First Royal Command Performance at Palace Theatre
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First Royal Command Performance at Palace Theatre
A page of sketches by artist Norman Morrow, recording the acts on the bill at the first Royal Command Performance of in the Art of Variety (later known as the Royal Variety Performance) at the Palace Theatre, London on 1 July 1912 in the presence of King George V, Queen Mary and assorted other members of the royal family. Among the acts pictured are Miss Clarice Mayne, male impersonator, Vesta Tilley, Pipifax or Panlo, Happy Fanny Fields, George Robey, Harry Tate, Alfred Lester, Little Tich, Harry Lauder, the Palace Girls and the ballet dancers, Novikoff and Anna Pavlova. Morrow, who produced these illustrations, attended the performance with the Bystander theatre critic, Jingle, who both had to stand for the entire three hour performance. Date: 1912
Media ID 14129929
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Acts Comedians Command Dancers Entertainers Performance Stars Variety
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