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Revision as of 16:26, 5 January 2024

Felice Lascelles (died 29 April 1961) was a musical comedy actress, singer and dancer who performed on stage in the UK from 1922 to 1939. She is best known for her leading role in the national tours of Sunny (1927–1930), in which she sang the hit song "Who?".

The following table is an incomplete list of shows performed by Felice Lascelles. The table provides the following information:

  • Title – the title of the show
  • Role – the role performed
  • Theatre – the venue where the show was performed
  • Location – the venue's location
  • Opening date – the date of the show's first performance
  • Closing date – the date of the show's last performance
  • # of perf. – the number of performances
  • Ref. – one or more reference(s) for the performance (this column is not sortable).

Musical theatre

Title Role Theatre Location Opening date Closing date # of perf. Ref.
The Cabaret Girl (Chorus girl) Prince's Theatre Bristol 1923 1924 ? [1]
The Beauty Prize Shinny Fane Theatre Royal Newcastle 18 February 1924 1 March 1924 14 [2]
Still Dancing One of the Ladies Pavilion London 19 November 1925 27 February 1926 114 [3]
Kid Boots (West End) (Chorus girl) Winter Garden London 2 February 1926 3 May 1926 160 [4]
18 May 1926 10 July 1926
Kid Boots (National tour) Polly Palace Theatre Manchester 30 August 1926 11 September 1926 14 [5]
Empire Theatre Liverpool 13 September 1926 25 September 1926 14 [6][7]
Beth King's Theatre Glasgow 27 September 1926 8 October 1926 14 [8]
King's Theatre Southsea 25 October 1926 30 October 1926 7 [9]
New Theatre Cardiff 1 November 1926 6 November 1926 7 [9]
King's Theatre Edinburgh 29 November 1926 11 December 1926 12 [10]
Empire Theatre Newcastle 17 January 1927 22 January 1927 8 [11]
Sunny Sunny Peters Hippodrome Theatre Margate 4 July 1927 9 July 1927 8 [12]
Pleasure Gardens Folkestone 11 July 1927 16 July 1927 8 [13][14]
Gaiety Theatre Hastings 18 July 1927 23 July 1927 8 [15]
Theatre Royal Chatham 1 August 1927 6 August 1927 8 [16]
Theatre Royal Plymouth 22 August 1927 3 September 1927 16 [17][18]
Grand Theatre Swansea 12 September 1927 17 September 1927 8 [19]
Lyceum Newport 19 September 1927 24 September 1927 8 [19][20]
Grand Theatre Hanley 19 September 1927 24 September 1927 8 [20]
Grand Theatre Hanley 26 September 1927 8 October 1927 14 [21]
Grand Theatre Derby 24 October 1927 29 October 1927 8 [22][23]
Royal Opera House Leicester 31 October 1927 5 November 1927 8 [22][24]
Grand Opera House Belfast 06 December 1927 17 December 1927 14 [25]
His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen 19 December 1927 24 December 1927 8 [26]
King's Theatre Dundee 26 December 1927 7 January 1928 16 [27][28][29]
Theatre Royal Halifax 27 February 1928 3 March 1928 8 [30]
Theatre Royal Blackburn 5 March 1928 10 March 1928 8 [31]
Grand Theatre Oldham 19 March 1928 24 March 1928 8 [32]
Grand Theatre Derby 9 April 1928 14 April 1928 8 [33]
Royal Opera House Leicester 16 April 1928 21 April 1928 8 [34]
New Theatre Cambridge 23 April 1928 28 April 1928 7 [35]
Opera House Tunbridge Wells 14 May 1928 19 May 1928 8 [36]
Pleasure Gardens Theatre Folkestone 28 May 1928 2 June 1928 8 [37]
Pavilion Theatre Rhyl 30 July 1928 4 August 1928 8 [38]
Winter Gardens Theatre New Brighton 20 August 1928 25 August 1928 8 [39]
Tower Pavilion Morecambe 27 August 1928 1 September 1928 8 [40]
Palace Theatre Hull 3 September 1928 8 September 1928 7 [41]
Palace Theatre Burnley 17 September 1928 22 September 1928 8 [42][43]
Theatre Royal Huddersfield 24 September 1928 29 September 1928 7 [44]
Grand Theatre Hanley 1 October 1928 6 October 1928 7 [45]
Theatre and Opera House Cheltenham 15 October 1928 20 October 1928 8 [46]
Theatre Royal Bournemouth 29 October 1928 3 November 1928 8 [47][48]
Theatre Royal Exeter 5 November 1928 10 November 1928 8 [49]
Theatre Royal Plymouth 12 November 1928 17 November 1928 8 [50]
Lyceum Theatre Newport 19 November 1928 24 November 1928 7 [51][52]
The Hippodrome Gloucester 3 December 1928 8 December 1928 8 [53]
Theatre Royal Chatham 10 December 1928 15 December 1928 8 [54]
Theatre Royal Dewsbury 26 December 1928 12 January 1929 22 [55]
Empire Theatre Hartlepool 2 February 1929 7 February 1929 7 [56]
His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen 11 February 1929 16 February 1929 7 [57]
Empire Theatre Sheffield 1 April 1929 6 April 1929 7 [58]
Empire Chiswick 3 February 1930 8 February 1930 12 [59]
Palace Theatre Leicester 28 April 1930 3 May 1930 12 [60]
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Goldilocks Theatre Royal Birmingham 21 December 1929 1 February 1930 8 wks [61][62]
Darling, I Love You Peggy Sylvester Royal Court Theatre Liverpool 26 January 1931 31 January 1931 7 [63]
Hippodrome Manchester 23 February 1931 28 February 1931 12 [64]
Hippodrome Sheffield 2 March 1931 7 March 1931 12 [65]
Theatre Royal Hanley 13 April 1931 18 April 1931 7 [66]
Empire Theatre Chiswick 20 April 1931 25 April 1931 12 [67]
Goody Two-Shoes Goody Theatre Royal Exeter 26 December 1931 13 February 1932 69 [68]
Stand up and Sing Ena Grand Opera House Belfast 14 November 1932 18 November 1932 6 [69]
Gaiety Theatre Dublin 21 November 1932 26 November 1932 7 [70]
Empire Theatre Sheffield 28 November 1932 3 December 1932 12 [71]
Follow the Girl Girl Opera House Blackpool 20 November 1933 25 November 1933 12 [72]
Gaiety Whirl of 1936 Herself Gaiety Theatre Ayr 8 June 1936 "Summer Season" ?? [73][74]
Venus in Silk Mizzy King's Theatre Southsea 30 January 1938 4 February 1938 8 [75]
Embassy Theatre Peterborough 14 February 1938 19 February 1938 8 [76]
Alhambra Theatre Bradford 21 March 1938 26 March 1938 8 [77]
Grand Theatre Leeds 4 April 1938 ? April 1938 ? [77]
Going Greek ? Empire Theatre Johannesburg 9 June 1939 ? ?? [78]
The Fleet's Lit Up Tilly Hippodrome Birmingham 20 November 1939 25 November 1939 13 [79]
Empire Theatre Nottingham 4 December 1939 9 December 1939 13 [80]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Theatricalia Cast.
  2. ^ The Stage; 21 Feb. 1924.
  3. ^ Wearing 2014, p. 400.
  4. ^ Wearing 2014, p. 418.
  5. ^ The Stage; 2 Sep. 1926.
  6. ^ Liverpool Post & Mercury; 10 Sep. 1926.
  7. ^ Liverpool Post & Mercury; 14 Sep. 1926.
  8. ^ The Stage; 30 Sep. 1926.
  9. ^ a b The Stage; 28 Oct. 1926.
  10. ^ The Stage; 2 Dec. 1926.
  11. ^ Newcastle Daily Journal; 18 Jan. 1927.
  12. ^ Isle of Thanet Gazette; 9 Jul. 1927.
  13. ^ The Stage; 14 Jul. 1927.
  14. ^ Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald; 16 Jul. 1927.
  15. ^ Hastings Observer; 16 Jul. 1927.
  16. ^ Sheerness Guardian and East Kent Advertiser; 30 Jul. 1927.
  17. ^ The Stage; 25 Aug. 1927.
  18. ^ Western Morning News; 30 Aug. 1927.
  19. ^ a b The Stage; 15 Sep. 1927.
  20. ^ a b The Stage; 22 Sep. 1927.
  21. ^ Sunny, 26 Sep. 1927.
  22. ^ a b The Stage; 27 Oct. 1927.
  23. ^ Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal; 28 Oct. 1927.
  24. ^ Leicester Chronicle; 29 Oct. 1927.
  25. ^ Belfast News-Letter; 13 Dec. 1927.
  26. ^ Aberdeen Press and Journal; 20 Dec. 1927.
  27. ^ Dundee Courier; 23 Dec. 1927.
  28. ^ Dundee Evening Telegraph; 28 Dec. 1927.
  29. ^ Dundee Evening Telegraph; 6 Jan. 1928.
  30. ^ Halifax Evening Courier; 28 Feb. 1928.
  31. ^ Accrington Observer and Times; 6 Mar. 1928.
  32. ^ The Stage; 22 Mar. 1928.
  33. ^ Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal; 6 Apr. 1928.
  34. ^ Leicester Daily Mercury; 14 Apr. 1928.
  35. ^ Newmarket Journal; 21 Apr. 1928.
  36. ^ Kent & Sussex Courier; 11 May 1928.
  37. ^ Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald; 26 May 1928.
  38. ^ Prestatyn Weekly; 28 Jul. 1928.
  39. ^ The Stage; 23 Aug. 1928.
  40. ^ Morecambe Guardian; 25 Aug. 1928.
  41. ^ Hull Daily Mail; 4 Sep. 1928.
  42. ^ Burnley News; 12 Sep. 1928.
  43. ^ Burnley Express; 12 Sep. 1928.
  44. ^ Leeds Mercury; 25 Sep. 1928.
  45. ^ Staffordshire Sentinel; 27 Sep. 1928.
  46. ^ Gloucester Citizen; 13 Oct. 1928.
  47. ^ The Stage; 1 Nov. 1928.
  48. ^ The Stage; 1 Nov. 1928, p. 1; col.4.
  49. ^ Exeter and Plymouth Gazette; 3 Nov. 1928.
  50. ^ The Stage; 8 Nov. 1928.
  51. ^ Western Mail; 17 Nov. 1928.
  52. ^ Western Mail; 20 Nov. 1928.
  53. ^ Gloucester Citizen; 1 Dec. 1928.
  54. ^ Sheerness Guardian; 8 Dec. 1928.
  55. ^ Leeds Mercury; 20 Dec. 1928.
  56. ^ Northern Daily Mail; 3 Feb. 1929.
  57. ^ Aberdeen Press and Journal; 12 Feb. 1929.
  58. ^ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer; 2 Apr. 1929.
  59. ^ Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette; 31 Jan. 1930.
  60. ^ Leicester Mail; 28 Apr. 1930.
  61. ^ Birmingham Gazette; 21 Dec. 1929.
  62. ^ IBY.com 2022.
  63. ^ Liverpool Echo; 23 Jan. 1931.
  64. ^ Manchester Evening News; 23 Feb. 1931.
  65. ^ Sheffield Daily Telegraph; 3 Mar. 1931.
  66. ^ Staffordshire Sentinel; 14 Apr. 1931.
  67. ^ Richmond Herald; 18 Apr. 1931.
  68. ^ Exeter and Plymouth Gazette; 19 Dec. 1932.
  69. ^ Belfast News-Letter; 12 Nov. 1932.
  70. ^ Irish Independent; 22 Nov. 1932.
  71. ^ Sheffield Daily Telegraph; 29 Nov. 1932.
  72. ^ Blackpool Times; 17 Nov. 1933.
  73. ^ Daily Record; 28 May 1936.
  74. ^ Gaiety Whirl, Summer 1936.
  75. ^ Hampshire Telegraph; 28 Jan. 1938.
  76. ^ Mercury and Guardian; 11 Feb. 1938.
  77. ^ a b Yorkshire Observer; 22 Mar. 1938.
  78. ^ Going Greek (1939).
  79. ^ Birmingham Daily Gazette; 22 Nov. 1939.
  80. ^ Nottingham Journal; 5 Dec. 1939.

Sources

Books

  • Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London Stage 1920–1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel (hardcover) (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8108-9301-6.

Theatre programs/playbills

  • Sunny (Theatre program/playbill). "Sunny" Peters: Felice Lascelles. Hanley, UK: Grand Theatre. 26 September 1927. [Scroll down to: "The Grand Theatre, Corner of Trinity Street and Foundry Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent", and locate the image for "A programme for a production of the musical comedy 'Sunny' at the Grand Theatre, Hanley in September 1927."] Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via www.arthurlloyd.co.uk. Monday September 26th 1927. For two weeks. Once nightly at 7.30. Matinees: Thursdays at 2.30.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Gaiety Whirl of 1936 (Theatre program/playbill). Felice Lascelles. Ayr, UK: Ayr Gaiety Theatre. 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2023. Throughout the Summer Season. Twice nightly 6.50 and 9.00{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


Magazines and newspapers

  • "The Beauty Prize - Royal Theatre, Newcastle-On-Tyne". The Stage. No. 2, 240. London, UK. 21 February 1924. p. 20; col.4. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. The Beauty Prize Monday 18 February 1924 for two weeks. Royal Theatre, Newcastle-On-Tyne. The Beauty Prize made a most effective commencement in Newcastle on Monday of a two weeks' engagement, and the lovely and beautifully staged show was followed with warm applause. (...) Among others to be mentioned are (...) Felice Lascelles as Shinny Fane. [p. 14; col.5:] Mr John Hart will open the Spring dramatic season at the Grand Theatre, Leeds with (...) The Beauty Prize.
  • "Kid Boots - Palace Theatre, Manchester". The Stage. No. 2, 370. London, UK. 2 September 1926. p. 1; col.2. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Kid Boots Aug. 30 & Sep. 6, Palace, Manchester. [p. 4:] SONG: "The Two Of Us", sung by Felice Lascelles and Claude Bailey in Kid Boots.
  • "Kid Boots - Empire Theatre, Liverpool". Liverpool Post & Mercury. No. 22, 225. Liverpool, UK. 10 September 1926. p. 1; col.4. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Monday 13 September. Two Weeks. 7.30. Matinees: Saturdays 2.30. [p. 4; col.5:] Mr Leslie Henson will be at the Empire Theatre for two weeks in the musical Kid Boots. (...) Mr Stuart Kern, Mr Guy Fane, Mr Robert Naimby, Mr Eric Le Fre, Miss Viola Compton, and Miss Felice Lascelles are his chief associates.
  • "Kid Boots - Empire Theatre, Liverpool". Liverpool Post & Mercury. No. 22, 228. Liverpool, UK. 14 September 1926. p. 1; col.4. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Monday 13 September. For two weeks only. 7.30. Matinees: Saturdays 2.30. [13; col.3:] Mr Henson is in fine fettle, and has but to raise one of his mobile eyebrows to set everyone roaring. But he is not the only one in this delightful musical comedy. There is, for instance, Miss Felice Lascelles, the soul of daintiness as Polly, and all the better for being a Wallasey girl. A sweet singer and lissom dancer, she makes a fitting partner for Mr Claude Bailey, who, as the club "pro.", plays love better than golf.
  • "Kid Boots - King's Theatre, Glasgow". The Stage. No. 2, 374. London, UK. 30 September 1926. p. 1; col.2. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Kid Boots Sep. 27, King's, Glasgow (two weeks). [p. 23; col.1:] Leslie Henson presents Kid Boots here. (...) Annie Croft makes a charming Polly Pendleton. Claude Bailey as Tom Sterling renders some fine vocal numbers. Guy Fane and Robert Mainby give excellent support as Peter Pilsbury and Herbert Pendleton. Eric and René Le Fre show to advantage in eccentric dances. As Carmen Mendoza, Dora Dolaro sings charmingly. Viola Compton is good as Dr. Fitch. Guy Saunders, Felice Lascelles, Stuart Kemp and George A. Neill all work hard.
  • "Kid Boots - King's Theatre, Southsea & New Theatre, Cardiff". The Stage. No. 2, 378. London, UK. 28 October 1926. p. 1; col.2. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Kid Boots Oct. 25, King's, Southsea; Nov. 1, New, Cardiff. [p. 25; col.4:] Kid Boos returns to Southsea this week. (...) Leslie Henson, who plays the title role (...) is always in the limelight, and he causes unending rounds of laughter. (...) An attractive leading lady is Margaret Campbell, who plays Polly Pendleton. Claude Bailey appears as Tom Sterling, the golf club professional, and his duets with Miss Campbell are delightfully rendered. Dora Dolaro also plays capitally as Carmen Mendoza. Eric and René Le Fre introduce remarkable acrobatic dances as Manville and Jane. Guy Fane and Robert Nainby as the rival sporting goods manufacturers are an entertaining pair. Viola Compton (Dr. Josephine Fitch), Guy Saunders (Harold Regan), Felice Lascelles (Beth), and Stuart Kern (Frank Valentine) fill other important roles.
  • "Kid Boots - King's Theatre, Edinburgh". The Stage. No. 2, 383. London, UK. 2 December 1926. p. 4; col.4. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. On Monday [29 November 1926], the beginning of a fortnight's engagement in Edinburgh, Mr Leslie Henson carried his audience from one shriek of laughter to another. Claude Bailey as the millionaire acts and sings well, Margaret Campbell's Polly is attractive, and Viola Compton as the lady doctor, Dora Dolaro as Carmen, Felice Lascelles as Beth, and Eric and René Le Fre, in their dances, are all good. [p. 1; col.2:] Kid Boots Nov. 29, King's Edinburgh.
  • "Kid Boots & SUNNY - Empire Theatre, Newcastle". Newcastle Daily Journal. No. 25, 250. Newcastle, UK. 18 January 1927. p. 1; col.2. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. The Last Week [17 January – 22 January 1927] of Leslie Henson in the sensational success Kid Boots. With Margaret Campbell and Full London Company. Enormous Attraction to follow Kid Boots. Commencing Monday 24 January for Three Week Season [– 12 February 1927]. Once Nightly at 7.30. Matinees: Wed. and Sat. at 2.30. The Sensational London Hippodrome Success: SUNNY.
  • "SUNNY - Hippodrome, Margate". Isle of Thanet Gazette. Vol. 58, no. 2, 993. Margate, UK. 9 July 1927. p. 7; col.5. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny, a musical comedy in two acts and fifteen scenes, has delighted large audiences at each presentation at the Hippodrome this week [4 – 9 July 1927]. The elaborate dresses and scene effects are all new, as the play's production at Margate constitutes its first week on tour. A dress rehearsal on Sunday night [3 July] was personally conducted by Mr. Jack Buchanan, the well-known actor. (...) As Sunny Peters, Felice Lascelles is a vivacious and very charming little person. Max Kirby gives an excellent performance in the role of Jim Demming, the husband. Considerable talent is shown by George Neil in the part of the circus proprietor, and as Sunny's father, Naylor Grimson creates many a laugh. (...)
  • "SUNNY - Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone". The Stage. No. 2, 415. London, UK. 14 July 1927. p. 1; col.2. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny July 11, Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone. [p. 18; col.5:] Moss Empires Ltd., in conjunction with Lee Ephraim and Jack Buchanan, are presenting Sunny here. Felice Lascelles is very dainty and clever as Sunny Peters. Zoe Andrews plays Weenie Winters with natural grace and humour. Kathleen Burgess sings admirably as Marcia Manners. Max Kirby plays Jim Demming with delightful humour and dances ably. George Neil also dances cleverly as Wendell Wendell. Naylor Grimson gives an amusing study of Siegfried Peters. Tiller's Sunny Girls are expert dancers. The play is finely mounted and beautifully dressed.
  • "SUNNY - Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone". Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald. No. 2, 120. Folkestone, UK. 16 July 1927. p. 10; col.3. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. (...) Miss Felice Lascelles is very charming in the title role, and Mr. Max Kirby scores a great success as Jim Demming. Miss Zoe Andrews, Miss Kathleen Burgess, Miss Dorothy Fenwick, Mr. Rex Rodgers, Mr. Naylor Grimson and Mr. George Neil all do excellently well, and Alfredo's "Sunny" Band give a turn which is very popular. To-day (Saturday) there will be performances both afternoon and evening.
  • "SUNNY - Gaiety Theatre, Hastings". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. No. 4, 542. Hastings, UK. 16 July 1927. p. 3; col.4. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. (...) The engagement is for six nights at 7.45, and owing to the tremendous interest, two matinees will be given on Wednesday and Saturday at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Chatham". Sheerness Guardian and East Kent Advertiser. No. 3, 618. Sheerness, UK. 30 July 1927. p. 4; col.1. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Monday August 1 for six nights at 7.45. Matinee on Monday and Wednesday at 2.30. [p. 9; col.5:] A great musical play will be produced at the Theatre Royal, Chatham, next Monday. It will be played once nightly in its entirety exactly as it is now being played at the London Hippodrome, to houses so packed that it has beaten its own huge records night after night and day after day. (...) The company includes Felice Lascelles as "Sunny" (...).
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Plymouth". The Stage. No. 2, 421. London, UK. 25 August 1927. p. 24; col.5. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny, presented by Moss Empires Ltd., in conjunction with Lee Ephraim and Jack Buchanan, started a two weeks' engagement here on Monday [22 August] before a packed house. In the title role, Felice Lascelles plays with great vivacity and charm.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Plymouth". Western Morning News. No. 21, 040. Plymouth, UK. 30 August 1927. p. 6; col.1. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Nightly at 7.45 for 5 nights. Matinees Thursday and Saturday at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Grand Theatre, Swansea (12 Sep.) & Lyceum, Newport (19 Sep.)". The Stage. No. 2, 424. London, UK. 15 September 1927. p. 1; col.5. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. 'On Tour' SUNNY (B) Sept. 12, G[rand Theatre], Swansea; [Sept.] 19, Lyceum, Newport. [p. 8; col.3:] In the title role, Felice Lascelles plays with great vivacity and charm.
  • "SUNNY - Lyceum, Newport (19 Sep.) & Grand Theatre, Hanley (26 Sep.)". The Stage. No. 2, 425. London, UK. 22 September 1927. p. 1; col.4. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. 'On Tour' SUNNY (B) [Sept.] 19, Lyceum, Newport; [Sept.] 26, G[rand Theatre], Hanley.
  • "SUNNY - Grand Theatre, Derby (24 Oct.) & Royal Opera House, Leicester (31 Oct.)". The Stage. No. 2, 430. London, UK. 27 October 1927. p. 1; col.4. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. 'On Tour' SUNNY (B) [Oct.] 24, G[rand Theatre], Derby; [Oct.] 31, O[pera] H[ouse], Leicester.
  • "SUNNY - Grand Theatre, Derby". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. Vol. LXXXII, no. 3, 983. Derby, UK. 28 October 1927. p. 5; col.4. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny (...) is presented at the Grand Theatre this week by a particularly good company. (...) The cast is well filled, Felice Lascelles being a happy, vivacious and temperamental Sunny. She is a delightful little actress, who sings and dances cleverly. (...) Matinee on Saturday.
  • "SUNNY - Royal Opera House, Leicester". Leicester Chronicle. No. 650 (New Series). Leicester, UK. 29 October 1927. p. 23; col.1. Retrieved 13 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Next Week [31 October – 5 November 1927] Nightly at 7.30. Two Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday, 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Grand Opera House, Belfast". Belfast News Letter. Belfast, UK. 13 December 1927. p. 1; col.2. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Tonight at 7.30 and during the week. Matinee: To-morrow (Wednesday) and Friday, at 2. Last 7 performances of the great musical comedy. [p. 10; col.4:] Sunny, which proved a big attraction at the Grand Opera House last week, is being retained there for the present week and should play to large audiences.
  • "SUNNY - His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen". Aberdeen Press and Journal. No. 22, 766. Aberdeen, UK. 20 December 1927. p. 1; col.4. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. For 6 nights at 7.30 [19–24 December] and two matinees at 2.15 on Wednesday and Saturday. [p. 6; col.7:] (...) Miss Felice Lascelles is a charming Sunny, dainty and spirited in her acting, a delightful dancer. Her voice is tiny, but expressive—there are no big, or indeed, good, voices in the company. Mr George Neil, as the circus proprietor, shows a capital turn in acting and pantomime, and his boxing-match dance is one of the hits of the performance. (...)
  • "SUNNY Coming to the King's Theatre, Dundee". Dundee Courier. No. 20, 854. Dundee, UK. 23 December 1927. p. 3; col.4. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny, the great musical play, will be produced at the King's Theatre, Dundee, on Monday [26 December 1927], and will be played once nightly for 12 nights, with matinees on December 23 and 31, and January 2 and 7.
  • "PRINCIPAL ACTRESS IN 'SUNNY' Removed to Dundee Infirmary. Undergoes an Operation". Dundee Evening Telegraph. No. 15, 939. Dundee, UK. 28 December 1927. p. 1; col.4. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Miss Felice Lascelles, who took the leading part in Sunny, now being produced in the King's Theatre, Dundee, is in Dundee Infirmary. Miss Lascelles during Monday [28 December] night was at one stage not feeling very well, and her substitute had to take one of the scenes. Subsequently Miss Lascelles reappeared, and, judging from her dancing, singing, and acting, had apparently recovered. Miss Lascelles, however, was again feeling ill yesterday, and late in the evening was conveyed to the Infirmary, where she was operated upon for appendicitis. To-day she is reported to be going on well, but it will be several weeks ere she is able to appear on the stage. Meantime her understudy, Miss Boulson, will carry on the part of Sunny. Previous to joining Sunny in July of this year Miss Lascelles was with Mr Leslie Henson's company in Kid Boots.
  • "'SUNNY'". Dundee Evening Telegraph. No. 15, 947. Dundee, UK. 6 January 1928. p. 3; col.4. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. The musical comedy, Sunny, has had a very successful fortnight's run at the King's Theatre. It concludes to-morrow (Saturday) with two performances, matinee and evening. Theatregoers, at least those who saw the first performance in the city, will be interested to hear that Miss Felice Lascelles, who carried on whilst seriously ill and had subsequently to be removed to the Infirmary to undergo an operation for appendicitis, is going on well. Miss Poulton, the youngest member of the chorus, who at minute's notice took the loading part, has been filling the role very satisfactorily. Only 17 years of age, she regarded as being rather young, although full of promise, and Miss Pearl Greene has come north from London to take the part of Sunny at the matinee to-morrow [Saturday 7 January] and in the evening, then goes on with the company to South Shields during the week-end.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Halifax". Halifax Evening Courier. No. 13, 935. Halifax, UK. 28 February 1928. p. 1; col.1. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Monday, February 27, and week, at 7.30. Matinees Thursday and Saturday, at 2.30 pm. [p. 3; col.1:] (...) Miss Felice Lascelles is full of animation in the title role, and gives the lead to a whirlwind of amusement and gaiety. She dances effectively, and her musical numbers, "Who" and "The Wedding Knell", haunt the piece. (...)
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Blackburn". Accrington Observer and Times. No. 4, 409. Accrington, UK. 6 March 1928. p. 6; col.2. Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. The highly popular musical comedy Sunny is visiting Blackburn this week [5-10 March], where it is being produced at the Theatre Royal for six evenings and two afternoon matinees. (...) Felice Lascelles takes the part of Sunny, and she is accompanied by a strong band of principals.
  • "SUNNY - Grand Theatre, Oldham". The Stage. No. 2, 451. London, UK. 22 March 1928. p. 26; col.1. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Moss Empires, Ltd., in conjunction with Lee Ephraim and Jack Buchanan, are presenting Sunny. The show is excellently staged, and the dresses are also very good. The cast includes Max Kirby, Felice Lascelles, Zoe Andrews, Naylor Grimson, George Neil, and Rex Rodgers. Alfredo Sunny Band, Tiller's Sunny Girls, and Iris White are also featured.
  • "SUNNY - Grand Theatre, Derby". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. Vol. LXXXIII, no. 4, 028. Derby, UK. 6 April 1928. p. 32; col.5. Retrieved 11 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Special Attraction for the Holidays. Easter Monday. Once nightly 7.45. Matinees Easter Monday and Saturday at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Royal Opera House, Leicester". Leicester Daily Mercury. Leicester, UK. 14 April 1928. p. 12; col.1. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Elaborate Musical Comedy at the Opera House. Sunny, the great musical success from London Hippodrome, pays a return visit to Leicester Opera House next week. When it was here last November it attracted overflowing audiences, and it is accordingly not surprising that it should return so soon. The company is practically the same as last, and includes Max Kirby, Felice Lascelles, Zoe Andrews, Naylor Grimson, George Neil, and Rex Rogers. (...) A special matinee will take place on Wednesday, in addition to the usual one on Saturday.
  • "SUNNY - New Theatre, Cambridge". Newmarket Journal. No. 2, 474. Cambridge, UK. 21 April 1928. p. 4; col.5. Retrieved 8 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. (N)ext Monday [23 April 1928] at the New Theatre, Cambridge, for one week only. There will be an afternoon performance at 2.30 on Saturday.
  • "SUNNY - Opera House, Royal Tunbridge Wells". Kent & Sussex Courier. No. 4, 820. Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK. 11 May 1928. p. 8; col.6. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Monday, May 14th, for six nights, at 8 p.m. and Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, at 2.30. [p. 14; cols.5–6:] London has been seeing this now famous musical comedy at the Hippodrome since October 1926, and if the original company does it better than Moss Empire touring company, it does well indeed. The [touring] company is composed of over 70 people, besides a horse and several hounds. It takes seven railway trucks and a horse box to convey these effects from town to town. (...) Miss Felice Lascelles, in the name part, will be tremendously and deservedly popular and live the part in accordance with its name.
  • "SUNNY - Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone". Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald. No. 1, 264. Folkestone, UK. 26 May 1928. p. 11; col.2. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny will pay a return visit to the Pleasure Gardens Theatre next week. It will be played once nightly in its entirety, exactly as it is now being played at the London Hippodrome, to houses so packed that it has beaten its own huge records night after night, and day after day. (...) The company includes Felice Lascelles as Sunny, Max Kirby as Jim Demming, Rex Rodgers as Tom Warren, Naylor Grimson as Peters, George Neil as Wendell Wendell, Zoe Andrews as Weenie, Kathleen Burgess as Marcia, Margorie Raymonde as Sue, the Sunny Girls, Iris White, principal dancer, Alfredos Band, and others too numerous to mention. (...). [p. 8; col.1:] Monday, May 28 for six nights, at 8. Matinees Whit-Monday and Saturday, at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl". Prestatyn Weekly. No. 1, 229. Prestatyn, UK. 28 July 1928. p. 8; col.4. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. For the first time in the history of the Rhyl Pavilion a Moss Empires London Company is to appear there in one of the most sensational musical plays ever staged in London. The Company is one of the largest that has ever appeared in Rhyl, travelling in all some 70 performers, and they will appear in that phenomenal musical comedy Sunny, which has won its way into the hearts of the theatre-going public of London and the provinces. (...) The Company that will appear in Rhyl for the whole of next week will be one of rare excellence. There will be a performance each evening and full matinees at 2-30 on Thursday and Saturday. (...) This brilliant combination, which visits the Rhyl Pavilion next week, possesses a cast of West End artistes such as has never before been sent into the provincial towns, and includes Max Kirby as Jim Demming, Felice Lascelles as Sunny Peters, Zoe Andrews as Weenie, Naylor Grimson as Siegfield Peters, Jeffrey Piddock as Wendell-Wendell, Dennis Brockbatik as Tom Warren, Hilda Vivian as Sue Warren, Kathleen Burgess as Marcia. Camille Escudier is the musical director.
  • "SUNNY - Winter Gardens Theatre, New Brighton". The Provinces. The Stage. No. 2, 473. London, UK. 23 August 1928. p. 8; col.2. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny proves its worth as a bright and attractive entertainment, as presented by Moss Empires, Ltd., in conjunction with Lee Eiphraim and Jack Buchanan. Much freshness and originality, coupled with drollery, are attached to the performance of Max Kirby and Jim Demming. Felice Lascelles is also earning golden opinions as Sunny Peters with her daintiness and vivacity. (...)
  • "SUNNY - Tower Pavilion, Morecambe". Morecambe Guardian. No. 406. Morecambe, UK. 25 August 1928. p. 12; col.1. Retrieved 10 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Next Week. Evenings at 7.15. Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2.15. [p. 4; col.6:] Photo of Felice Lascelles in Sunny
  • "SUNNY - Palace Theatre, Hull". Notes by Babette. Hull Daily Mail. No. 13, 388. Hull, UK. 4 September 1928. p. 9; col.6. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny lives up to its name this week at the Hull Palace Theatre, and is a bright and cheering production. The principal girls wear some very attractive clothes, and as they are mostly evening wear they may be useful for the coming dance season. The simple yet neat dresses worn by Miss Felice Lascelles as Sunny are very chic. (...) [p. 4; col.3:] Week commencing 3rd September. Once nightly, at 7.30. Matinee Saturday at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Palace Theatre, Burnley". Burnley Express. No. 6, 085. Burnley, UK. 12 September 1928. p. 5; col.3. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. SUNNY COMING. The antidote for depression is sunshine, and the cure for the blues is Sunny, which is coming to the Palace next week. (...) In brief, Sunny is an entertainment full of talent, beauty and gay scenes. This brilliant combination, which visits the Palace next week, possesses cast of West-End artistes such as has rarely been sent into the provincial towns, and includes (...) Felice Lascelles as Sunny Peters, (...). [p. 1; col.3:] Week commencing Monday, September 17th, 1928. Once nightly 7.30. Matinees Tuesday and Saturday 2.30.
  • "SUNNY. Popular Musical Comedy at Palace Next Week". Burnley News. No. 1, 581. Burnley, UK. 12 September 1928. p. 7; col.2. Retrieved 17 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Photo of Felice Lascelles, with white horse
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Huddersfield". Leeds Mercury. No. 27, 729. Leeds, UK. 25 September 1928. p. 3; col.4. Retrieved 7 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny at the Theatre Royal, Huddersfield, last night proved completely to the taste of the audience. (...) Felice Lascelles played Sunny, and Max Kirby her lover. Pa Peters was played in robust style by Naylor Grimson, there will be a matinee on Saturday.
  • "SUNNY - Grand Theatre, Hanley". Staffordshire Sentinel. No. 19, 949. Hanley, UK. 27 September 1928. p. 7; col.2. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny, one of the biggest musical comedy successes in London during recent years, will be presented at the Grand Theatre, Hanley, next week [1–6 October]. (...) [Photo of Felice Lascelles]. (...) Felice Lascelles has the part of Sunny, (...). [p. 1; col.3:] Next Week – One Week Only. Once Nightly, at 7.30. Matinee, Thursday, at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre and Opera House, Cheltenham". The Theatres/Next Week's Programmes. Gloucester Citizen. Vol. 53, no. 143. Gloucester, UK. 13 October 1928. p. 4; col.2. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. In view of the success which Sunny, the well-known musical comedy, has attained during its run in London and the provinces, the visit of Messrs. Moss Empires Ltd., Lee Ephraim and Jack Buchanan's chief company to the Cheltenham Theatre and Opera House will be big attraction. (...) The cast will include a number West End artists, among them being Mr. Max Kirby, Miss Felice Lascelles, Miss Zoe Andrews, and Mr. Naylor Grimson. (...) [p. 4; col.1–5 (top banner):] Next Week [15–20 October]. Every Evening at 7.45. Matinees Thursday & Saturday at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Bournemouth". The Provinces. The Stage. No. 2, 483. London, UK. 1 November 1928. p. 6; col.3. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny pays another visit, and its popular musical numbers again make a strong appeal. The title role is played by Felice Lascelles, a delightfully vivacious actress. (...) [p. 1; col.4:] 'On Tour' – Sunny (Lee Ephraim). Oct[ober] 29, R[oyal], Bournemouth; Nov[ember] 5, R[oyal], Exeter.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Plymouth". On Tour. The Stage. No. 2, 484. London, UK. 8 November 1928. p. 1; col.4. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny (Lee Ephraim). Nov[ember] 5, R[oyal], Exeter; Nov[ember] 12, R[oyal], Plymouth.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Exeter". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. Vol. CLVI, no. 25, 708. Exeter, UK. 3 November 1928. p. 1; col.5. Retrieved 8 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Commencing Monday 5th November. Nightly at 7.30. Two matinees on Tuesday & Friday, at 2.30. [p. 2; col.1–2:] A long-awaited production will be presented at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, next week, in e form of Sunny, a sparkling musical comedy which has been one of the hits of the London season. (...) An all-star cast includes Felice Lascelles, Max Kirby, Zoe Andrews, Naylor Grimson, Jeffrey Piddock, etc. (...).
  • "SUNNY - Lyceum, Newport". Western Mail. No. 18, 545. Cardiff, UK. 17 November 1928. p. 8; col.7. Retrieved 9 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Next week. Nightly 7.30. Matinee Saturday 2.30. [Cast on p. 9; col.1]
  • "SUNNY - Lyceum, Newport". Western Mail. No. 18, 547. Cardiff, UK. 20 November 1928. p. 9; col.3. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny was welcomed back to the Lyceum Theatre, Newport, on Monday with great cordiality, and the success of this second visit is assured. (...) Felice Lascelles is a vivacious and dainty Sunny. (...)
  • "SUNNY - The Hippodrome, Gloucester". Next Week at the Theatres. Gloucester Citizen. Vol. 53, no. 185. Gloucester, UK. 1 December 1928. p. 7; col.4. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sunny, the musical success which visits the Hippodrome next week, is described as one of the biggest London hits during recent years. (...) An all-star cast includes Felice Lascelles, Max Kirby, Zoe Andrews, Naylor Grimson, Jeffery Piddock. Performances will be once nightly at 7.45, with matinees at 2.30 on Thursday and Saturday.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Chatham". Sheerness Guardian and East Kent Advertiser. No. 3, 833. Sheerness, UK. 8 December 1928. p. 3; col.6–7. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. Next week, for six nights at 7.45. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2.30. (...) The company has been carefully selected by Moss Empire Ltd, Lee Ephraim and Jack Buchanan. (...) An all-star cast includes Felice Lascelles, Max Kirby, Zoe Andrews, Naylor Grimson, Jeffrey Piddock, etc. (...).
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Dewsbury". Leeds Mercury. No. 27, 803. Leeds, UK. 20 December 1928. p. 5; col.2–3. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive. At the Dewsbury Theatre Royal, Sunny is to have a two weeks' run, with Miss Felice Lascelles in the title role. (...) Boxing Day 26 December and the following two weeks. Once Nightly at 7.30. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30.
  • "SUNNY - Theatre Royal, Rochdale". The Provinces. The Stage. No. 2, 494. London, UK. 17 January 1929. p. 8; col.5. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. ROCHDALE. [Theatre] Royal (...). Moss Empires, Ltd., present the musical comedy Sunny. The piece is well staged, and the singing and dancing are of the highest quality. Felice Lascelles, as Sunny, is a great favourite, and earns much applause with her songs and dancing. (...) [p. 1; col.4:] 'On Tour' – Sunny. Jan[uary] 14, Rochdale; 21, Bury.



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