Cyril Page

[…] to er then, I was doing the 'Old Mother Riley', George Formby, and all that kind of thing, and of […]

Reg Sutton

[…] dull moment. Shipyard launches. During the war the launch of George V on the Tyne. And another boat I remember […]

Mel Faber

[…]cient confidence in us to be able to give us the business - one of the, I Suppose, stars in our group was the fact that Sydney was very friendly with George Lodge in Belfast who had the Opera House and some other key situations and it gave us, I think, a little bit of prestige, as it were, dealing w[…]

Cyril Page

[…]tree, cos Jimmy had moved during the war up to British National, at Elstree for Lady Yule. So er...up to er then, I was doing the 'Old Mother Riley', George Formby, and all that kind of thing, and of course war broke out...and...I was...I went into the Navy, and that was the...up to then...Alan Laws[…]

A A "Alf" Tunwell

[…]reat craving to get up there permanent. But um, however the Warwick Trading Company belonged to er, a man named Ellis[?] and Bill Barker [NB. William George Barker]. Er, of course Bill Barker, very well known in the business. And they disagreed, and consequently was split up partnership. Barker move[…]

Norman Fisher

[…]reel Association, and the resulting agreement with ACT was discussed with them as a body.Roy Fowler: Yes, who was organising from the ACT end? Was it George Elvin?Norman Fisher: Yes it was George Elvin. He was the front man on the discussions which went on. So eventually we got an agreement with min[…]

Harry Miller

[…]nager.  Maybe you could explain that?HARRY MILLER: No, more as a callboy than as the assistant stage manager.  Yes, well I mean people like George Robey would give me £5 pounds worth of war loan, stopped once a fortnight, as a tip.  Phyllis Dare and Albert de Courville was, why all th[…]

Norman Fisher

[…] Yes, who was organising from the ACT end? Was it George Elvin? Norman Fisher: Yes it was George Elvin. He […]
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