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Me? Film roles? Are you serious? I was offered a Rice Krispie’s commercial and a Kit-Kat commercial. Thank God I wasn’t waiting for Macbeth... I’d be very upset. You’ve been making the case against animal cruelty for a long time – the latest musical manifestations being ‘The Bullfighter Dies’ and ‘I’m Not A Man’. What are your thoughts on the progress PETA and Greenpeace have made in pushing this agenda? time and the Theatre was closed for its subsequent demolition. David Baines of the British Music Hall Society says:- 'The The line ‘each time you vote you support the process’ resonates powerfully. But is there an alternative? I was totally in awe of Marc Flemming. He had a very strong presence and character but was brilliantly witty with it. He was like a Jewish Miss Jason.” –Dave Lynn “Candy Du’ Barry was one of the very best. She was well known for her Dusty Springfield impersonation. And I was honoured to have inherited her Dusty costume which I cherished. She was also one of the very first people I heard say ‘cunt’ onstage.” [laughs] – Jeff Kristian
one more year after the production of 'The Whip' in 1962, but in April 1963 the curtain came down for the last opened on Wednesday the 22nd of December 1897 with a variety show. The ERA reported on the opening in their 25th of December edition saying:- 'A Well, it would be a great help if Princess Anne gassed Jamie Oliver. He’s killed more animals than McDonald’s. The camp seaside town of Brighton has been synonymous with churning out some of the best and most established cabaret artists for decades. Norman was a wonderful person. He was so easy-going and a brilliant comic. You would have thought that the two of us clashed, two drag characters, but he was unique and no-one else could do his routines. We got on very well together. It was northern and southern comedy on TV together, and it just merged.’As with double acts, ensembles need to work together tightly. Choreographing, rehearsing and performing to within an inch of their life. The work of an ensemble is not an easy one but the final product, if done right, can be quite spectacular. Treated drums, Spiders From Mars riffs, Flamenco guitars, a rap element... was ‘Neal Cassady Drops Dead’ as much fun to record as it was to listen to? notable Windmill boys included Bruce Forsyth, Angus Lennie, who played The Mole in the film The Great Escape, and William Graham,
This tragic attempt at female impersonation left me vomiting profusely. To even impersonate a human being would have been a major achievement where his talents are concerned. My grandmother has more performance skills in her left labia. In fact, I’m not altogether sure that it wasn’t my grandmother’s left labia, such was the extent of his physical attractiveness. on the rebuilding of the Met in their 21st of August 1897 edition saying:- 'The nobility and gentry of Paddington are well cared opening of the Metropolitan Theatre on Wednesday the 22nd of December 1897 consisted of a variety show with the following acts appearing: Tom White and his Arabs, Princess Well, it’s not surprising considering the number of hospitals I’ve been rushed into in the last 18 months. It all seems to have hit me at once, which I expect is just the way it goes. Acute fever, a bleeding ulcer, food poisoning, Barrretts Oesophagus... it’s hardly believable. The worst was in June in Boston when I was hospitalised with acute fever. I was delirious for six hours... talking absolute nonsense and unable to stop. I’ve never been so frightened in my life. Then of course you get bitchy comments for having to cancel shows. The hospital actually gave me a heroin-based medication to calm me down. But, so what? I’ve been in so many hospitals lately that there’s hardly any point in me leaving. There is a generic global sound to pop music now that most people just can’t stand. Most singers and groups sound interchangeable. I still cannot identify certain singers who have had 10 number ones. In Latin America, in Greece, Turkey, Israel, Sweden, I’m seen as the antidote to synthetic excitement, and people appreciate this... I find. Wherever we play is usually fantastic. Switzerland is the only country that has always said “no”. I think in England I’m seen as an object of terror, and I think this is because I sing whatever I want, whereas most people sing whatever they think might sell.
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She surprised us with her Buster Keaton-like affinity with props and obstacles. As the subversive housemaid Edna in the Stephen Daldry production of Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, she enjoyed multiple West End runs and tours. Astonishingly, the gig took her right up to the age of 91. I love being with the band. We get on so well, and at the end of each day we’re happy just to sit in each other’s company and talk and talk and talk and be silly. It’s better than professional therapy. The highlights for me are always the hard cities such as Sao Paulo or Belo Horizonte or Bogota or Guadalajara. There’s a lot of affection for me in places of struggle, and I understand why. We have the same identifications... the same clothes, in fact. Above - The Pacific Island scene from Revudeville No.334 in 1963. Centre stage are Jill Millard and Anthony Bryant. On His stage presentation was abysmal; the attempt at humour between songs made me cringe quite violently. If that was really all he could manage, he should have his lips stapled together for quite a few years (or perhaps I’ve mistaken the orifice).
The following acts continue the great divas’ legacy within their shows: Al Pillay, Alexis Carrington, Baga Chipz, Ceri Dupree, CJ, Dame Julie Paid, D.E Experience, La Voix, Lady Imelda, Mary Mac, Laurie La Re, Mrs. Moore, Tanya Hyde, Tiffaney Wells and Mzz Kimberley. When we were in Cairo and we had time off, Tony and I would head for the nearest bar and drink ourselves stupid all day. There wasn’t much beer so we drank Scotch. All the other men went to the brothels but it wasn’t for me.’ Past legends: Andre Adore, Cher Travesty, Jeff Kristian, Pip Morgan, Candy Du’Barry, Steffan Whitfield.A word that is thrown about all too commonly these days is ‘legend’ but in the case of this select group of performers it couldn’t be more apt. They have/had huge followings and led the way in the cabaret world, and changed the face of it, paving the way for many of the performers we watch regularly today. Yes. I was all prepared with ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’. But you’ll notice that other countries will not give the UK any points ever since Tony Blair decided to drop bombs on the innocent people of Iraq. Can you blame them? Well, I dislike the word ‘icon’ because I think it’s so over-used that it’s become meaningless in much the same way as ‘legend’. These days, just about everyone is apparently a ‘legend’. If you’ve appeared in four episodes of Emmerdale you’re called a ‘legend’. Also icon means stone, and I feel certain I’m still flesh and blood. I don’t feel any pressure recording, because I’m generally already on an unswayable path and there’s not much anyone can do to get me off it apart from kill me. Some try... understandably. I think it’s important not to assume that the government represent the wishes of the people. This is actually very rarely the case, hence the Arab Spring. It’s not the case in England, and it’s not the case in Israel. All presidents and prime ministers love war and conflict, because they see it as an easy way to garner patriotic support. Thatcher was never happier than when she was killing Argentinians, and Bush was delighted to bomb just about anyone. War is great business for governments, and the people usually have no say. I had an offer to play in Damascus, but do you turn it down because of the Assad regime? As we now know, Assad’s control over Syria has been Hitleresque, and the people have no basic human rights.
Catch them while you can. One week they’re in London, the next in New York and the following Friday they could be in Sydney. for the week ending Jan 6th 1894 - Kindly donated by Mr. John Moffatt. Details of the Acts in this programme can be seen in various parts below. The music and attitudes of the likes of Amy Winehouse, Diana Ross, Dorothy Squires, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Holiday, Bette Middler, Cher, Madonna, Tina Turner, Edith Piaf, Whitney Houston, amongst many others, have been a driving influence behind many a cabaret performer of past and present. I didn’t even raise an eyebrow. The fact that the dossier is supposedly missing is immaterial. People read it and know what it says, and they couldn’t possibly forget the names that they read. Similarly, the ‘royal’ family have determined that the file on the famous Profumo case not be opened or made available to the public until 50 years after Prince Philip’s death. Draw your own conclusions from that. What becomes farcical is the way the modern Conservative government dictate to the public about tax and recession and recycling, and we’re expected to listen and obey, whilst that same government apparently has a history of paedophilia which they go to excessive lengths to hide, whilst telling us how naughty everyone else is. Last week the Pope announced that 2% of priests, bishops and cardinals in the Catholic church are known paedophiles! And this was the fifth story on the news! And we’re asked to have faith in the Catholic church! The world has officially gone mad.and 1902. But sadly by the late 1950s the writing was on the wall for this Theatre as the Council wanted it demolished for a road widening scheme. Various other uses for the building in the meantime, such as becoming a Theatre Restaurant were mooted, see image above, but nothing could stop the 'march of progress'. One of the last productions of note at the Met was 'The Whip' in 1962, see programme above and below, but apart from being used to show wrestling matches in its final months, the end was to finally come in 1963. Past legends: Cher Travesty, Crystal Waide, Danny La Rue, Maisie Trollette, Phil Starr, Ruby Venezuela. Some performers, however, thought this to be too little, too late as Roy Hudd’s comment indicates: ‘What a pity they didn’t show their affection in more tangible forms while he was still with us.’ Again, in modern terms, no one. The stars, now, are the costumes and the lights and the expense... and all those things that distract you from realising that you’re watching someone who can’t actually sing and has nothing to say. modern construction; and new scenery has been painted by Mr W. T. Hemsley. Every part of the house is of
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