Institute of Mime – Page 30 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

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 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

August 17, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime / WI / Women's Institute

Darlington School of Mime. 1935

Darlington School of Mime Northern Echo, Darlington 6 March 1935 W.I. SCHOOL OF MIME Darlington is a town in the gritty, working class, north east of England, very close to Durham. This newspaper clipping covers a mime workshop in York, 54 miles away and is a prime example showing how

August 10, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Oldest Art. 1935

Oldest Art Yorkshire Evening News, Leeds 5 March 1935 OLDEST ART IN THE WORLD: perfect control needed, says York speaker In this tiny newspaper clipping, Irene Mawer is quoted as saying that ‘the art of mime is infinitely more difficult than the art of spoken acting.’ Now there is a

August 3, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Scala Theatre; Central School; London University Examinations

Lolly Susi’s The Central Book, p.52, says that Irene Mawer performed at the Scala Theatre as part of the Twenty First Birthday Week celebrations for The Central School.   The matinee was described as ‘the culminating celebrity event’ and was attended by Central’s Royal Patron Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll.   Alongside