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December 6, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime / voice

Fogie – book wanted

I am on the scrounge – for a copy of Marion Cole’s book about Elsie Fogerty.  I have checked on-line and second-hand copies are quite expensive, so if you have one that you want to sell me very cheaply, please let me know. Elsie Fogerty was a teacher whom Irene

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November 29, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime / voice

Where is this Lion?

This photo was taken in the 1950s, and I would like to find out where the lion is.  Irene Mawer sat on the back of the lion, which is full-size.  The lion is wearing a magnificent crown, and has an unusual star underneath his chin.  It could be anywhere in

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November 15, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Mildred Robley-Browne (nee Peters)

This post is one in what will be a series of features about people connected with Irene Mawer.  In this case I will be looking at Mrs Mildred Robley-Browne (nee Peters). There are two links for you to follow.  The first is to the blog post about Mildred.  The second

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November 1, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Thursday’s Child (Part Four) & Other Activities Overview. August 1939

Dancing Times This round-up of activities of the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama opens with the bold news that Her Majesty Queen Mary attended a performance which included members of the Ginner-Mawer School, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Queen attended as patron of the Girls’ Friendly

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October 25, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Two Performances by 600 girls (Thursday’s Child Part Three). June 1939

The Drama, London. Previous and future blog posts have dealt/will deal extensively with this very important show.  600 performers, at the Albert Hall, which was attended by Royalty. Although there were displays of ‘keep-fit’ and of National Dancing, the majority of the performance consisted of miming under the sole direction

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Recent Posts (Click to Read)

  • A Lie-in.
  • Part 4 – Where is Miss Mawer’s Heraldic Lion?
  • Part 3 – The Lion (and the witch, not forgetting the wardrobe)
  • Part 2 – A Heraldic Mullet
  • The Godstow Heraldic Lion
  • A Lost Strand
  • Paraphrasing
  • Word Count
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