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Theatre Royal Cats, Corney and Cobby - Newspaper Cutting, 1950

Title

Theatre Royal Cats, Corney and Cobby - Newspaper Cutting, 1950

Date

30 December 1950

Description

Newspaper cutting from Nottingham Evening News about Corney and Cobby, two feline employees of the Theatre Royal.

What's the story?

This short article from the Nottingham Evening News describes Corney and Cobby, two large ginger cats employed by the Theatre Royal and looked after by the stage-door keeper “to keep the backstage regions free from rats and mice”.

Type

Newspaper cutting

Location of item

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Rights

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Contributor

Researcher: David Longford