a specific person.
Maurice
And welcome to the Forum. One good site to start with is:- http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/AboutMusicHall.htm
The British Library Newspaper Archive at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ is free to search, but you can't look at anything without a subscription, but it is a good investment. As well as all the theatre reviews in the various newspapers, it also includes the two industry papers, The Era and The Stage.
I took over the Theatrical & Musical Deaths List many moons ago, and you can find that on my site here:-
https://mscrete.com/tdeaths1.htm - I still have about 2,000 deaths to add to this list, but it is time consuming, and I don't seem to have much of that commodity!
You can also find some of The Stage Year Books for some of the period you mention here:-
There used to be a UK Theatre Group on RootsWeb, but it hasn't seen any new postings for several years. The link is:-
https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/details?list_name=theatre-uk and it's free, but at least the archives should be searchable.
You specifically mention Birmingham, but, of course, most performers moved all over the place. If you are looking for a specific performer, try the Search box, top right corner of every page, as they may have been mentioned here before.
By all means shout if you are seeking help with a specific person.
Maurice
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