Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement
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Dancing Times, December 1936 THE INSTITUTE OF MIME This newspaper article gives a run-down of what had been happening within the Institute of Mime during the preceding year (1935-36). Described as making steady progress, the Institute had some twenty lectures/demonstrations/schools and the Women’s Institute had shown a lot
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The Sunderland Echo 24 September 1936 Diploma of Miming Links between the Institute of Mime and the north of England were quite strong in the mid-1930s. This newspaper article (please see attached photo) gives information about activites in Durham. Mrs Margaret Marshall gained her Teachers’ Diploma from the Institute of
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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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Bromley Mercury, Kent 28 June 1935 CHILDREN’S HEART HOSPITAL. Fete Opened By Lady Carey-Evans This long newspaper article describes an English garden party which, when run on a commercial basis, is known as a fete. Garden fete’s are a regular occurrence in England, where there is a massive reliance on
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Newcastle Daily Journal 12 April 1935 EVENWOOD I am guessing that this newspaper article refers to a meeting of the Women’s Institute (WI). At this time, Irene Mawer was working closely with the WI through association with the Institute of Mime and the British Drama League. Teachers of mime, who
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