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Aldwych farce
The Aldwych farces were a series of twelve stage farces presented at the Aldwych Theatre, London, nearly continuously from 1923 to 1933. All but three of them were written by Ben Travers. They incorporate and develop British low comedy styles, combined with clever word-play. The plays were presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls and starred Walls and Ralph Lynn, supported by a regular company that included Robertson Hare, Mary Brough, Winifred Shotter, Ethel Coleridge and Gordon James.
The farces were so popular that touring companies were sent to present them in the British provinces. Most of the Aldwych farces were adapted for film in the 1930s, starring the original stage casts as far as possible. The plays were later seen in television versions, and some enjoyed revivals.
History
Leslie Henson and Tom Walls co-produced the farce Tons of Money in 1922 at the Shaftesbury Theatre. This was a great popular success, running for nearly two years, and they collaborated again, moving to the Aldwych Theatre. Walls secured a cheap, long-term lease on the theatre, which had fallen so far out of fashion with playgoers that it had been used as a YMCA hostel during the First World War.
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Aldwych
Coordinates: 51°30′48″N 0°07′00″W / 51.5132°N 0.1167°W / 51.5132; -0.1167
Aldwych (pronounced /ˈɔːldwɪtʃ/) is a one-way street and also the name of the area immediately surrounding the street, in the City of Westminster in London. The short street is situated 0.6 miles (1 km) north-east of Charing Cross and forms part of the A4 route from London to Avonmouth, Bristol.
The Aldwych area forms part of the Northbank business improvement district. It is known for a number of notable sites and for giving its name to a closed Underground station nearby, which has been used as a filming location in numerous films and television shows.
Overview
Aldwych, the street, is a crescent, connected to the Strand at both ends. It forms part of the A4 route and carries traffic in a one-way eastbound direction. Streets adjoining Aldwych include Drury Lane, Kingsway, India Place and Melbourne Place. Notable buildings along its length include:
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Television House
Television House, on Kingsway in London was, from 1955, the London headquarters of Associated-Rediffusion, Independent Television News (ITN), TV Times magazine, the Independent Television Companies Association and, at first, Associated TeleVision. It was later the headquarters of 'Rediffusion, London' and its successor, Thames Television.
History
Adastral House
The Kingsway area had been redeveloped at the start of the 20th century from slums and tenement housing into a broad avenue with grand office buildings and expensive town houses.
After the formation of the Air Ministry in 1918, its headquarters was on Kingsway; one of two identical buildings opposite Bush House became Adastral House. This remained the home of the Air Ministry through World War II. It became famous after the war because the central London temperatures and wind speeds were measured from its roof by the Met Office, and announced as such during the BBC weather forecasts.
Television House
In 1954, the Independent Television Authority (ITA) awarded the first two contracts for the new ITV commercial television system. Because the BBC had previously held a monopoly on broadcasting, there were no non-BBC television studio facilities in the UK. Associated-Rediffusion, as one of the two contractors, needed to build from scratch a whole new facility. The company had hired Thomas Brownrigg as General Manager, partially due to his extensive knowledge of planning and project management, which would be needed in simultaneously building a new company and its studios and headquarters.
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A Night Like This is a 1932 comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter. Ben Travers wrote the screenplay, adapting his own play, the original 1930 Aldwych farce of the same title.The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. Related Playlists
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Excerpts from the farce "Thark" at the New Aldwych Theatre in London. "This infernal old house of Thark is haunted" Ronald (Ralph Lynn) had just told Sir Hecto...
Excerpts from the farce "Thark" at the New Aldwych Theatre in London. "This infernal old house of Thark is haunted" Ronald (Ralph Lynn) had just told Sir Hector (Tom Walls).
The two actors sit at a dining table in a grand old house. They both wear black suit and tie and one of them wears a monocle. They sip sherry or something similar. They look around suddenly, as if spooked. A door opens and another man enters, also in black suit and tie. He is the sinister looking butler. C/U of him looking wild. "I am the Butler, Sir. They call me Jones, here, but my real name is 'Death'!" C/U of Tom Walls looking perturbed. His monocle falls out. Ralph Lynn eats something, Tom just drinks some more and pulls some faces.
"Prior to sleeping in the bedroom Tom and Ralph have a little argument over the bed - " The two men fight over the bedclothes. Tom falls out. We then see them sleeping, cuddled up together. The door opens and a posh looking couple enter the room. They express consternation to each other then leave and close the door. Tom wakes up and gets scared. He wakes up his friend and they both look scared. Candlesticks suddenly fall off the mantelpiece and a picture falls off a wall. Tom bangs a gong that is beside the bed. Ralph stands on the bed with a shotgun in his hand. Lots of people come running into the room. Story may be incomplete.
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Excerpts from the farce "Thark" at the New Aldwych Theatre in London. "This infernal old house of Thark is haunted" Ronald (Ralph Lynn) had just told Sir Hector (Tom Walls).
The two actors sit at a dining table in a grand old house. They both wear black suit and tie and one of them wears a monocle. They sip sherry or something similar. They look around suddenly, as if spooked. A door opens and another man enters, also in black suit and tie. He is the sinister looking butler. C/U of him looking wild. "I am the Butler, Sir. They call me Jones, here, but my real name is 'Death'!" C/U of Tom Walls looking perturbed. His monocle falls out. Ralph Lynn eats something, Tom just drinks some more and pulls some faces.
"Prior to sleeping in the bedroom Tom and Ralph have a little argument over the bed - " The two men fight over the bedclothes. Tom falls out. We then see them sleeping, cuddled up together. The door opens and a posh looking couple enter the room. They express consternation to each other then leave and close the door. Tom wakes up and gets scared. He wakes up his friend and they both look scared. Candlesticks suddenly fall off the mantelpiece and a picture falls off a wall. Tom bangs a gong that is beside the bed. Ralph stands on the bed with a shotgun in his hand. Lots of people come running into the room. Story may be incomplete.
Was item in Eve's Film Review issue 325. Safety print exists.
Note: I think that I have the actors the right way around here, but have to check with some 1920s theatre books!
Part of this story features in "This Was Yesterday" may be additional material to this negative.
FILM ID:880.22
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
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Aldwych Theatre farceur Robertson Hare and character comedian Alfred Drayton reprise their original stage roles in two classic screen comedies. Both films are brand-new transfers from the original film elements, in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Only one copy of Aren't Men Beasts! is known to exist and its soundtrack is incomplete - for these two mute sections we have included English subtitles.
BANANA RIDGE
A screen adaptation of Ben Travers' celebrated and enduring farce - a wonderfully mischievous comedy of disputed paternity and caddishness. On the morning of his son's wedding, a mild-mannered dentist is visited by a dark, beautiful girl who disarranges her dress and screams for the police!
AREN'T MEN BEASTS!
Hollywood star June Clyde co-stars in this boisterous comedy caper. two businessmen have the shock of their lives when a woman appears out of their past bearing a 23 year old son -- and one of them may be the father!
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"Aldwych Farces: Vol 4": Out on DVD 01/02/2016
A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke...
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A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films – making stars of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats, battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them. -
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"Aldwych Farces - Volume 1": Out on DVD 20/4/2015
A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke...
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"Aldwych Farces - Volume 1": Out on DVD 20/4/2015
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A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films – making stars of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats, battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them.
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Aldwych farces. Lady in danger, pot luck, on a dvd
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Aldwych farces. Lady in danger, pot luck, on a dvd
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Aldwych farces dvd. A cup of kindness and dirty work.
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Aldwych farces dvd. A cup of kindness and dirty work.
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"Aldwych Faces Vol: 2": Out on DVD 27/07/2015
A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke...
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"Aldwych Faces Vol: 2": Out on DVD 27/07/2015
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A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films – making stars of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats, battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them.
Though only ten adaptations were made on film, the influence of these enduringly popular films was great and can be seen in some of the key British comedies from the first half of the 20th century. This ongoing range will include not only the Aldwych Farces themselves but those films that they influenced. They are presented here as brand-new transfers from original film elements in their original aspect ratio. -
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A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
British film, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. It is a screen adaption...
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A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
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British film, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. It is a screen adaption of the original 1925 Aldwych farce of the same title.
Peter and Barbara Wyckham plan to travel by railway from London to a country house in Somerset, but Peter misses the train...……..
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A Night Like This film Plot
A Night Like This is a 1932 comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Ly...
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A Night Like This film Plot
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A Night Like This is a 1932 comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter. Ben Travers wrote the screenplay, adapting his own play, the original 1930 Aldwych farce of the same title.The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. Related Playlists
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Two Minutes With "Thark" (1927)
Excerpts from the farce "Thark" at the New Aldwych Theatre in London. "This infernal old ...
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Two Minutes With "Thark" (1927)
Two Minutes With "Thark" (1927)
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Excerpts from the farce "Thark" at the New Aldwych Theatre in London. "This infernal old house of Thark is haunted" Ronald (Ralph Lynn) had just told Sir Hector (Tom Walls).
The two actors sit at a dining table in a grand old house. They both wear black suit and tie and one of them wears a monocle. They sip sherry or something similar. They look around suddenly, as if spooked. A door opens and another man enters, also in black suit and tie. He is the sinister looking butler. C/U of him looking wild. "I am the Butler, Sir. They call me Jones, here, but my real name is 'Death'!" C/U of Tom Walls looking perturbed. His monocle falls out. Ralph Lynn eats something, Tom just drinks some more and pulls some faces.
"Prior to sleeping in the bedroom Tom and Ralph have a little argument over the bed - " The two men fight over the bedclothes. Tom falls out. We then see them sleeping, cuddled up together. The door opens and a posh looking couple enter the room. They express consternation to each other then leave and close the door. Tom wakes up and gets scared. He wakes up his friend and they both look scared. Candlesticks suddenly fall off the mantelpiece and a picture falls off a wall. Tom bangs a gong that is beside the bed. Ralph stands on the bed with a shotgun in his hand. Lots of people come running into the room. Story may be incomplete.
Was item in Eve's Film Review issue 325. Safety print exists.
Note: I think that I have the actors the right way around here, but have to check with some 1920s theatre books!
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Will Any Gentleman with George Cole | Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital
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Harking back to the phenomenally successful Aldwych Farces of the ...
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Harking back to the phenomenally successful Aldwych Farces of the 1930s, Vernon Sylvaine's hilarious adaptation of his own hit West End play stars George Cole on top form as a bewildered bank clerk caught up in a series of unfortunate events! Directed by Oscar-nominated Michael Anderson and co-starring Veronica Hurst, Jon Pertwee, William Hartnell, Sid James and Joan Sims, Will Any Gentleman...? is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
Strait-laced Henry Sterling's peaceful life is periodically shattered by his wastrel brother's antics. But when he attends a local theatre to pay his brother's bouncing cheque he stays to watch the show – and ends up being hypnotised into thinking he's a devil-may-care philanderer!
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"Banana Ridge/Ain't Men Beasts": Out on DVD 26/05/2014
Aldwych Theatre farceur Robertson Hare and character comedian Alfred Drayton reprise their...
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"Banana Ridge/Ain't Men Beasts": Out on DVD 26/05/2014
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Aldwych Theatre farceur Robertson Hare and character comedian Alfred Drayton reprise their original stage roles in two classic screen comedies. Both films are brand-new transfers from the original film elements, in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Only one copy of Aren't Men Beasts! is known to exist and its soundtrack is incomplete - for these two mute sections we have included English subtitles.
BANANA RIDGE
A screen adaptation of Ben Travers' celebrated and enduring farce - a wonderfully mischievous comedy of disputed paternity and caddishness. On the morning of his son's wedding, a mild-mannered dentist is visited by a dark, beautiful girl who disarranges her dress and screams for the police!
AREN'T MEN BEASTS!
Hollywood star June Clyde co-stars in this boisterous comedy caper. two businessmen have the shock of their lives when a woman appears out of their past bearing a 23 year old son -- and one of them may be the father!
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Aldwych farce
The Aldwych farces were a series of twelve stage farces presented at the Aldwych Theatre, London, nearly continuously from 1923 to 1933. All but three of them were written by Ben Travers. They incorporate and develop British low comedy styles, combined with clever word-play. The plays were presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls and starred Walls and Ralph Lynn, supported by a regular company that included Robertson Hare, Mary Brough, Winifred Shotter, Ethel Coleridge and Gordon James.
The farces were so popular that touring companies were sent to present them in the British provinces. Most of the Aldwych farces were adapted for film in the 1930s, starring the original stage casts as far as possible. The plays were later seen in television versions, and some enjoyed revivals.
History
Leslie Henson and Tom Walls co-produced the farce Tons of Money in 1922 at the Shaftesbury Theatre. This was a great popular success, running for nearly two years, and they collaborated again, moving to the Aldwych Theatre. Walls secured a cheap, long-term lease on the theatre, which had fallen so far out of fashion with playgoers that it had been used as a YMCA hostel during the First World War.
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