Gloucester Journal 19 September 1936 EXAMINATION SUCCESS Irene Mawer founded the Institute of Mime in 1933, in an attempt to standardise the proficiency of mime teaching and performance. Students of mime could take the Institute’s own examinations which included both performing and teaching qualifications. (I imagine that these would be
Continue readingThe Stage, London 18 June 1936 Ginner-Mawer Production, Vaudeville Theatre June 1936 The Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama performed regularly at theatre’s in London. In 1936, when this newspaper article was printed, the School had a large number of students, and was based in Philbeach Hall, Earls Court,
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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),
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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
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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
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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,
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12 Oct 1935 LECTURE DEMONSTRATION IN MIME Reviewed as being ‘of exceptional interest and charm’, this newspaper article records a mime workshop given at the Grand hotel in Folkestone, for members of the English Verse Speaking Association. Irene Mawer gave the mime lecture at the opening of the third session
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Derby Evening Telegraph 19 September 1935 PLAY AND MUSIC SCHOOLS: Festival plans in Derbyshire The Derbyshire Rural Community Council Drama Committee issued a bulletin giving details of their winter programme. This included a festival of one-act plays, drama and music schools, and a play writing competition. These events ranged over
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Southend Standard 18 July 1935 This news clipping talks about ‘Highlands’ which was confusing to me, as the Highlands generally means Scotland. However, in this case, given that there is mention of Hadleigh, plus the newspaper being called the Southend Standard, I would think this is Hadleigh in South Suffolk.
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Bath and Wilts Chronicle 29 June 1935 The sole purpose of this tiny clipping is to inform the good people of Bath that before the commencement of their next Council meeting, there will be a lecture-demonstration of mime! Is this the local Council? As in local government? What a strange
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