This document was classified as: OFFICIAL# Showlist Key Pantomime production Animal Act Water Act Electrical/Technical Act Darlington Operatic Society Production Links to the Railway This document was classified as: OFFICIAL# 1930 Title Genre Acts/ Cast Producer/Company start date end date programme copy leaflet poster other 1 Persons Unknown Thriller Edgar Wallace Darcy O'Brian 06/01/1930 Y 2 The Desert Song Musical Comedy DOS 13/01/1930 Y 3 Robinson Crusoe PANTO Randolph Sutton 19/01/1930 Y 4 A cup of kindess Farce 00/01/1930 Y 5 Mr Cinders Musical Leslie Hatton/ Phyllis Heryst McDonald & Young 27/01/1930 Y 6 Darling I Love You Musical Comedy Gus McNaughton Gaity Theatre 02/02/1930 Y 7 The Flying Squad 03/02/1930 Y 8 Mile-A-Minute Revue Frank Randle 08/02/1930 Y 9 The Girl Friend 17/02/1930 Y 10 Chinese Bungalow Melodrama George Butler/ Leila Langley/ Roy Lindley Duke of York Theatre 25/02/1930 Y 11 The Squeaker 03/03/1930 Y 12 The Student Prince Comedy McDonald & Young 10/03/1930 Y 13 Painted Dolls 17/03/1930 Y 14 The Quaker Girl Musical Darlington Light Opera Company 24/03/1930 Y 15 Tres Bon 31/03/1930 Y 16 Constructed To Amuse Comedy 01/04/1930 Y 17 Bright Cargo Revue Sandi Lauri 00/04/1930 Y 18 Marigold Drama Jean Clyde/Sophie Stewart Simon Ord 07/04/1930 Y 19 Un Yeut de folie 14/04/1930 Y 20 Variety Variety The Ando Family 21/04/1930 Y 21 Shooting Stars Burlesque William Revill 05/05/1930 Y 22 The Joy Boat Revue E B Seener 13/05/1930 Y 23 Sarah Ann Holds Fast Comedy Armitage Productions 19/05/1930 Y 24 Full Of Life Revue Jimmy Bryant Teddy Pearce 26/05/1930 Y 25 That's ... it (sp) 02/06/1930 Y 26 High Toppers 09/06/1930 Y 27 The Piccadilly Cabaret Revue Frank Milne/ The Ladies Cabaret Band/ Lydia Kyasht 15/06/1930 Y 28 The Bungalow 23/06/1930 Y 29 Variety variety 30/06/1930 Y 30 Grand Variety Week Variety Carlos Ames/ Norry Gunn 04/07/1930 Y 31 The Looker On Revue Madzens "electrical fantasy"/ Bob E Baynes & Lilia 07/07/1930 Y Vesta/Marien Rees & Wilfred Hughes/Giovannas 32 Fast Life Revue 04/08/1930 Y 33 Private Secretary Farce Cecil Barth 11/08/1930 Y 34 Paddy the next best thing 18/08/1930 Y 35 Happy Ramblers Revue 28/08/1930 Y 36 My Wife's family Comedy Fred Dupres 01/09/1930 Y 37 Bernard Shaw The Macedonia Players 08/09/1930 Y This document was classified as: OFFICIAL# 38 The Middle Watch comedy 15/09/1930 Y 39 Aloma 22/09/1930 Y 40 Revue Revue 29/09/1930 Y 41 Christian Science Meeting Meeting 05/10/1930 Y 42 The Sacred Flame Drama Gladys Cooper Leonard Lawrence & Dorothy West-Symes 06/10/1930 Y 43 Dear Love Musical Comedy Jack Willaims/Dorothy Langley/ Mary Saunders McDonald & Young 14/10/1930 Y 44 Poutoou Arthur White 20/10/1930 Y 45 Journey's End Drama 27/10/1930 Y 46 Lilac Time Musical Huges macklin 05/11/1930 Y 47 Suspense War Play Lionel Bulic Ltd 10/11/1930 Y 48 Snap Shots Revue Phil Leno Alf E Dodds 17/11/1930 Y 49 Rookery Nook Farce Nonnie Taylor/Douglas West/ Majorie Byrne/ Bligh J Bannister Howard 21/11/1930 Y Chesmore 50 The Gondoliers Savoy Opera DOS 02/12/1930 Y This document was classified as: OFFICIAL # 1931 Title Genre Acts/ Cast Producer/Company start date end date programme copy leaflet poster other 1 Third Time Lucky Comedy Howard Leslie 01/01/1931 Y 2 Aladdin PANTO Phyllis Nesbit/ Charles Danvers/ Fred Culpitt 05/01/1931 Y 3 Here Comes The Bride Musical/Farce George Carney/ Henry Lytton /Barbara Wesley/ Dora McDonald & Young 12/01/1931 Y Barnes/ 5 Mr Cinders Mac & Young 26/01/1931 Y 6 Darling I love you Comedy Gus MacNaughton/ Phyllis Palmer Y 7 Picadilly cabaret Variety 09/02/1930 Y 8 Apres Vous Revue 17/02/1931 Y 9 School For Scandal Comedy Sir Frank Benson Harold V Neilson 02/03/1931 Y 10 Merchant Of Venice tragicomedy Sir Frank Benson Harold V Neilson 03/03/1931 Y Y 11 A Midsumers Night Dream Comedy Sir Frank Benson Harold V Neilson 04/03/1931 Y 12 Macbeth tragedy Sir Frank Benson Harold V Neilson 04/03/1931 Y 13 Twelfth Night Comedy Sir Frank Benson Harold V Neilson 05/03/3931 Y 14 The Tempest tragicomedy Sir Frank Benson Harold V Neilson 06/03/1931 Y 15 She Stoops To Conquer Comedy Sir Frank Benson Harold V Neilson 06/03/1931 Y 16 Her First Affaire Romance Marilyn St Aubyn/ Geoffrey Clark 08/03/1931 Y 17 My lady Molly Darlington Light Opera 16/03/1931 18 C Variety Louis / Chas.Picton/ Sammy Shields/ Pasqui and New Hippodrome 30/03/1931 Y Peru/ Alexandras/ Helen Binnie 19 Silver Wings Musical Comedy Tedo Williams/John Cole/ Con Rich/ Charles McDonald & Young by arrangement 12/04/1931 Y Gillespie/ Billy Spurling/ Helen Leal/ Elsie Judge/ with Herbert Clayton and Jack Helen Cooney/ Frank Wilson/ Karl Melene/ Ivy Pavitt Walker 20 The Gypsy Vagabond Revue Frank E Franks 20/04/1931 Y 21 Almost A Honeymoon Farce New Hippodrome Rep. Co. 02/05/1931 Y 22 The Folies Bergeres Revue The Folies Bereges Theatre, Paris 04/05/1931 Y Y 23 The Patsy 11/05/1931 Y 24 Les Femmes de Paris 18/05/1931 Y 25 A Warm corner 25/05/1931 Y 26 Half A Loaf Romance New Hippodrome Rep. Co. 08/06/1931 Y 27 The Last Of Mrs. Cheyney Comedy/Drama New Hippodrome Rep. Co. 15/06/1931 Y 28 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Comdey New Hippodrome Rep. Co. 22/06/1931 Y 29 Taling film Film "talking movies in which you are invited to sing or act in Unique Vauderville Company Y a Talking film" 30 Variety Variety H Kenyan's Variety Co. 03/08/1931 Y 31 Revue Revue 10/08/1931 Y 32 The Belle Of New York Musical Comedy Patrick Waddington Bannister Howard 17/08/1931 Y Y This document was classified as: OFFICIAL # 33 Star Variety Variety Mona Vivian/ Ald Thomas/ Paul Gray/ Helen/ Penard Harry Kenyon 07/09/1931 Y Y Bros/ Ted Ray/Cal McCord/ Schofiled & Barclay/ Tomio & Val/ Les trios Eldons 34 Traffic Comedy/ Thriller Kathlene Tremaine Welbeck Productions 14/09/1931 Y 35 Sons O' Guns Comedy Dan Young Y 36 Variety Variety Arthur James & partner/ Fred Brand/ Marie Lawton/ 28/09/1931 Y Y George Hurd/ Rigby & Royal/ Nichol & Martin/ J. L . Bruce/ Robert Bemand The Maid Of The Mountains Operetta John Cole/ Charles Gillespie/ James Parkinson/ Frank McDonald & Young 02/10/1931 Y Y Peters/ Guy North/ Dorothy Langley/ Robert Woollard/ Sheila Miller/ Helene Leal/ Mark Lester/ William Cromwell/ Pat Hagan/ Cavenda Stainslaw/ Con Rich/ Wil Jackson 37 Man and Superman Drama Jack Tanner/ Greta Burke The Macdona Players 05/10/1931 Y 38 Misalliance Satire David Wilton/ Amrose Day/ Nancye Poultney/ Joan The Macdona Players 06/10/1931 Y Y Hopegoof/ Robert Gilbert/ Stanley Drewitt/ Terence O'Brien/ Florence Jackson/ Ellison Williams 39 Pygmalion Romantic comedy Florence Jackson The Macdona Players 07/10/1931 Y 40 Getting married Comedy The Macdona Players 08/10/1931 Y 41 The Doctor's Dilema Problem Play The Macdona Players 09/10/1931 Y 42 Your Never can tell Comedy The Macdona Players 10/10/1931 Y 43 Tiny Town Follies Variety Martyn and Florence/ Henry Ford/ 20 English 12/10/1931 17/10/1931 Y Wonder Midgets/ Maud Granby & Co/ "Tiny Town Follies" 44 Variety Variety Arthur Astill/ "Just Four Urchins"/ Bud Ritchie/ 19/10/1931 Y Gintaro 46 The Barrets of Wimpole Street Romance Y 47 La Revue Splendide Revue Billy Russell 02/11/1931 Y Y 48 Variety Variety Terpsichore/ Simon Wery/ Max Hoffman Harry Kenyon 09/11/1931 Y 49 The Last Coupon Comedy Ernest King 16/11/1931 Y Y 50 The Local Lads On Broadway Revue Thomas F Convery 23/11/1931 Y Y 51 The Vagabond King Operetta DOS 07/12/1931 12/12/1931 Y 52 Variety Variety Flying Hartwells Harry Kenyon 21/12/1931 Y This document was classified as: OFFICIAL# 1932 Title Genre Acts/ Cast Producer/Company start date end date programme copy leaflet poster other 1 One Nuit Excitante Revue 05/01/1932 Y 2 Cinderella Pantomime "electric coach drawn by ponies" 11/01/1932 Y 3 The Colour Box Musical Variety Ivan Agabeg 18/01/1932 Y 4 Variety Variety E.R Roberts -"Dick Turpin" a quick change act 25/01/1932 Y 5 Nippy Musical Comedy Helen Cooney McDonald & Young 01/02/1932 Y 6 Frankenstein Thriller/ Horror Graham Roberts and his Repetory Company Graham Roberts and his Repetory 00/02/1932 Y Company 7 Variety Variety Betty Jumell/ Flying Potters A Kenyon 15/02/1932 Y 8 The Geisha Darlington Light Opera Company 29/02/1932 Y 9 Dr Raymond & Guests Variety The Handy Celiene Troupe/Peacock & Rees/Jack Rupert Ingalese 07/03/1932 Y Martell/Eastern Miracles/Pauline Caruthers/Dr Raymond 10 Autumn Crocus 14/03/1932 Y 11 Variety Variety Randolph Sutton Y 12 While Parents Sleep Y 13 For the love of Mike Musical Comedy Y 14 Variety Variety Mr H Kenyons Variety Companies Y 15 Holiday Variety Bill Variety Herbert Cave/ Maurice Chester's dogs/ Henri 21/03/1932 Y Hilltop/Daly Sisiters 16 Hollywood Scandals Revue Ruby Kimberley/ Fred Morgan Ruby Kimberley 28/03/1932 Y 17 Variety Miss Ella Retford Y 18 Variety Variety Randolph Sutton/Dorrie Dene 04/04/1932 Y 19 The Merry Side of Life Revue Will Hatton 18/04/1932 Y 20 Hot Nights Revue Reg Heaton/ Bobby Graham/ Earle and May Oliver 25/04/1932 Y 21 Yorkshire Relish Revue Reg Boulton 05/05/1932 Y This document was classified as: OFFICIAL# 22 Variety Variety Linga Singh/ Wal Langtry/ Madam Desmond's 8 young 12/05/1932 Y ladies 23 Variety Variety Ella Retford Fred Clayton 20/05/1932 Y 24 The Letter Play Graham Roberts 28/05/1932 Y 26 Mr Cinders Comedy Jim Lancaster Jack O'Shea, George Lawrence 05/09/1932 Y 27 lend me your wife Fred Dupez Y 28 Murder At The Rue Morgue Film Bella Lugosi/ Sidney Fox 10/09/1932 Y 29 Variety Variety Scott & Whaley 19/09/1932 Y 30 Betty Musical Comedy Victor Crawford/ Jack Heath/ Charles King/ Joan Brett O' Shea and Lawrence 26/09/1932 Y 31 Enemies of the Public Film James Cagney 01/10/1932 03/10/1932