Mime – Page 15 – Irene Mawer – Mime, Movement, and Voice

Overview of Institute of Mime. December 1937

Dancing Times, London December 1937 THE INSTITUTE OF MIME Irene Mawer gathered together a scrapbook full of cutting from newspapers, charting the progress of the Institute of Mime, which she founded in 1933. The attached photo shows an article printed in 1937 which gives an overview of

July 25, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime / voice

South Africa. 15 December 1937

CAPE Argus, Cape Town, South Africa 15 December 1937 Greek Dance Examination; Miss Hodson to Adjudicate I am unclear as to whether Miss Lesley Hodson was born in England or in South Africa. It seems that she may have been born in England, and moved to South Africa as an

June 21, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Irresistible Theatre. 13 November 1937

Rochdale Observer 13 Nov 1937 The Irresistible Theatre The attached photo shows newspaper cuttings, which Irene Mawer had carefully preserved in her book of press cuttings. There are two clippings, the first is entitled The Vagabond King and I can not find any connection to Irene Mawer in it. This

June 14, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

L’Enfant Prodigue. November 1937

The Stage, London. 4 November 1937 This tiny clipping is a notice of a forthcoming mime play, called L’Enfant Prodigue – the role for which Irene Mawer was most famous. The show was due to run for six public performances, plus one private performance at which the funds raised would

June 7, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Review of Mime Parade. June 1937

Unknown newspaper Approx 13th June 1937 Review Mime Parade The performance was held at the Aldwych Theatre, in London on 13th June 1937, and was put on by the Institute of Mime. The first item was part of the mime play L’Enfant Prodigue – which was the play that Irene

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 24, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Princess Marie Louise. 5 June 1937

Aberdeen Evening Express 5 Jun 1937 Princess Marie Louise. Following on from my most recent blog posts, this is a newspaper clipping dealing with a forthcoming performance at the Aldwych Theatre on 13 June 1937. Fresh information is revealed with the notice that the performance, which is under the auspices

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

May 10, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Performance at Aldwych Theatre, June 1937

The Stage, London3 June 1937 Performance at Aldwych Theatre, 1937 After Irene Mawer’s death, a book of newspaper clippings was found among her papers. This blog post is one in a series of posts tracking the evolution of the Institute of Mime, through the information in the log of newspaper

May 3, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime

Duke of York’s Theatre. May 1937

Dancing Times, LondonMay 1937 Duke of York’s Theatre. May 1937 This newspaper article was, I think, written by someone from the publicity department of the Institute of Mime, as opposed to being written by an independent journalist, as it is word for word the same as articles written elsewhere. The