mime parade – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Mime Parade 1937

Mime Parade 1937 It is interesting to see that Irene Mawer actually gave a whole paragraph to the subject of the Institute of Mime when she spoke at the celebrations for the 21st birthday of the Ginner-Mawer School, in 1937. She so rarely shone a light on her own work,

August 16, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Mime Parade at Aldwych. July 1937

Getting slightly out of sync with my blog posts, these two newspaper articles are from July 1937 and describe the “Mime Parade” show on 13 July 1937 at the Aldwych Theatre which I have written about previously. According to Drama London, the show presented both spoken and silent mimes –

May 31, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Heaven Spare Us! 14 June 1937

Daily Sketch, London 14 June 1937 Heaven Spare Us! This is a neat little review of the Mime Parade, at the Aldwych Theatre. Part of the review reads ‘the expert touch given to these five mimes ancient and modern was in large measure due to the exquisite example of the

May 17, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Mime Parade 280 BC to 1937 AD. June 1937

Drama, LondonJune 1937 Mime Parade, 280 Bc to 1937 AD The attached photo shows that this news clipping is a rather brief and to the point, short paragraph. The article refers to the forthcoming performance already mentioned in my previous blog posts, however, there would appear to have been either