Horne, Kenneth, 1907-1969

British playwright and comedian.

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Heretaunga Players :[Theatre programmes for drama productions of the Upper Hutt Reperto...

Date: 1958 - 1977

By: Upper Hutt Repertory Society; Heretaunga Players Inc.

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-HP

Description: Includes: As the Upper Hutt Repertory Society: 1958: "Caroline", by W Somerset Maugham. Produced by Cyndy Tuson. 11-16 August [1958] Triple bill. "Villa for sale" by Sacha Guitry, produced by Jill Hanlon; "Master Dudley", by Philip Johson [sic], produced by Pat Long; "Still life", by Noel Coward, produced by Lillian Pine. [October 1958] 1959: "Dr Angelus", by James Bridie, produced by Jack Haxton. [May 1959] "Little lambs eat ivy", by Noel Langley, produced by Vinsen Good. [August 1959] 1960: "Doctor in the house", by Ted Willis from the novel by Richard Gordon, produced by Royce Doyle. [May 1960] "They walk alone", by Max Catto, produced by Jack Haxton. [1960] 1961: "Dead on nine", by Jack Popplewell, directed by Niall A Forsyth. [May 1961] "The white sheep of the family", by L du Garde Peach & Ian Hay; produced by Earl Gardner. [August 1961] 1962: "Running riot", by Derek Benfield; produced by Vinsen Good. [May 1962] Comedy trio; three one-act plays: "The ass and the philosophers:, by Gwenyth Jones, produced by Patricia Long; "His boon companions", by Lynn Gault; produced by Kay Hooper; "Fumed oak", by Noel Coward; produced by Alice Piper. [August 1962] "A lady mislaid", by Kenneth Horne; produced by William Campion. [October 1962] 1963: "Will any gentleman", by Vernon Sylvaine; produced by George Lafferty. [May 1963] "The mousetrap", by Agatha Christie; produced by Ken Cotton. [October 1963] 1964: "One wild oat", by Vernon Sylvaine; produced by George Lafferty. [May 1964] "Gaslight", by Patrick Hamilton; produced by Margarita Doyle [August 1964]. "Janus", by Carolyn Green; produced by Diana Bramwell. [October 1964] (With list of past productions from 1950 onwards) 1965: "The hollow", by Agatha Christie; produced by Betty Grattan. [May 1965]. "The telephone never rings", by Falkland L Cary & Philip King, produced by Alice Piper; and "Eldorado", by Bernard Gilbert, produced by Jack Haxton [August 1965] As the Heretaunga Players: Undated: "Butterflies are free", by Leonard Gershe. Directed by Margaret Belsham. Programme 1966: The pantomime "Aladdin", produced by Jack Haxton. [November 1966] 1967: "Wolf's clothing", by Kenneth Horne, produced by George Lafferty and Ken Cotton. [May 1967] Two one-act plays. "Goodby Miss Lizzie Borden", by Lillian de la Torre, produced by William Juliff; "Monsieur Bombel breaks the bank", by Yves Cabrol, produced by Carol Brown. 31 August - 2 September 1967. "The magic shoemaker", produced by Barry Brown. [November 1967] 1968: "The paragon", by Roland and Michael Pertwee, produced by Alan Barkus. [May 1968] Triple bill. "Home is the hunted", by R F Delderfield, produced by Arthur Williams; "Among those present", by Aubrey Feist, produced by Barry Brown; "A phoenix too frequent", by Christopher Fry, produced by Jim Macfarlane. 22-24 August 1968. 1969: "The Piccadilly bushman", by Ray Lawler, produced by Royce Doyle. [May 1969] "The thwarting of Baron Bolligrew", by Robert Bolt, produced by Jim Macfarlane. 25-30 August 1969. "Sweeney Todd the barber", adapted by Brian Burton, produced by Jack Haxton. Upper Hutt School Hall, 2-6 December 1969. 1970: "Major Barbara", by George Bernard Shaw, produced by Les Jones. Upper Hutt School Hall, 23 May 1970. 1971: "Flowering cherry", by Robert Bolt, produced by Geraldine Sims. The Studio, Ward Street, Upper Hutt, 25 March - 3 April 1971. "Ladies in retirement", by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham, produced by Jack Haxton. November 1971. 1974: "Miranda", by Peter Blackmore, produced by Eric Brown. The Studio, 17-24 November [1974] "Little Boy Blue" (pantomime), written and produced by Jim Noice. Studio, 21-30 November [1974] 1975: "The judge", by John Mortimer, produced by Arthur Williams. The Studio, 5-12 April 1975 (2 copies) Heretaunga Players Inc and the Upper Hutt Choral Society Inc presents "The bear", by Chekhov; "Trial by jury", by Gilbert & Sullivan. Baptist Hall, 12-14 June 1975. "The real Inspector Hound", by Tom Stoppard, produced by Jill Edwards. The Studio, 6-13 December 1975. 1976: "The anniversary", by Bill MacIlwraith, produced by Arthur Williams. [April 1976] (2 copies) "Talk of the town", a revue devised by Jill Edwards, directed by Jill Edwards and Jim Grant. [July 1976] 1977: "Boeing Boeing", by Marc Camoletti, produced by Jim Noice. [March 1977] "Separate tables", by Terence Rattigan, produced by Jack Haxton [June 1977] "The crucible", by Arthur Miller, designed and directed by Jim Macfarlane. [August 1977] Quantity: 46 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Offset and typescript on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: Most donated from the papers of Alma Secker, Upper Hutt, in 2010. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Ms-Group-1830.

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Wellington Repertory Theatre: [Theatre programmes for drama productions in 1944].

Date: 1944

By: Johnson, Evelyn, active 1940s

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1944

Description: Includes: "Alice in Wonderland", arranged for the stage by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. Produced by G Helen Gard'ner. Grand Opera House Wellington. 6 December 1944. Programme (2 copies) "As you like it", by William Shakespeare. Produced by W S Wauchop. Technical College Buckle Street. 27 March - 1 April 1944. Programme (2 copies). "The eldest son", by John Galsworthy. Hled in the Studio, 3 April 1944. [Typescript list of cast and scenes on single sheet] "Flare path", by Terence Rattigan. Produced by G H A Swan. Technical College, Buckle Street. 22-26 August 1944. Programme (2 copies) "Heartbreak house", by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by W S Wauchop. Technical College Buckle Street. 4-8 July 1944. Programme (2 copies) "Jacobowsky and the colonel", by Franz Werzel and S N Behrman. Produced by W S Wauchop. Grand Opera House Wellington. 27 July - 3 August [1944]. Programme (2 copies) "Lady Frederick, by W Somerset Maugham. Produced by W S Wauchop. Technical College Buckle Street. 10-14 October 1944. Programme (2 copies) "Love in a mist", by Kenneth Horne. Produced by Cedric E Gardiner. Technical College Buckle Street. 16-20 May 1944. Programme. (2 copies) Several programme covers feature illustrations by Evelyn Johnson. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

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Wellington Repertory Theatre: [Theatre programmes for drama productions in 1957]

Date: 1957

Reference: Eph-A-WELLINGTON-REPERTORY-1957

Description: Includes: "Boy meets girl", by Bella and Samuel Spewack. Produced by Ralph Hogg. Grand Opera House. 9-14 September 1957. Programme (2 copies) "'57 varieties". Directed by David Tinkham. Concert Chamber Town Hall. 16-19 July 1957. Programme. "Fools rush in", by Kenneth Horne. Directed by Elsie Lloyd. 19-21 September 1957. Programme "Major Barbara", by George Bernard Shaw. Produced by Frank Ponton. Grand Opera House Wellington. 29 June - 6 July 1957. Programme (2 copies) "The moon is blue", by F Hugh Herbert. Directed by Bernard O Jones. Town Hall Concert Chamber. 23-26 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) "My three angels", by Sam and Bella Spewack. Produced by Elsie Lloyd. Grand Opera House. 13-18 May 1957. Programme (2 copies) "My three angels", by Sam and Bella Spewack, based on the French play "La cuisine des anges", by Albert Husson. Directed by Elsie Lloyd. Auckland Festival season. His Majesty's Theatre. Auckland. 1-8 June 1957. Programme (2 copies) "The pied piper", by Peter Harcourt. Directed by Cedric E Gardiner. Grand Opera House. 30 November - 14 December 1957. Programme (2 copies) "Sabrina fair", by Samuel Taylor. Directed by Alex Peacock. Grand Opera House. 30 March - 6 April 1957. Programme (2 copies) "Winter journey", by Clifford Odet. Produced by Ernest Le Grove. Grand Opera House Wellington. 7-12 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset lithographs on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.

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Smith, Ashley W., 1948- :In memory of Sid, Peter, Harry, Kenneth, M, Hattie, T. MG busi...

Date: 2002

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

By: Smith, Ashley W, 1948-; MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)

Reference: DX-023-071

Description: Shows an old-fashioned radio with feet and arms. One hand is holding a checked cap and the other a wreath with the words in the title written on the label. The names on the label include Sid Fields, Peter Sellars, Harry Secombe, Kenneth Horne, Hattie Jacques, Tony Hancock and the Goons. Cartoon illustrates an article about radio and memories of comedians. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

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