York – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Evenwood, Newcastle W.I. 1935

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

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

August 17, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime / WI / Women's Institute

Darlington School of Mime. 1935

Darlington School of Mime Northern Echo, Darlington 6 March 1935 W.I. SCHOOL OF MIME Darlington is a town in the gritty, working class, north east of England, very close to Durham. This newspaper clipping covers a mime workshop in York, 54 miles away and is a prime example showing how

June 8, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

21 February 1935, Birmingham Mail

Birmingham Mail 21 Feb 1935 Title of Newspaper Article: Mime We have seen from my recent blog posts that Irene Mawer, through her Institute of Mime in association with the Women’s Institute (WI) gave lecture-demonstrations in Scotland and in York.  Today’s newspaper clipping gives us advance notice that the