Blog – Page 39 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Geoffrey Whitworth. 1935

Birmingham Mail 20 March 1935 WOMEN’S INSTITUTES: Spring Programme for Warwickshire Hidden among news of a forthcoming cookery class, we learn that ‘chief instructress’ Miss Irene Mawer was due to offer an ‘interesting occasion’, ie, a one-day school of mime. The location was to be at the Priory Room in

September 7, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Spaciousness of Vision. 1935

Yorkshire Weekly Herald 8 March 1935 WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ONE-DAY SCHOOL OF MIME This newspaper clipping is another review of the lecture-demonstration held at the Albany Hall, Goodramgate, York. As much of what is written is practically identical to previous reviews (covered in my earlier blog posts) I have to question

August 31, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Villagers Learn the Oldest Art. 1935

Yorkshire Herald, York 6 March 1935 VILLAGERS LEARN OLDEST ART IN THE WORLD This blog post continues the series of items which explores some of the newspaper clippings which Irene Mawer gathered throughout her career. When this article was published in 1935, Miss Mawer would have been in her

August 31, 2021 Blog / Mime

Call for Submissions – India

Someone in India would like to hear from you! Can you write an article about mime in the place where you live? And/or something of the history of mime in your area? If so, a magazine in India would like to hear from you. The magazine Editor, Minangka Deka, is

August 24, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Roedean School for Girls. 1933

Sussex Daily News 13 November 1933 The Oldest Art: mime demonstrated at Brighton Roedean is a private, fee-paying school in the south of England.  This newspaper clipping describes a mime demonstration there, given by Irene Mawer.   Reading this newspaper article in conjunction with the newspaper article described in one of my previous