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Norman wisdom and Julie Andrews
'puss in boots'at hippodrome late 50's
Cilla Black birthday show.
In 1975, while performing at the CoventryTheatre, she went into premature labour and was rushed to the Walsgrave Hospital where she gave birth to a daughter, Ellen, who died two hours later.appeared on Stage at cov theatre 2 days later and got a standing ovation and was thrown many flowers.While in hospital Jimmy Tarbuck,Ronnie Corbett,
Val Doonican and Moira Anderson helped to fill in
Billy Cotton and his band played in 1953
Lenny Henry did the Black and White Xmas show 1978
Peter Butterworth of carry on fame died in the Smithfield opp cov theatre on 16 jan 1979 just after a performance.
Tommy Cooper 1971 pantomine xmas show
Jimmy Tarbuck spring show 1971
Tommy Steele birthday show nov 1971
1972 panto cinderella
David Nixon,Mike Yarwood,Basil Brush,John Inman,Barry Howard.
1972 spring show
Norman Wisdom
1972 birthday show
Danny La Rue
1973 Aladdin panto
Mike and Bernie Winters
1973 spring show
Val Doonican
1973 Birthday show
Larry Grayson,Kaye Sisters,Rod Hull and Emu
1974 panto Dick whittington
Dick Emery,Bill pertwee,Josephine Blake
1974 spring Show
Freddie Starr
1974 birthday show
good old days
Leonard Sachs,Max Wall
1975 panto
Jack and the beanstalk
Ken Goodwin,Frank Ifield,
1975 spring show
Peters and Lee
1976 spring show
Des O'Connor
1976 anniversary show 56-76
Tommy Steele Lennie Bennett
1978 panto
Rod Hull and Emu,Carl Wayne,Billy Dainty
Laurel and Hardy spent a total of three weeks at the Coventry Hippodrome, but played it only twice. Commencing 25 August 1947, they appeared there for two weeks. They were back almost exactly five years later - w/c 11 August 1952, but then ,for some unknown reason, didn't return during the 1953-54 tour. In 1947 the Boys uncharactereristically stayed at different hotels. Stan Laurel stayed at the Abbey Hotel, in Kenilworth, while Oliver Hardy stayed at the Clarendon, in Leamington Spa. In 1952 they stayed at the Chesford Grange Hotel, in Kenilworth.
Top Laurel and Hardy
Left Little Jimmy Clitheroe and Nat Jackley
Ladies at the back left to right Nanette Newman,?.
Right picture Maurice Chavalier during his Coventry visit in 1969
Right Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett who were appearing at Coventry theatre in their Christmas Show. 17th December 1980.
Above Cliff Richard, pictured with two of his fans, backstage at the Coventry Theatre. Anita Croft and Janice Norman. The pair had over 2,000 photographs of the singer which they had collected in the last seven months. 12th April 1960
