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UK
THEATRE AND CONCERT APPEARANCES
1945 - 1959
Petula
Clark came to prominence after developing remarkable aptitude as an
entertainer in her early years. Petula's art, especially in mimicry
was known to radio listeners and a career in films, television and as
recording artist soon followed with great success. Petula's clever
imitations of famous stars like Rose
Murphy (where Petula performed 'Busy Line' in the style of Rose
Murphy) formed part of her variety concert act way into the 1950s. Her
popularity in Great Britain throughout the 1940s and 1950s ensured that
she headlined on many variety bills in the provinces and she became a
firm favourite during the summer season, very often moving around the UK
throughout the summer months.
In
addition to performing in concert and in variety across the UK, Petula
undertook roles in three stage plays during this period; 'Dear
Octopus' in 1947, 'Sauce for the Goose' in 1950 and 'The
Constant Nymph' in 1954. Petula wrapped up the 50s by making her
pantomime debut at The Gaumont in Southampton, playing Princess Marigold
in Bernard Delfont's extravagant production of 'Humpty Dumpty' alongside
a host of stars including Tommy Cooper and Edmund Hockridge.
In
2008, we acquired a large collection of flyers, programmes and posters
when the paper archives of the theatre and concert impresario Harold
Fielding were sold off - we were lucky enough to acquire
Fielding's 'Pet Clark File' which dates back to the late
1940s. Using the contents of the file together with printed ephemera
that has been collected over the years, we are pleased to present our
unique piece of research work as an illustrated 32 page glossy reference
book which chronicles Petula's theatre and concert appearances between 1945 -
1959. The research work features dozens of Harold Fielding's shows
that featured Petula including his famous 'Sunday concert series at
The Blackpool Opera House' and the enormously popular 'Music
For The Millions' touring variety shows.
It is believed that this is the first time a listing of this magnitude has been compiled and
published and a copy of our research work has been donated to The V&A's Theatre & Performance Archives
in London for reference and future prosperity.
This
brand new, 2020 glossy reference book chronicles Petula's UK theatre and
concert appearances between 1945 - 1959 and features the details of over
500 appearances and is an indispensable point of reference.
In
summary, this publication is:
32
page A4 full colour glossy reference printed on art paper
Packed
with over 75 illustrations of flyers, posters, newspaper print
adverts and photos
Features
the details of over 500 UK performances between 1945 - 1959
Researched,
compiled and created by Steven Warner & Tim Hutton
Selected graphics by Ray Leaning @ Muse
Fine Art & Design
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/ videos / ephemera from the Petula Clark Archive - Warner / Hutton
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