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Heres Scotland Aberdeen British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920's 78 rpm Gramophone Record.
The British Drama League was established in 1919 to promote amateur and professional theatre in England, 3 a head office based at Fitzroy Square, London. It was founded by Geoffrey Whitworth. Its work included pursuing the creation of the National Theatre, offering library and research services, founded the journal Drama in 1919, and encouraging the introduction of drama into the national curriculum.[1] Its name was changed to the British Theatre Association in 1972.[2] The Association was disbanded in 1990, due to financial pressures. Play scripts held in its archive are now in the possession of the Theatre Museum, London
Heres Scotland Aberdeen British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920's 78 rpm Gramophone Record.
The British Drama League was established in 1919 to promote amateur and professional theatre in England, 3 a head office based at Fitzroy Square, London. It was founded by Geoffrey Whitworth. Its work included pursuing the creation of the National Theatre, offering library and research services, founded the journal Drama in 1919, and encouraging the introduction of drama into the national curriculum.[1] Its name was changed to the British Theatre Association in 1972.[2] The Association was disbanded in 1990, due to financial pressures. Play scripts held in its archive are now in the possession of the Theatre Museum, London






![Laughters Song Sung By Alice Moxon - Organ Grinders Song No 2 Sung By Stuart Robertson Rare 78 Rpm
Heres Laughters Song Sung By Alice Moxon - Organ Grinders Song No 2 Sung By Stuart Robertson Rare 78 Rpm
Baritone Stuart Robertson was born on March 5, 1901 in London, England. He was also an actor, known for Bitter Sweet (1933), As You Like It (1936) and Queen of Destiny (1938). He was married to Alice Moxon. He died on December 26, 1958 in Elstree, England. He was the brother of actress Anna Neagle.
Alice Moxon was a renowned soprano, particularly associated with the works of. Gilbert and Sullivan, in the 1920s and 30s. She was born Alice S Moxon, the daughter of. William Henry Moxon and his wife Alice.she was married to the Baritone Stuart Robertson.
The Starlight Express is a childrens play by Violet Pearn,[1] based on the imaginative novel A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood, with songs and incidental music written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar in 1915.
The Starlight Express was produced by Lena Ashwell at the Kingsway Theatre in London, as one of her high-quality wartime entertainments. The production was announced in The Times, mentioning that the small orchestra pit of the theatre would be enlarged to accommodate a full orchestra.[5] It opened on 29 December 1915. The premiere was to have been the conducted by the composer, but because Lady Elgar had suffered concussion a few days before as the result of a traffic accident, he stayed at home with her, and the conductor was the young Julius Harrison.[6] It ran for only one month, closing on 29 January 1916 Laughters Song Sung By Alice Moxon - Organ Grinders Song No 2 Sung By Stuart Robertson Rare 78 Rpm](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Je3YtgBr2sk/mqdefault.jpg)
![Show Me The Way To Go Home Sung By Arthur Raymond 78 rpm
Heres Show Me The Way To Go Home Sung By Arthur Raymond from a 78 rpm shellac record released in 1925.
Show Me the Way to Go Home is a popular song written in 1925 by the English songwriting team Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, using the pseudonym Irving King. The song is said to have been written on a train journey from London by Campbell and Connelly. They were tired from the traveling and had a few alcoholic drinks during the journey, hence the lyrics. The song is in common use in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and North America.
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The music and lyrics were written in 1925 by Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly. They self-published the sheet music and it became their first big success, selling 2 million copies and providing the financial basis of their publishing firm, Campbell, Connelly & Co.[1] Campbell and Connelly published the sheet music and recorded the song under the pseudonym Irving King.[2]
The song was recorded by several artists in the 1920s. The first recordings, in 1925, were by Hal Swains New Princes Toronto Band – a group of Canadian musicians working in London – and by American-born male impersonator Ella Shields, in both cases for the Columbia label in London.[3] Other recordings were made by radio personalities The Happiness Boys,[2] Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra,[2] and the California Ramblers.[4] Throughout the twentieth into the twenty-first century it has been recorded by numerous artists.
Lyrics Edit
Show me the way to go home,
Im tired and I want to go to bed,
Cos I had a little drink about an hour ago,
And its gone right to me head,
No matter where I roam,
On land or sea or foam,
You will always hear me singing this song,
Show me the way to go home. Show Me The Way To Go Home Sung By Arthur Raymond 78 rpm](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JeSmzgAiNLg/mqdefault.jpg)


![Cornwall - The British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920s 78 rpm Gramophone Record.
Heres Cornwall - The British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920s 78 rpm Gramophone Record.
The British Drama League was established in 1919 to promote amateur and professional theatre in England, with a head office based at Fitzroy Square, London. It was founded by Geoffrey Whitworth. Its work included pursuing the creation of the National Theatre, offering library and research services, founded the journal Drama in 1919, and encouraging the introduction of drama into the national curriculum.[1] Its name was changed to the British Theatre Association in 1972.[2] The Association was disbanded in 1990, due to financial pressures. Play scripts held in its archive are now in the possession of the Theatre Museum, London Cornwall - The British Drama League Lyntone Flexi record reissue of 1920s 78 rpm Gramophone Record.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JwLo7TCaIgc/mqdefault.jpg)