Edinburgh Evening Dispatch, and, Edinburgh Evening News 24 May 1935 EDINBURGH PLAYGOERS’ CIRCLE Among Irene Mawer’s collection of news clippings relating to the Institute of Mime, are these two (pictured) which feature the Edinburgh Playgoers’ Circle. Both clippings simply state that the first annual general meeting has taken place and
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Newcastle Daily Journal 23 April 1935 LEAMSIDE AND WEST RAINTON It was only a tiny mention in a single paragraph, but it was a glowing report of success for Irene Mawer’s endeavor to enrich the lives of ordinary women through the auspices of mime. The article presumably speaks of one
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Newcastle Daily Journal 12 April 1935 EVENWOOD I am guessing that this newspaper article refers to a meeting of the Women’s Institute (WI). At this time, Irene Mawer was working closely with the WI through association with the Institute of Mime and the British Drama League. Teachers of mime, who
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Drama London April 1935 Today’s newspaper clipping is a very compact and precise review of the Rudolf Steiner Hall show that I wrote about last week. I really like this article as it says everything that needs to be said, in a succinct style. We learn that the performance was
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Dancing Times London April 1935 THE INSTITUTE OF MIME The reviewer who wrote this newspaper article enjoyed the mime performance very much and has written about it in a style different to those seen in other papers. Held at the Rudolf Steiner Hall, in London, on 2 March 1935, participants
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Birmingham Gazette 29 March 1935 ON THE KNEES The attached picture is wonderful photo showing a mime class for beginners. This is during a day of mime held by the Women’s Institute at the Upper Prior Rooms in Birmingham. The teacher was Irene Mawer, with the help of members of
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Birmingham Gazette 29 March 1935 Following on from the success of the previous year which had been held in London, a second day-school of mime was held at the Priory Rooms in Birmingham; a good move in combatting London-centric community programmes. Miss Mawer was to have a long connection with
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Birmingham Evening Dispatch 28 March 1935 MIDLAND STUDENTS OF MIMING This is one of my favourite newspaper cuttings. It tells a similar story to the previous cuttings, only this time, there was no lecture, it was pure action: a one-day School of Mime, given by Irene Mawer as the Director
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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
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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
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