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Jack and the Beanstalk - Programme , 1949

Title

Jack and the Beanstalk - Programme , 1949

Date

December 1949

Description

Full programme for Jack and Beanstalk, the Theatre Royal Pantomime for 1949.

What's the story?

This production of Dick Whittington starred Leo Franklyn, Gloria Day and Ernest Arnley,
This Panto also featured spectacular flying dance sequences from performers in Kirby’s Flying Ballet.
One of these flying dancers was Gillian Haywood-Widdowson.
There are oral interviews with Gillian and rare images and cuttings of her time in Panto from her own private collection elsewhere on this site.

Type

Programme

Location of item

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Rights

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Contributor

Researcher: David Longford