Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement
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The Era, Wednesday 18 June 1924 This afternoon performance was given in London at the King’s Theatre in Hammersmith. The article doesn’t say why the show was being put on – I thought at first that it might have been the exam performances, but I don’t think it was that.
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Was he, or wasn’t he? That is the question. Was Leslie French trained at Ginner-Mawer, or wasn’t he? According to his obituaries, he wasn’t (or at least they don’t mention Ginner-Mawer), but then again the two obituaries that I have looked at also give different dates for various moments in
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‘Among the Ginner Mawers who have gone on to do stage work we are proud to number Leslie French, Renee Gadd and Elinor Shan.’ (Irene Mawer, The Link, October 1937, pp.20-23) Renee Gadd is mentioned in the write-up of the 21st birthday celebrations of the Ginner-Mawer School as being a
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The Two Mollies Mollie Shannon was a Ginner-Mawer and was mentioned in Irene Mawer’s speech made at the 21st birthday celebration party in 1937. Mollie Leuw was also a Ginner-Mawer and her name was mentioned next to that of Mollie Shannon: ‘Among the Ginner Mawers who have gone on to
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Avice Spitta Landone (1910-1976) During the party to celebrate the 21st birthday of the Ginner-Mawer School in 1934, Irene Mawer mentioned several former students who had gone on to do well for themselves. Among them was Avice Spitta, later known as Avice Landone. I got very excited because I discovered
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