WI – Page 3 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Rudolf Steiner Hall 2nd March 1935

Dancing Times London April 1935 THE INSTITUTE OF MIME The reviewer who wrote this newspaper article enjoyed the mime performance very much and has written about it in a style different to those seen in other papers. Held at the Rudolf Steiner Hall, in London, on 2 March 1935, participants

September 28, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Second School of Mime. 1935

Birmingham Gazette 29 March 1935 Following on from the success of the previous year which had been held in London, a second day-school of mime was held at the Priory Rooms in Birmingham; a good move in combatting London-centric community programmes. Miss Mawer was to have a long connection with

September 14, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Geoffrey Whitworth. 1935

Birmingham Mail 20 March 1935 WOMEN’S INSTITUTES: Spring Programme for Warwickshire Hidden among news of a forthcoming cookery class, we learn that ‘chief instructress’ Miss Irene Mawer was due to offer an ‘interesting occasion’, ie, a one-day school of mime. The location was to be at the Priory Room in

September 7, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Spaciousness of Vision. 1935

Yorkshire Weekly Herald 8 March 1935 WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ONE-DAY SCHOOL OF MIME This newspaper clipping is another review of the lecture-demonstration held at the Albany Hall, Goodramgate, York. As much of what is written is practically identical to previous reviews (covered in my earlier blog posts) I have to question

August 31, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

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