Biography – Page 42 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Institute of Mime – Michel Saint-Denis, 12 June 1936

Friend London 12 June 1936 The Institute of Mime; Michel Saint-Denis Guest Lecturer This clipping is from 1936 and states that Michel Saint-Denis gave a lecture to the Institute of Mime. This was not the AGM, which was held two days later. Then, four days after that (on 18th June),

February 15, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Institute of Mime, Annual General Meeting June 1936

Dancing Times London June 1936 The Institute of Mime, Annual General Meeting This single paragraph in the London edition of the Dancing Times is simply to announce the Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Mime, to be held on Sunday, June 14th, at 8pm, in the Washington Hotel, Curzon St, London

February 8, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Helga Burgess; Institute of Mime 15 February 1936

The West Herts and Watford Observer 15 February 1936 Helga Burgess & Institute of Mime At a meeting of the Townswomen’s Guild, Miss Helga Burgess, of the Institute of Mime, gave a lecture-demonstration, thereby carrying on the line of education initiated by Miss Mawer. I think this may be the first time that

February 1, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Mothers to Perform & Erica Doughty. 14 January 1936

Derby Evening Telegraph 14 January 1936 Mothers to Perform & Miss Erica Doughty The newspaper clipping for today’s blog post is a very strange one indeed, written in a very chatty style – presumably the gossip column or something similar. The first paragraph talks about a forthcoming dancing display by

December 21, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Miss Butler, Townswomen’s Guild, Hassocks. 1936

Sussex County Herald Eastbourne 10 January 1936 OLDEST FORM OF DRAMATIC ART, Hassocks Townswomen Learn About The Mime The evening meeting of the Townswomen’s Guild followed the usual format for the Institute of Mime lecture-demonstrations, with Miss Butler first of all giving a thorough explanation of the history of mime,