Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement
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The following information is taken from “Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens: The Girls’ Friendly Society (GFS) 1875-2005 by Vivienne Richmond (2006) and is available through the Girls’ Friendly Society. The GFS was a pioneer youth organisation founded in England in 1875, and is still in operation today. It was
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Thursday’s Child. 13 May 1939 Birmingham Post In this news clipping, we learn of a forthcoming production called Thursday’s Child. I will write more fully on this in the future blog post which gives a review of the performance. The show will be at the Albert Hall, in London on
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Dancing Times, London In this newspaper clipping, we can see that the Institute of Mime is going from strength to strength. The year had focused on educational aspects of mime, whereas in 1937 the focus had been on the artistic and stage side of things; and 1935/36 had
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Ginner-Mawer Update. October 1938 Among Miss Mawer’s collection of newspaper cuttings, this one has a little surprise right at the end: “Miss Ginner, Miss Mawer and Miss Sherwood are taking over all the classes in Greek, National Dancing, and Mime at the headquarters of the Women’s League of Health
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Irish Daily Telegraph, Belfast Even the tiniest of news paper articles could find its way into Miss Mawer’s cuttings scrapbook – sneaking in here thanks to the person in question being a Fellow of the Institute of Mime. We learn of Miss Burgess (presumably Helga who I have written about
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