A Chronological List of Productions at the Theatre Royal, Bath 1900-1938

Compiled by Christine M. Bayliss 2019

Introduction - 1900 - 1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 - 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 - 1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938

See Also: Theatre Royal, Bath Productions from 1805 to 1862 - 1863 to 1899 - 1900 to 1938 - 1939 to 1981 - 1982 to 2019

This list for productions at the Theatre Royal, Bath from 1900 to 1938 has mostly been compiled from advertisements and reviews in The Bath Chronicle, Keene's Bath Journal and the Bath & Wilts Chronicle and Herald held at Bath Central Library. Some of the newspaper runs are incomplete and there were periods when the theatre did not advertise at all. Generally this seems to have been in the summer 'vacation' which ran from about May to the August Bank Holiday then at the beginning of the month rather than end. Additionally, prior to Easter Sunday the theatre often closed for the week but sometimes just for Good Friday. At other times a new play would open on Easter Saturday and continue right though the following week. Most productions, though, tended to start on Easter Monday. Information given in square brackets [ ] indicates a statement believed to be accurate but unproven at time of compilation.

A feature of this period seems to have been regular visits from touring theatrical and opera companies, as well as lengthy seasons of various resident companies. The former, especially the opera companies, tended to have a repertoire that must have been very tiring with up to eight different productions each week including two matinees.

Frequently the repertoire for visiting companies was not given in advertisements and it is often only the last 3 performances that receive a mention either in the advertisement, preview or review. To confuse things further, matinees were sometimes referred to as morning performances - a literal translation of the word. There were also a number of 'flying matinees' usually around 3pm when a visiting company came in for just part of the day. This included visits from artistes such as Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Dame Clara Butt and Sarah Bernhardt. Many plays were preceded by a curtain raiser but these, in general, were not advertised. Luckily, there was usually a reference to them in the review of the principal attraction of the evening. Benefit performances were frequently given, mainly by local amateurs, in aid of good causes, local, national and international, which included the Royal United Hospital, The Titanic Fund, the Italian Earthquake Fund of 1909, War Charities and the Norton Hill Colliery Disaster Fund.

ABBREVIATIONS:

BAOS - Bath Amateur Operatic Society
BOS - Bath Operatic Society
RUH - Royal United Hospital

1900

Sat 23 December - 20 January Robinson Crusoe

22-27 January Aladdin

29 January - 3 February La Poupee (The Doll)

5-10 February The New East Lynne

12-17 February Halves and A Loyal Traitor

19-24 February The Sign Of The Cross

26 February - 3 March The Only Way

5-10 March Jim The Penman and a short poetry recital

12-17 March The Sorrows Of Satan

19-24 March Siberia

26 -31 March The Adventures Of Lady Ursula

2-7 April A Demon's Device

9 April Theatre closed - Easter

Tue 10 April Grand Evening Concert

Wed 11-14 April Theatre closed - Easter

16-21 April The Rose Of Persia

23-28 April The Dandy Fifth

30 April - 5 May Norman V.Norman [and Company]

Mon 30 April Still Waters Run Deep and Dream Faces

Tue 1 May The Bungalow

Wed 2 May The Ironfounder

Thur 3 May David Garrick

Fri 4 May Lord Allangford

Sat 5 May (mat) Still Waters Run Deep

(eve) The Lady Of Lyons

7-12 May One Of The Family

Mon 14-16 May The Canary and The Triumph

Thur 17-19 May Magda

21-26 May Hearts Are Trumps

28 May - 2 June Aladdin

Mon 4-8 June Current Cash

Sat 9 June Both performances cancelled following death and funeral of

Mr. William Lewis - theatre lessee 1885/6 - June 1900

11-16 June My Sweetheart

18-23 June Fun On The Bristol

25-30 June Peck's Bad Boy

2-7 July Robin Hood And The Babes

9 July - 4 August Theatre closed

6-11 August Nurse and The Better Policy

13 August - 1 September Theatre closed and redecorating carried out

3-8 September The Little Minister

10-15 September Somebody's Sweetheart

17-22 September The White Heather

24-29 September The Belle Of New York

1-6 October A Royal Family

Thur 4 October (special matinee) As You Like It

8-13 October A Message From Mars

15-20 October A Greek Slave

22-27 October My Friend The Prince

29 October - 3 November The Lady Of Ostend and Margaret's Stratagem

Tue 30 October (special matinee) Matinee Musicale with distinguished artistes from London

5-10 November The Great Ruby

12-17 November Miss Muriel Wylford and Her Company

Mon 12 November The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

Tue 13 November The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

Wed 14 November The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

Thur 15 November Brother Officers

Fri 16 November Brother Officers

Sat 17 November (mat) Magda

(eve) Brother Officer

19-24 November The Man Of Forty followed by A Bit Of Old Chelsea

26 November - 1 December With Flying Colours

3-8 December Hoodman Blind

10-15 December 7th Annual Amateur Week in Aid Of RUH

Mon 10 December Iolanthe

Tue 11 December Iolanthe

Wed 12 December (mat) Iolanthe

(eve) The School For Scandal

Thur 13 December (mat) The School For Scandal

(eve) Iolanthe

Fri 14 December The School For Scandal

Sat 15 December (mat) Iolanthe

(eve) Iolanthe

17-21 December Theatre closed

Sat 22 December - 26 January Cinderella

1901

Sat 22 December - 26 January Cinderella

28 January - 2 February Theatre closed (Queen Victoria died on 22nd January and there was a period of public mourning from 28th)

4-9 February A Runaway Girl

11-16 February In The Soup and A Happy Pair

18-23 February Mrs. Dane's Defence

25 February - 2 March Lady Windermere's Fan and A Royal Betrothal

4-9 March Rip Van Winkle

11-16 March The Private Secretary and Box And Cox

18-23 March The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Mon 18 March The Rose Of Persia

Tue 19 March Patience

Wed 20 March The Rose Of Persia

Thur 21 March Patience

Fri 22 March The Rose Of Persia

Sat 23 March (mat/eve) Patience

25-30 March Under False Colours

Mon 1-5 April Theatre closed - Easter

Sat 6-13 April Lady Huntworth's Experiment

15-20 April A Runaway Girl

22-27 April Olivette

29 April - 4 May On Active Service

6-11 May The Wedding Guest and Rats

Thur 9 May (special matinee) Papa's Wife, You And I and Pretty Polly

13-18 May Woman And Wine

Mon 20-22 May Wheels Within Wheels

Thur 23-24 May As In A Looking Glass and A Pair Of Lunatics

Sat 25 May Wheels Within Wheels

27 May – 29 May What Happened To Jones and Mutual Consent

Thur 30 May What Happened To Jones and Hard Luck

Fri 31 May What Happened To Jones, My Awful Dad and Cryptoconchoidsyphonostomata

Sat 1 June What Happened To Jones and Cryptoconchoidsyphonostomata

Mon 3 June (mat/eve) Sugar And Cream, scenes from The School For Scandal, A Golden Wedding plus other entertainments - Benefit for Mr.

C.Chappell (Acting Manager)

Tue 4 June - 3 August Theatre closed

5-10 August The New Boy and A Private Rehearsal

12-17 August Tommy Atkins

19-24 August The Fatal Card

26-31 August Alone In London

2-7 September The Christian

9-14 September The Silver King

16-21 September San Toy

23-28 September The Wilderness and Palmistry

30 September - 5 October The Belle Of New York

7-12 October Mr. Mouillot's Company

Mon 7 October The Geisha

Tue 8 October The Geisha

Wed 9 October The Geisha

Thur 10 October A Greek Slave

Fri 11 October A Greek Slave

Sat 12 October (mat) The Geisha

(eve) The Geisha

14-19 October The Messenger Boy

21-26 October Hearts Are Trumps

28 October - 2 November Florodora

4-9 November A Cigarette Maker's Romance and A Mutual Error

11-16 November The Sign Of The Cross

18-23 November The Price Of Peace

25-30 November A Royal Family

Wed 27 November (special matinee) The Merchant Of Venice

2-7 December The Second In Command

9-14 December 8th Annual Amateur Week in Aid of RUH

Mon 9 December The Yeomen Of The Guard

Tue 10 December The Two Roses

Wed 11 December (mat) The Two Roses

(eve) The Yeomen Of The Guard

Thur 12 December The Yeomen Of The Guard

Fri 13 December The Two Roses

Sat 14 December (mat) The Yeomen Of The Guard

(eve) The Yeomen Of The Guard

16-25 December Theatre closed

Thur 26 December - 4 January The Emerald Isle

1902

Thur 26 December - 4 January The Emerald Isle

6-11 January La Poupee

13-18 January The Casino Girl

20-25 January H.M.S. Irresponsible

27 January - 1 February Little Red Riding Hood

3-8 February Mrs. Dane's Defence

10-15 February The Toreador

17-22 February The Night Of The Party

24 February - 1 March Niobe and Jerry And A Sunbeam (monologue)

3-8 March Sherlock Holmes

10-15 March A Dark Secret

17-22 March Kitty Grey

24 March - 21 December Theatre closed as the Directors had omitted to renew the theatre licence. Extensive alterations were carried out during the closure period. (Bath Journal 20 December 1904, p.4)

22 December - 1 January Dandy Dan

Fri 2-3 January H.M.S. Irresponsible

1903

22 December - Thur 1 January Dandy Dan

Fri 2-3 January H,M.S.Irresponsible

5-10 January La Poupee The Doll)

12-17 January Are You A Mason? and A Dangerous Ruffian

19-31 January Aladdin and transformation scene 'The Home Of Flora'

2-7 February Zaza

9-14 February Three Little Maids

16-21 February Mr. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 16 February Hamlet

Tue 17 February Paolo And Francesca

Wed 18 February The Rivals

Thur 19 February Macbeth

Fri 20 February The Taming Of The Shrew

Sat 21 February (mat) Twelfth Night

(eve) The Merry Wives Of Windsor

23-28 February Alone In London

2-7 March The Eternal City

9-14 March The Fatal Wedding

16-21 March The Mummy And The Humming Bird

23-28 March Sweet And Twenty and You And I

30 March - 4 April The Christian

6-11 April Theatre closed - Easter

13-18 April A Country Mouse and Mrs. Hilary Regrets

20-25 April Sherlock Holmes

27 April - 2 May The Toreador

4-9 May The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 4 May Faust

Tue 5 May Carmen

Wed 6 May Il Trovatore

Thur 7 May Maritana

Fri 8 May Lohengrin

Sat 9 May (mat) Carmen

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

11-16 May Secrets

18-23 May Miss Haidee Gunn and Company

Mon 18 May Much Ado About Nothing

Tue 19 May Pygmalion And Galatea and Fennel

Wed 20 May Romeo And Juliet

Thur 21 May Ingomar

Fri 22 May King Rene's Daughter and My Lady Disdain

Sat 23 May (mat) Pygmalion And Galatea and Fennel

(eve) Much Ado About Nothing

25-30 May San Toy

1-6 June The New Clown and Good Bye Pierrot

8-13 June The Lady Killer

15-20 June Uncle Tom's Cabin

22 June - 8 August Theatre closed

10-15 August The Worst Woman In London

17-22 August A Sailor's Sweetheart

24-29 August Aubrey's Sister and All Change Here

31 August - 5 September In Old Kentucky

7-12 September The Christian King

14-19 September Cousin Kate and A King's Messenger

21-26 September If I Were King

28 September - 3 October The Silver King

5-10 October Three Little Maids

12-17 October Monsieur Beaucaire

19-24 October A Chinese Honeymoon

26-31 October The Unforeseen

2-7 November The D'Oyly Carte Principal Repertoire Company

Mon 2 November Iolanthe and Bob

Tue 3 November The Pirates Of Penzance and Bob

Wed 4 November The Mikado

Thur 5 November The Yeomen Of The Guard

Fri 6 November Patience

Sat 7 November (mat) The Mikado

(eve) The Gondoliers

9-14 November Florodora

16-21 November A Country Girl

23-28 November The Little French Milliner and His Landlady

30 November - 5 December The Marriage Of Kitty and The Lady Bookie

7-12 December The Admirable Crichton

14-23 December Theatre closed

Thur 24 December - 9 January Blue Bell In Fairyland

1904

Thur 24 December- 9 January Blue Bell In Fairyland

11-16 January The Swiss Express

18-23 January Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace and Mrs. Hilary Regrets

25 January - 6 February Puss In Boots

8-13 February The School Girl

15-20 February Mr. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 15 February The Taming Of The Shrew

Tue 16 February As You Like It

Wed 17 February (mat) Richard II

(eve) Julius Caesar

Thur 18 February Hamlet

Fri 19 February The School For Scandal

Sat 20 February (mat) Julius Caesar

(eve) The Merchant Of Venice

22-27 February Billy's Little Love Affair and Bob's Mrs. Kenningham

29 February - 5 March The Girl From Kay's

7-12 March The Cotton Spinner and The Wedding Morn

14-19 March Alone In London

21-26 March Man To Man

28 March - 2 April Theatre closed - Easter

4-9 April La Poupee

11-16 April Are You A Mason? and Hushed Up

18-23 April Whitewashing Julia and Six And Eightpence

25-30 April Why Woman Sins

2-7 May The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 2 May The Daughter Of The Regiment

Tue 3 May Faust

Wed 4 May Tannhauser

Thur 5 May Carmen

Fri 6 May Mignon

Sat 7 May (mat) Lohengrin

(eve) Maritana

9-14 May Her Second Time On Earth

16-21 May Our Boys and A Case For Eviction

Mon 23-25 May Mice And Men and The Light That Failed

Thur 26-28 May Monsieur Beaucaire

30 May - 4 June A Trip To Chinatown

6-11 June Frivolity

13 June - 30 July Theatre closed

1-6 August A Girl's Cross Roads

8-13 August Tommy Atkins

15-20 August Rogues Of The Turf

22-27 August Charley's Aunt and A Barmeside Feast

29 August - 3 September Gentleman Joe

5-10 September Quality Street

12-17 September Two Little Vagabonds

19-24 September The Cherry Girl

26 September - 1 October Old Heidelberg

3-8 October A Chinese Honeymoon

10-15 October Sweet And Twenty and You And I

17-22 October Miss Ellen Terry and Company

Mon 17 October Much Ado About Nothing

Tue 18 October Much Ado About Nothing

Wed 19 October The Merchant Of Venice

Thur 20 October Nance Oldfield and The Good Hope

Fri 21 October Much Ado About Nothing

Sat 22 October (mat) The Merchant Of Venice

(eve) The Merchant Of Venice

24-29 October The Medal And The Maid

31 October - 5 November Sapho

7-12 November Sunday

14-19 November The Orchid

21-26 November The Toreador

28 November - 3 December The Lady Slavey

5-25 December Theatre closed

Mon 26 December - 14 January Goody Two Shoes

1905

Mon 26 December-14 January Goody Two Shoes

16-21 January My Lady Molly

23-28 January The Darling Of The Gods

30 January - 4 February The Duchess Of Dantzic

6-11 February Merely Mary Ann

Mon 13-15 February Theatre closed

Thur 16-18 February Henry Irving and His Company - Farewell Performances

Thur 16 February The Bells and Waterloo

Fri 17 February Louis XI and Waterloo

Sat 18 February (mat) Becket and Waterloo

(eve) The Merchant Of Venice and Waterloo

20-25 February A Country Mouse and His Landlady

27 February - 4 March The Duke Of Killicrankie and Barbara

6-11 March The Cingalee

13-18 March Sergeant Brue

20-25 March Between Two Women

27 March - 1 April Miss Elizabeth's Prisoner and The Borrowed Uncle

3-8 April The Sign Of The Cross

Mon 10-14 April Theatre closed

Sat 15 April The Duke Of Killicrankie (amateur performances in aid of RUH)

Mon 17-21 April Theatre closed - Easter

Sat 22-29 April A Country Girl

1-6 May Amorelle

8-13 May Joseph Entangled and Heart Of Gold

15-20 May Beauty And The Barge and That Brute Simmons

22-27 May The Female Swindler

29 May - 3 June Juno

5-10 June Theatre closed

12-17 June Uncle Tom's Cabin

19 June - 5 August Theatre closed

7-12 August The Girl Who Lost Her Character

14-19 August The Swiss Express

21-26 August The Ugliest Woman On Earth

28 August - 2 September The Lights O' London

4-9 September The Vengeance Of Women

11-16 September Charley's Aunt and Fourchette And Company

18-23 September The Silver King

25-30 September For The King

2-7 October The Walls Of Jericho

9-14 October Mr. and Mrs. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 9 October Romeo And Juliet

Tue 10 October The Taming Of The Shrew

Wed 11 October (mat) Henry V

(eve) Macbeth

Thur 12 October Richard III

Fri 13 October The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Sat 14 October (mat) Twelfth Night

(eve) Hamlet

16-21 October Mice And Men

23-28 October The Earl And The Girl

30 October - 4 November The Admiral's Lady

6-11 November The Tempest (Mr. Beerbohm Tree & Company)

13-18 November Les Cloches De Corneville

20-25 November The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 20 November Carmen

Tue 21 November Tannhauser

Wed 22 November Faust

Thur 23 November Maritana

Fri 24 November Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

Sat 25 November (mat) La Traviata

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

27 November - 2 December Oliver Twist

4 -9 December Mr. Edward Compton and Company (Compton Comedy Company)

Mon 4 December David Garrick* and The Desperate Lover

Tue 5 December She Stoops To Conquer

Wed 6 December David Garrick* and The Desperate Lover

Thur 7 December The School For Scandal

Fri 8 December The Rivals

Sat 9 December (mat) The School For Scandal

(eve) David Garrick* and The Desperate Lover

* This play advertised as Davy Garrick

Mon 11-12 December Theatre closed

Wed 13 December Grand Concert inc. The Band Of The 1st V.B. Somerset Light

Infantry

Thur 14 December Theatre closed

Fri 15-16 December A Royal Family (amateur performances in aid of RUH)

Sun 17-25 December Theatre closed

Tue 26-30 December Alice In Wonderland and My Neighbour's Wife

1906

1- 6 January The Christian

8-13 January The Eternal City

15-20 January The Walls Of Jericho

22-27 January The Girl From Kay's

29 January-3 February Aladdin and a Harlequinade

5-10 February Florodora

12-17 February On The Love Path and His Landlady

19-24 February After The Ball

26 February - 3 March Lucky Durham

5-10 March Three Little Maids

12-17 March Gipsy Jack

19-24 March A Wrecker Of Men

26-31 March The Indian Mutiny with two military tableaux exhibited at end

2-7 April The Hindoo's Revenge

9-14 April Theatre closed - Easter

16-21 April The Gold Diggers

23-28 April The Great Awakening

30 April - 5 May Claudian

7-12 May Her Lost Self

14-19 May The 10.30 Down Express

21-26 May East Lynne

28 May - 2 June Theatre closed

4-9 June The Sailors Of The King

11 June - 4 August Theatre closed

6-11 August The Sin Of Her Childhood

13-25 August Theatre closed

27 August - 1 September Two Little Vagabonds

3-8 September His House In Order

10-15 September The White Chrysanthemum

17-22 September The Prince Of Pilsen

24-29 September The Superior Miss Pellender and A Lesson In Pearls

1-6 October Mr. and Mrs. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 1 October Much Ado About Nothing

Tue 2 October Henry V

Wed 3 October (mat) Hamlet

(eve) Macbeth

Thur 4 October The Merchant Of Venice

Fri 5 October Twelfth Night

Sat 6 October (mat) As You Like It

(eve) The Merry Wives Of Windsor

8-13 October The Walls Of Jericho

15-20 October Brigadier Gerard

22-27 October Mr. Popple (Of Ippleton)

29 October-3 November The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 29 October Faust

Tue 30 October Carmen

Wed 31 October Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

Thur 1 November The Bohemian Girl

Fri 2 November Lohengrin

Sat 3 November (mat) Tannhauser

(eve) Maritana

5-10 November San Toy

12-17 November The Earl And The Girl

19-24 November Mr. Cyril Keightley and Company

Mon 19 November The Rivals

Tue 20 November She Stoops To Conquer

Wed 21 November The Rivals

Thur 22 November Miles Carew - Highwayman

Fri 23 November The School For Scandal

Sat 24 November Miles Carew - Highwayman

26 November - 1 December When It Was Dark

Mon 3 December Theatre closed

Tue 4 December Flying Matinee Entertainment with Miss Camille Clifford

Wed 5-8 December Theatre closed

Mon 10-13 December Theatre closed

Fri 14-15 December Dandy Dick (amateur performances in aid of RUH)

17-22 December [Theatre closed]

Mon 24 December-19 January Sinbad The Sailor

1907

Mon 24 December - 19 January Sinbad The Sailor

21-26 January The Beauty Of Bath

28 January - 2 February The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Mon 28 January The Yeomen Of The Guard

Tue 29 January Patience

Wed 30 January The Mikado

Thur 31 January The Gondoliers

Fri 1 February Iolanthe

Sat 2 February (mat) The Gondoliers

(eve) The Mikado

4-9 February Sergeant Brue

11-16 February The Private Secretary and My American Admirer

18-23 February The Belle Of Mayfair

25 February - 2 March Anna Of The Plains and farcical sketch The First Night On Thur 28 and Sat 2 the play was preceded by Jocelyn

The Jester

Mon 4-6 March Mr. and Mrs. Kendal and Company

Mon 4 March The Elder Miss Blossom

Tue 5 March The Ironmaster

Wed 6 March The Elder Miss Blossom

Thur 7-9 March Theatre closed

11-16 March Lucky Durham

18-23 March A Chinese Honeymoon

Mon 25-29 March Theatre closed - Easter

Sat 30 March - 6 April Peter's Mother and Chalk And Cheese

8-13 April Theatre closed

15-20 April Tommy and The Love Lesson

22-27 April Bluebeard The Bold

29 April - 4 May Theatre closed

6-11 May The Youngest Of Three and Hounslow Heath

13-18 May Robin Hood and Hounslow Heath

20-25 May The Importance Of Being Earnest

27 May - 1 June Theatre closed

Mon 3-6 June Theatre closed

Fri 7 June (special matinee) Frou-Frou (Miss Jane Hading's Company)

Sat 8 June Theatre closed

Mon 10-11 June Theatre closed

Wed 12 June (special matinee) Scrooge, You And I and Papa's Wife (Mr. Seymour Hicks and Miss Zena Dare)

13 June - 17 August Theatre closed (some building work carried out during closure)

19-24 August East Lynne

26-31 August The Silver King

2-7 September Leah Kleschna

9-14 September Mr. Edmund Tearle& Company

Mon 9 September Virginius

Tue 10 September The Three Musketeers

Wed 11 September Virginius

Thur 12 September The Three Musketeers

Fri 13 September The Three Musketeers

Sat 14 September (mat) The Three Musketeers

(eve) The Three Musketeers

* two performances only given of this play but dates not known

16-21 September Veronique

23-28 September Our Flat and One Of The 93rd

30 September - 5 October His House In Order

7-12 October John Glayde's Honour

14-19 October The Truth

21-26 October Mr. and Mrs. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 21 October The Taming Of The Shrew

Tue 22 October Richard II

Wed 23 October (mat) The Merchant Of Venice

(eve) Julius Caesar

Thur 24 October Hamlet

Fri 25 October As You Like It

Sat 26 October (mat) Julius Caesar

(eve) Macbeth

28 October - 2 November The Morals Of Marcus

4-9 November The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 4 November Carmen

Tue 5 November Tannhauser

Wed 6 November (mat) Maritana

(eve) Faust

Thur 7 November Il Trovatore

Fri 8 November Rigoletto

Sat 9 November (mat) Lohengrin

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

11-16 November When Knight Were Bold and an untitled curtain raiser

18-23 November The Blue Moon

25-30 November The Royal Oak

2-7 December The Stronger Sex and Chalk And Cheese

Mon 9-11 December Theatre closed

Thur 12-14 December The Magistrate (amateur performances in aid of RUH)

16-25 December Theatre closed

Thur 26 December - 4 January The Cingalee

1908

Thur 26 December - 4 January The Cingalee

6-18 January Aladdin

20-25 January The Bondman

27 January - 1 February The Merry Widow

3-8 February Peter's Mother and Turtle Doves

10-15 February With Edged Tools

17-22 February The Little Michus

24-29 February The Harbour Lights

2-7 March Beauty And The Barge and Jerry And A Sunbeam

9-14 March Irene Wycherley and The Bishop's Candlesticks

16-21 March Charley's Aunt and The Lancashire Sailor

23-28 March The Prodigal Son

30 March - 4 April Theatre closed

Mon 6-10 April Theatre closed

Sat 11 April (mat/eve) Bladud or The Swell And The Swineherd (amateur performances for benefit of Mr. L.A.Long, Acting Manager)

13-18 April Theatre closed - Easter

20-25 April The Dairymaids

27 April - 2 May Simple Simon

4-9 May Diana Of Dobson's and The Bishop's Candlesticks

(Miss Lena Ashwell's Company)

Mon 11-14 May Theatre closed

Fri 15-16 May Bladud or The Swell And The Swineherd (three performances in aid of the Norton Hill Colliery Disaster Fund)

18-23 May Theatre closed

25-30 May Sherlock Holmes

1-6 June Raffles

8-13 June Her Son

15 June - 1 August Theatre closed

3-8 August Uncle Tom's Cabin

10-15 August Theatre closed

Mon 17 August Theatre closed

Tue 18 August The Follies (Mr. H.G.Pelissier and Company)

Wed 19-22 August Theatre closed

24-29 August A White Man

31 August - 5 September Hands Across The Sea

7-12 September Dear Old Charlie and The Cause

14-19 September The Christian

21-26 September You Never Can Tell

28 September - 3 October The Private Secretary and The Wild Man From Borneo

5-10 October Captain Drew On Leave and Cut Off With A Shilling

12-17 October When Knights Were Bold and a duologue The Wrong Side Of The Road

19-24 October Mr. and Mrs.F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 19 October The Merchant Of Venice

Tue 20 October The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Wed 21 October (mat) Twelfth Night

(eve) Macbeth

Thur 22 October Richard III

Fri 23 October The School For Scandal

Sat 24 October (mat) Henry V

(eve) The Taming Of The Shrew

26-31 October The Thief and Too Happy By Half

2-7 November The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 2 November Madame Butterfly

Tue 3 November The Daughter Of The Regiment

Wed 4 November (mat) Il Trovatore

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

Thur 5 November Carmen

Fri 6 November Tannhauser

Sat 7 November (mat) Madame Butterfly

(eve) Faust

9-14 November Mrs. Dot and Her Dearest Friend

16-21 November The Hypocrites

23-28 November The Flag Lieutenant

30 November - 5 December The Breed Of The Treshams

7-12 December Theatre closed

Mon 14-16 December Theatre closed

Thur 17-19 December Liberty Hall (amateur performances in aid of RUH)

21-25 December Theatre closed

Sat 26 December - 2 January The Merry Widow

1909

Sat 26 December - 2 January The Merry Widow

4-9 January Lady Frederick and The Peacemaker

11-16 January The Forty Thieves

18-23 January The Girls Of Gottenberg

25-30 January Diana Of Dobson's and The Bishop's Candlesticks

(Miss Lena Ashwell's Company)

1-6 February The Catch Of The Season

8-13 February Robin Hood

15-20 February Tom Jones

22-27 February Toddles

1-6 March Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch

8-13 March The Silver King

15-20 March You Never Can tell

Mon 22 March Grand Evening Concert (for the relief of sufferers from the

Italian earthquake)

Tue 23-24 March Theatre closed

Thur 25-27 March Dingley Dell (amateur performances)

29 March - 3 April Butterflies

5-10 April Theatre closed - Easter

12-17 April A White Man

19-24 April The Builder Of Bridges

Mon 26-27 April Theatre closed

Wed 28-29 April Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace (amateur performances in aid of the

Royal Mineral Water Hospital)

Fri 30 April Grand Unionist Demonstration (various speakers)

Sat 1 May Theatre closed

3-8 May Mr. Leigh Lovel, Miss Octavia Kenmore and Company

Mon 3 May A Doll's House

Tue 4 May A Doll's House

Wed 5 May Rosmersholm

Thur 6 May A Doll's House

Fri 7 May Rosmersholm

Sat 8 May (mat) Rosmersholm

(eve) A Doll's House

10-15 May Theatre closed

17-22 May Charley's Aunt and The Colour Sergeant

Mon 24-26 May Theatre closed

Thur 27 May Man And Woman (Suffrage Play) and Why Women Weep

Fri 28-29 May Theatre closed

31 May - 5 June An Englishman's Home

7 June - 31 July Theatre closed

2-7 August Mr. Alan Wilkie and Company

Mon 2 August David Garrick and The Sleigh Bells

Tue 3 August David Garrick and The Sleigh Bells

Wed 4 August The Corsican Brothers and Delicate Ground

Thur 5 August David Garrick and The Sleigh Bells

Fri 6 August Richelieu

Sat 7 August The Two Orphans Of Paris

9-21 August Theatre closed

23-28 August The Dairymaids

30 August - 4 September The Explorer and Rats

6-11 September Our Miss Gibbs

13-18 September Pete

20-25 September The Woman In The Case and The Deputy Sheriff

27 September - 2 October The King Of Cadonia

4-9 October Mrs. Ponderbury's Past

11-16 October Mr. Leigh Lovel, Miss Octavia Kenmore and Company

Mon 11 October The Master Builder

Tue 12 October A Doll's House

Wed 13 October A Doll's House

Thur 14 October Hedda Gabler

Fri 15 October The Master Builder

Sat 16 October (mat) The Master Builder

(eve) Hedda Gabler

18-23 October Havana

25-30 October Mr. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 25 October King John

Tue 26 October Twelfth Night

Wed 27 October (mat) As You Like It

(eve) The School For Scandal

Thur 28 October Macbeth

Fri 29 October Much Ado About Nothing

Sat 30 October (mat) Julius Caesar

(eve) The Merry Wives Of Windsor

1-6 November Penelope and Two In A Trap

8-13 November The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 8 November Faust

Tue 9 November Lohengrin

Wed 10 November Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

Thur 11 November Carmen

Fri 12 November The Masked Ball

Sat 13 November (mat) Tannhauser

(eve) Maritana

15-20 November The Merry Widow

22-27 November Miss Hook Of Holland

29 November - 4 December Theatre closed

6-11 December Theatre closed

Mon 13-15 December Theatre closed

Thur 16-18 December Lady Huntworth's Experiment (amateur performances in aid

of RUH)

20-25 December Theatre closed

Mon 27 December - 8 January The Dollar Princess

1910

Mon 27 December to 8 January The Dollar Princess

10-15 January The Passing Of The Third Floor Back and Come Here

17-29 January Dick Whittington

31 January - 5 February The Flag Lieutenant

7-12 February Red Riding Hood and an old-fashioned Harlequinade

14-19 February East Lynne

21-26 February Where Is William?

28 February - 5 March The Prodigal Son

7-12 March Alone In London

Mon 14-18 March Theatre closed

Sat 19 March That Brute Simmons and Browne With An E plus a pot pourri of songs, dances… (benefit by B.A.O.S. for Mr.L.A.Long, Acting Manager)

21-26 March Theatre closed - Easter

28 March - 2 April The Chieftain and Captain Billy. Amateur performances by B.A.O.S. in aid of RUH

Mon 4-6 April Fanny And The Servant Problem [and The Admiral]

Thur 7-9 April Divorcons and The Admiral

11-16 April A Country Girl

18-23 April The Girls Of Gottenberg

25-30 April The Arcadians

2-7 May The Little Damozel and Curing A Selfish Husband

9-14 May Theatre closed (The King had just died so closure could be

linked)

16-21 May A Pair Of Spectacles and A Case For Eviction

23-28 May Theatre closed

30 May - 4 June Not Before The Missus and The Little Charwoman

6 June – 10, 12-30 July Theatre closed

Mon 11 July (flying visit) The Follies (H.G.Pelissier)

1-6 August Mr. Alec March and Company

Mon 1 August Jane Shore

Tue 2 August The Ticket Of Leave Man

Wed 3 August Jane Shore

Thur 4 August The Lady Of Lyons and Bamboozling

Fri 5 August David Garrick and Delicate Ground

Sat 6 August The Ticket Of Leave Man

8-13 August Theatre closed

15-20 August The Merry Widow

22-27 August Theatre closed

29 August - 3 September The Earl And The Girl

5-10 September The Truants and Jerry And A Sunbeam

12-17 September Our Miss Gibbs

19-24 September The Best People and Some Showers

26 September - 1 October Mr. and Mrs. F.R.Benson and Their Company

Mon 26 September The Winter's Tale

Tue 27 September The Piper

Wed 28 September (mat) Twelfth Night

(eve) The Taming Of The Shrew

Thur 29 September The Piper

Fri 30 September Masks And Faces

Sat 1 October (mat) The Piper

(eve) The Merchant Of Venice

3-8 October Miss Horniman's Company

Mon 3 October Candida and The Troth

Tue 4 October Cupid And Common-Sense

Wed 5 October Candida and The Troth

Thur 6 October Cupid And Common-Sense

Fri 7 October Candida and The Troth

Sat 8 October Candida and The Troth

10-15 October Don and Chalk And Cheese

17-22 October The Moody-Manners Opera Company

Mon 17 October Faust

Tue 18 October Samson And Delilah

Wed 19 October Tannhauser

Thur 20 October Il Trovatore

Fri 21 October Carmen

Sat 22 October (mat) Samson And Delilah

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

24-29 October The Arcadians

31 October - 5 November Smith

7-12 November Theatre closed (production cancelled)

14-19 November Dear Little Denmark

21-26 November When Knights Were Bold and Milly's Mother

28 November - 3 December The Chorus Lady and The Drums Of Doom

Mon 5-7 December Theatre closed

Thur 8-10 December She Stoops To Conquer (amateur performances in aid of RUH)

Mon 12-14 December Theatre closed

Thur 15-17 December The Grotesques

19-24 December Theatre closed

26 December - Sat 7 January The Girl In The Train

1911

9-14 January The D'Oyly Carte Principal Opera Company

Mon 9 January The Gondoliers

Tue 10 January Iolanthe

Wed 11 January The Mikado

Thur 12 January Princess Ida

Fri 13 January The Mikado

Sat 14 January (mat) H.M.S.Pinafore

(eve) The Yeomen Of The Guard

16-21 January Priscilla Runs Away

23-28 January Tantalizing Tommy

30 January - 11 February Cinderella

13-18 February Theatre closed

20-25 February Theatre closed

27 February - 4 March A Prince Of Pleasure

6-11 March Cavaliere F.Castellano's Italian Grand Opera Company

Mon 6 March Il Trovatore

Tue 7 March Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Wed 8 March La Traviata

Thur 9 March Carmen

Fri 10 March Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

Sat 11 March (mat) Il Trovatore

(eve) Faust

13-18 March Uncle Tom's Cabin

20-25 March Dolly Reforming Herself

Mon 27-29 March Theatre closed

Thur 30 March - 1 April The Gondoliers (B.O.S.)

3-8 April Theatre closed

Mon 10-14 April Theatre closed - Easter

Sat 15-22 April Brewster's Millions and Two In A Trap

24-29 April The Speckled Band

Mon 1-4 May Theatre closed

Fri 5-6 May The Prude's Progress (amateur performances in aid of Royal Mineral Water Hospital)

8-13 May Theatre closed

15-20 May The Grotesques

22-27 May The Vaudeville Follies and A Royal heart

29 May - 3 June The Gay Gordons

5-10 June The Christian

Mon 12-16 June Theatre closed

Sat 17 June Vocal concert by members of B.O.S. and The Prude's

Progress (benefit for Mr. L.A.Long, Acting Manager)

19 June - 5 August Theatre closed

7-12 August Mr. Alexander Marsh & Company

Mon 7 August The Ticket Of Leave Man and Married by Accident

Tue 8 August The Three Musketeers

Wed 9 August Trilby and Married By Accident

Thur 10 August The Corsican Brothers and Delicate ground

Fri 11 August The School For Scandal

Sat 12 August David Garrick and The Sleigh Bells

14-19 August Theatre closed

21-26 August The Passing Of The Third Floor Back and Come Here

28 August - 2 September The Sins Of London

4-9 September The Nonentities

11-16 September East Lynne

18-23 September Lights Out and a scene from The School For Scandal

25-30 September Cousin Kate and The Eve Of The Armada

2-7 October The Chocolate Soldier

9-14 October The Witness For The Defence

16-21 October The Arcadians

23-28 October The Girl Who Lost Her Character

30 October - 4 November Just To Get Married and Geraldine Wants To Know

6-11 November The Dollar Princess

13-18 November Mr. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 13 November The Piper

Tue 14 November Hamlet

Wed 15 November (mat) Macbeth

(eve) The Piper

Thur 16 November The Tempest

Fri 17 November Romeo And Juliet

Sat 18 November (mat) Henry V

(eve) The Taming Of The Shrew

20-25 November A Single Man

27 November - 2 December The Degenerates and Twixt Nightfall And The Light (not mat) (Mrs. Langtry)

4-9 December Cavaliere F.Castellano's Italian Grand Opera Company

Mon 4 December Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

Tue 5 December Faust

Wed 6 December Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Thur 7 December Il Trovatore

Fri 8 December Rigoletto

Sat 9 December (mat) Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

(eve) Carmen

Mon 11-13 December Theatre closed

Thur 14-16 December His Excellency The Governor (amateur performances in aid

of RUH)

18-23 December Theatre closed

Mon 25 December Theatre closed

Tue 26 December - 6 January The Count Of Luxembourg

1912

Tue 26 December to 6 January The Count Of Luxembourg

8-13 January The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Mon 8 January The Mikado

Tue 9 January Iolanthe

Wed 10 January The Yeomen Of The Guard

Thur 11 January The Mikado

Fri 12 January Patience

Sat 13 January (mat) The Pirates Of Penzance

(eve) The Gondoliers

15-27 January Robinson Crusoe

29 January - 3 February The Quaker Girl

Mon 5-6 February Theatre closed

Wed 7-10 February Veronique (B.O.S.)

12-17 February The Whip

19-24 February Theatre closed

26 February - 2 March A Butterfly On The Wheel

4-9 March Proof

11-16 March The Glad Eye and an entertainment by the Vaudeville

Tatlers

18-23 March Theatre closed

25-30 March The Diver's Luck

1-6 April Theatre closed - Easter

8-13 April Baby Mine and Wedding Presents

15-20 April Our Miss Gibbs

22-27 April Inconstant George

29 April - 4 May The Man From Mexico and Sunday Morning

Mon 6 May Concert in aid of the Titanic Fund

Tue 7-10 May Theatre closed

Sat 11 May The Paper Chase (amateur performances for the benefit of Mr.

L.A.Long, Acting Manager)

13 May - 27 June [Theatre closed]

Fri 28 June Pelleas And Melisande

Sat 29 June - 3 August [Theatre closed]

5-10 August Mr. Alexander Marsh and Company

Mon 5 August The Three Musketeers

Tue 6 August A Tale Of Two Cities

Wed 7 August The Count Of Monte Cristo

Thur 8 August A Midsummer Night's Dream

Fri 9 August The Rivals

Sat 10 August Trilby and The Bishop's Candlesticks

Mon 12 -14 August Theatre closed

Thur 15 August Mr. H.G.Pellissier & The Follies in potted plays etc. [revue]

Fri 16-17 August Theatre closed

19-24 August Leah Kleschna

26-31 August Theatre closed

2-7 September Bunty Pulls The Strings and The Price Of Coal

9-14 September Diana Of Dobson's and The Second-Storey Man

16-21 September Milestones

23-28 September The Hope

30 September - 5 October The Chocolate Soldier

7-12 October Hindle Wakes and Delicate Ground

14-19 October A Royal Divorce

21-26 October Man And Superman

28 October - 2 November Mr. Hopkinson

4-9 November Mr. F.R.Benson and Company

Mon 4 November The Merchant Of Venice

Tue 5 November Antony And Cleopatra

Wed 6 November (mat) Julius Caesar

(eve) The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Thur 7 November Antony And Cleopatra

Fri 8 November Henry V

Sat 9 November (mat) As You Like It

(eve) Hamlet

11-16 November Fanny's First Play

18-23 November Find The Woman and Salomy Jane's Kiss

25-30 November The Gay Lord Quex

2-7 December Theatre closed

Mon 9-11 December Theatre closed

Thur 12-14 December The Importance Of Being Earnest (amateur performances in aid of RUH)

16-21 December Theatre closed

Mon 23-25 December Theatre closed

Thur 26 December - 4 January Gipsy Love

1913

Thur 26 December - 4 January Gipsy Love

6-11 January Kismet

13-18 January The Sunshine Girl and the new political skit Who's Boss Of The Show?

20-25 January The Count Of Luxembourg

27 January - 1 February The Winter's Tale

3-8 February The Whip

Mon 10-12 February Farewell Of Mr. Forbes-Robertson

Mon 10 February Hamlet

Tue 11 February Mice And Men

Wed 12 February (mat) Mice And Men

(eve) The Light That faded

Thur 13-15 February Theatre closed

Mon 17-18 February Theatre closed

Wed 19-22 February Patience (B.O.S.)

24 February - 1 March Theatre closed

3-8 March Theatre closed

10-15 March The Quaker Girl

Mon 17-21 March Theatre closed - Easter

Sat 22-29 March The O'Mara Grand Opera Company

Sat 22 March (mat) Carmen

(eve) The Lily Of Killarney

Mon 24 March Faust

Tue 25 March Tannhauser

Wed 26 March Il Trovatore

Thur 27 March Rigoletto

Fri 28 March Les Huguenots

Sat 29 March (mat) La Traviata

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

31 March - 5 April Ann and The Second Mrs. Grundy

7-12 April Glastonbury (historical pageant play)

Mon 14-18 April Theatre closed

Sat 19 April The Eiderdown Quilt (amateur performances for the benefit of

Mr. L.A.Long, Acting Manager)

Mon 20-25 April Two Little Vagabonds

Sat 26 April Theatre closed

28 April - 3 May Theatre closed

Mon 5-7 May Theatre closed

Thur 8-10 May The Earth and Black Spot

12-17 May The Count Of Monte Cristo

19-24 May Theatre closed

26 - 31 May The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Mon 26 May The Mikado

Tue 27 May Princess Ida

Wed 28 May Iolanthe

Thur 29 May H.M.S.Pinafore and Trial By Jury

Fri 30 May The Mikado

Sat 31 May (mat) The Gondoliers

(eve) The Yeomen Of The Guard

Mon 2-4 June Theatre closed

Thur 5-7 June Sweet Nell Of Old Drury (1st visit of Julia Neilson & Fred Terry)

9-14 June Bunty Pulls The Strings and The Price Of Coal

16 June - 2 August Theatre closed

4-9 August Mr. Alexander Marsh and Company

Mon 4 August A Tale Of Two Cities

Tue 5 August Oliver Twist

Wed 6 August Trilby and The Bishop's Candlesticks

Thur 7 August David Garrick and The Sleigh bells

Fri 8 August A Midsummer Night's Dream

Sat 9 August The Three Musketeers

11-16 August Theatre closed

18-23 August Theatre closed

25-30 August Sexton Blake

1-6 September The Gilded Pill and Oh! My Aunt

8-13 September Arsene Lupin

15-20 September The Headmaster

Mon 22-24 September Visit of Miss Ellaline Terriss and her full London company.

(3 evenings plus Wednesday matinee) when a triple bill was given at each performance.

These were After The Honeymoon, Scrooge and The Model And The Man

Thur 25-27 September Theatre closed

29 September - 4 October The Miracle

6-11 October The Arcadians

13-18 October A Waltz Dream

20-25 October Princess Caprice

27 October - 1 November Bella Donna

3-8 November The Girl In The Taxi

10-15 November Madame De Moray's Secret

17-22 November Oh! Oh! Delphine

24-29 November Oh! I Say!

1-6 December The Turning Point

Mon 8-10 December Theatre closed

Thur 11-13 December Eliza Comes To Stay (amateur performances in aid of R.U.H.)

15-20 December Theatre closed

22-25 December Theatre closed

Fri 26 December - 3 January The Marriage Market

1914

Fri 26 December - 3 January The Marriage Market

5-10 January A Marriage Of Convenience

12-17 January Gipsy Love

19-24 January The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Mon 19 January The Gondoliers

Tue 20 January The Yeomen Of The Guard

Wed 21 January The Pirates Of Penzance

Thur 22 January The Mikado

Fri 23 January Iolanthe

Sat 24 January (mat) Patience

(eve) The Mikado

26-31 January The O'Mara Grand Opera Company

Mon 26 January Faust

Tue 27 January The Huguenots

Wed 28 January Tannhauser

Thur 29 January The Bohemian Girl

Fri 30 January Lohengrin

Sat 31 January (mat) Il Trovatore

(eve) Maritana

2-7 February It's Never Too Late To Mend

9-14 February Peter Pan

Mon 16-17 February Theatre closed

Wed 18-21 February Tom Jones (B.O.S.)

23 February - 7 April [Theatre closed]

Wed 8 April Grand Benevolent Concert in aid of the widow and family of the late Mr. Frederick Williams for some years the trombonist

in the Pump Room Orchestra …..

Thur 9-11 April Theatre closed - Easter

13-18 April Within The Law

20-25 April Brewster's Millions

27 April - 2 May Theatre closed

Mon 4-7 May Theatre closed

Fri 8-9 May All-Of-A-Sudden Peggy (Benefit for Mr. L.A.Long, Acting Manager of the theatre)

11 May - 24 September Theatre closed

The theatre's lease expired on 15 May and the directors agreed to renew the lease for another seven years provided that certain alterations and additions were made to the theatre. Plans were drawn up but owing to the outbreak of war only superficial works and redecorations were ever carried out.

Fri 25 September Re-Opening performance in aid of The Mayor of Bath's War Distress Fund. The evening included songs, dramatic recitals,

appearances of star turns from the Palace Theatre…

28 September - 3 October The Girl In The Taxi

5-10 October Find The Lady

12-17 October The Younger Generation and Escaped

19-24 October In Time Of War

26-31 October A Broken Heart

2-7 November The Girl On The Film

9-14 November Special Week Of Vaudeville …

16-21 November Diplomacy

23-28 November The Pearl Girl

30 November - 5 December The Story Of The Rosary

7-12 December The Beauty Spot and a short variety programme

14-19 December Sapho

21-25 December Theatre closed for pantomime preparations

Sat 26 December - Sat 23 January Cinderella

1915

Sat 26 December to Saturday 23 January Cinderella

25-30 January The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Mon 25 January The Mikado

Tue 26 January Iolanthe

Wed 27 January The Gondoliers

Thur 28 January The Yeomen Of The Guard

Fri 29 January Trial By Jury and H.M.S.Pinafore

Sat 30 January (mat) Patience

(eve) The Mikado

1-6 February Mr. F.R.Benson and His Shakespearean Company

Mon 1 February Twelfth Night

Tue 2 February Romeo And Juliet

Wed 3 February (mat) Henry V

(eve) The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Thur 4 February Henry V

Fri 5 February The Taming Of The Shrew

Sat 6 February (mat) The Merchant Of Venice

(eve) Richard III

Mon 8 February Theatre closed

Tue 9-13 February Dorothy (B.O.S.) (in aid of Local War Relief Funds)

15-20 February A Pair Of Silk Stockings and The Second Mrs.Grundy

22-27 February Charley's Aunt

1-6 March Potash And Perlmutter

8-13 March Mary Latimer - Nun

15-20 March A Soldier's Honour

22-27 March A Daughter Of England and French Leave

Mon 29 March - 2 April Theatre closed - Easter

Sat 3-10 April Caste and Elders' Hours

12-17 April The Girl In The Train

19-24 April Little Miss Ragtime

26 April - 1 May Grumpy

3-8 May The Marriage Of Kitty and The Secret Light

10-15 May The Rosary

17-22 May Horace Goldin: The World's Master Of Modern Magic

24-29 May The Follies (H.G.Pellissier Company)

31 May - 5 June A Place In The Sun and The Wedding Morn

7-12 June Theatre closed

14-19 June Merry Miss Madcap

Mon 21-23 June Facing The Music

Thur 24-26 June Jane

28 June - 3 July Theatre closed

5-10 July A Royal Divorce

12-17 July Sheba

19-24 July Theatre closed

26-31 July Theatre closed

2-7 August Mr. Esme Percy and Miss Kirsteen Graeme's Company

Mon 2 August (mat)* Man And Superman * Bank Holiday Monday

(eve) Man And Superman

Tue 3 August The Importance Of Being Earnest

Wed 4 August The Honeymoon and recitation of Oscar Wilde's poem

The Happy Prince

Thur 5 August The Importance Of Being Earnest

Fri 6 August The Gay Lord Quex

Sat 7 August (mat) The Gay Lord Quex

(eve) The Gay Lord Quex

9-14 August Mind Your Own Business

16-21 August David Copperfield

23-28 August The Dancing Mistress

30 August - 4 September Why Not To-Night?

6-11 September Peg O' My Heart

13-18 September Claudian

20-25 September The Balkan Princess

27 September - 2 October Mr. Ernest E.Norris and Company

Mon 27-29 September The Walls Of Jericho

Thur 30 Sept - 2 October The Lion & The Mouse

4-9 October The Dollar Princess

11-16 October The Quaker Girl

18-23 October The Girl In The Taxi

25-30 October The Man Who Stayed At Home

1-6 November The Land Of Promise

8-13 November The Story Of The Rosary

15-20 November The Cinema Star

22-27 November When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Thur 25 November (special matinee) Stella Carol 'The Australian Nightingale' - concert

29 November - 4 December Mr. Wu

6-11 December Alias Jimmy Valentine

13-18 December Poor Little Mookey

Wed 15 December (special matinee) The Importance Of Being Earnest (in aid of Red Cross funds)

Mon 20 - Fri 24 December The Idol Of Kano

Mon 27 December - Sat 22 January Aladdin

1916

Mon 27 December - Sat 22 January Aladdin

24-29January Potash And Perlmutter

31 January - 5 February Mr. F.R.Benson and his Shakespearean Company

Mon 31 January The Taming Of The Shrew

Tue 1 February Twelfth Night

Wed 2 February (mat) Macbeth

(eve) Henry V

Thur 3 February Hamlet

Fri 4 February The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Sat 5 February (mat) As You Like It

(eve) Macbeth

7-12 February Raffles

14-19 February Passers By

21-26 February Are You A Mason?

Tue 29 February - 4 March San Toy (B.O.S.)

6-11 March Grumpy

13-18 March Brewster's Millions

20-25 March It's A Long Way To Tipperary

27 March - 1 April Pygmalion

3-8 April To-Night's The Night!

10-15 April Tantalizing Tommy

17-20, 22 April Oh! Susannah!!

Fri 21 April Theatre closed - Good Friday

24-29 April Fine Feathers

Sat 29 April (special 3pm matinee) Sarah Bernhardt in Du Theatre Au Champ d'Honneur

1-6 May The Parish Pump and The Pictures

Mon 8-10 May The Love Thief

Thur 11-13 May The Brownies [revue]

15-20 May Peg O' My Heart

22-27 May Quinneys

Mon 29-31 May The Scarlet Pimpernel

Thur 1-3 June Theatre closed

5-10 June The Headmaster

12-17 June The Blue Moons in Moonland [revue]

19-24 June The Brownies [revue]

Mon 26-28 June Theatre closed

Thur 29 June Grand Matinee Concert in aid of the YMCA and Concerts At the Front with Sir Frank Benson as guest visitor

Fri 30 June - 5 August Theatre closed

7-12 August Heave-O!

14-19 August The Silver King

21-26 August Frills And Fancies (comedy revue)

28 August - 2 September Kultur At Home

4-9 September The Prodigal Son

11-16 September Florence Gossip-Harris & Company

Mon 11 September The Taming Of The Shrew

Tue 12 September The Merchant Of Venice

Wed 13 September (mat) The Merchant Of Venice

(eve) Romeo And Juliet

Thur 14 September Twelfth Night

Fri 15 September Hamlet

Sat 16 September (mat) Henry V

(eve) Othello

18-23 September My Lady Frayle

25-30 September Our Miss Cinders

2-7 October Bella Donna

9-14 October The Ware Case

16-21 October The Man Who Stayed At Home

23-28 October The Only Girl

30 October - 4 November Eliza Comes To Stay

6-11 November The Belle Of New York

13-18 November A Pair Of Silk Stockings

20-25 November The Basker

27 November - 2 December The Bing Boys Are Here!

4-9 December The Soldier Priest

11-16 December A Little Bit Of Fluff

18-23 December At A Step-Mother's Mercy

Tue 19 December (special matinee at 3pm) Grand Concert by blind musicians in aid of St. Dunstan's Hostel For Blinded Soldiers

Tue 26 December - Sat 20 January Sinbad The Sailor

1917

Tue 26 December - Sat 20 January Sinbad The Sailor

22-27 January Empire Grand English Opera Company

Mon 22 January The Daughter Of The Regiment

Tue 23 January Il Trovatore

Wed 24 January (mat) Faust

(eve) The Lily Of Kilarney

Thur 25 January Maritana

Fri 26 January Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

Sat 27 January (mat) Il Trovatore

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

29 January - 3 February The Rotters

5-10 February Tit-Bits (revue)

12-17 February Sunshine (revue)

19-24 February When Knights Were Bold

26 February - 3 March The Case Of Lady Camber

5-10 March The Old Country

12-17 March The Angel In The House

19-24 March Peter Pan

26-31 March Theatre closed as consequence of withdrawal of tour of Mr. Manhattan

2-5, 7 April Hobson's Choice

Fri 6 April Theatre closed - Good Friday

9-14 April The Enemy In Our Midst

16-21 April All-Of-A-Sudden Peggy and musical act "The Gainsbro' Duo"

23-28 April Theatre closed

30 April - 5 May Bauldy

7 May - 2 June Bath Repertory Season (excluding 14-16 May)

7-12 May The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

Mon 14-16 May David Garrick (Miss N. de Silva and Company)

Thur 17-19 May Magic

21-26 May Liberty Hall

Mon 28 May - 1 June Cousin Kate

Sat 2 June The Tigress (performed by 'special request')

4 June - 4 August Theatre closed. Some redecoration carried out during closure.

6 August - 8 September Super Cinema Season

6-11 August The Birth Of A Nation

13-18 August Civilization

Mon 20-22 August The Beloved Vagabond and The Broken Melody

Thur 23-25 August Oliver Twist and The Typhoon

27 August - 1 September The Storm and The Winning Punch

3-8 September The Dummy and His Brother's Pal

10-15 September Florodora

17-22 September The Maid Of The Mountains

24-29 September From Pekin To Paris

1-6 October Who Is He?

8-13 October A Daughter Of The Gods (film)

Wed/Thur 10-11 October (special matinees) Children In Fiction (a pageant in aid of the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society)

15-20 October Potash And Perlmutter

22-27 October Betty

29 October - 3 November Peg O' My Heart

5-10 November Damaged Goods

12-17 November The Little Minister

19-24 November Three Weeks

26 November - 1 December The Private Secretary

3-8 December The Girl From Upstairs and Pals

10-15 December Ann (all profits to local Red Cross Fund and other war related

charities)

17-23 December Theatre closed for pantomime preparations

Mon 24 December - Sat 19 January Cinderella

1918

Mon 24 December - Sat 19 January Cinderella

21-26 January To-Night's The Night!

28 January - 2 February The Happy Day

4-9 February Ghosts!

11-16 February The Marriage Market

18-23 February Grumpy

Tue 19 February (special 3pm matinee) Grand Concert by Dame Clara Butt

25 February - 2 March My Lady Frayle

4-9 March Eliza Comes To Stay

11-16 March The Dairymaids

18-23 March Henry Baynton & Company

Mon 18-21 March The Melting Pot

Fri 22 March Merely Mary Ann

Sat 23 March (mat) Merely Mary Ann

(eve) The Melting Pot

25-28, 30 March My Old Dutch (Albert Chevalier) Fri 29 March (Good Friday) at 7.30pm The Messiah with choir and orchestra… proceeds to charity

1-6 April Fishpingle

8-13 April The Widow's Might

Tue 9 April (special matinee) The Dancing Highwayman, Poached Eggs And Pearls plus songs and dances in aid of the Bath Branch of The Surgical

Requisitions Association

15-20 April Kick-In

22-27 April Diana Of Dobson's

29 April - 4 May The Boy

6-11 May Cash On Delivery

13-18 May Bella Donna

20-25 May The Maid Of The Mountains

27 May - 1 June Visit of Martin Harvey, Miss N. de Silva and Company

Mon 27-29 May Rosemary

Thur 30-31 May A Cigarette Maker's Romance

Sat 1 June David Garrick

3-8 June Romance

10-15 June Mrs. Pomeroy's Reputation

16 June - 3 August Theatre closed

5-10 August Quinneys

Mon12-15 August Lady Windermere's Fan

Fri 16 August The Thief

Sat 17 August (mat) The Thief

(eve) Lady Windermere's Fan

19-24 August The Allington Charsley Opera Company

Mon 19 August Faust

Tue 20 August Maritana

Wed 21 August (mat) The Daughter Of The Regiment

(eve) Rigoletto

Thur 22 August Il Trovatore

Fri 23 August The Rose Of Castille

Sat 24 August (mat) Martha

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

26-31 August Ye Gods! and Deceptions

2-7 September The Muddler

9-14 September Tina

16-21 September Daddy Long-Legs

23-28 September Maid Of The Mountain Sun - a Norwegian Romance

30 September - 5 October Billeted

7-12 October The Belle Of New York

14-19 October All-Of-A-Sudden Peggy

21-26 October Betty

28 October - 2 November The Jeffersons

4-9 November H.B.Phillips Opera Company

Mon 4 November Madame Butterfly

Tue 5 November Faust

Wed 6 November (mat) Romeo And Juliet

(eve) La Traviata

Thur 7 November Rigoletto

Fri 8 November La Boheme

Sat 9 November (mat) Il Trovatore

(eve) Maritana

11-16 November Peg O' My Heart

18-23 November The Man From Toronto

25-30 November Inside The Lines

2-7 December High Jinks

9-14 December Hindle Wakes

Tue 10 December 2.30pm First public reading of the Bath Branch of the British Empire Shakespeare Society

16-21 December The K.C.

22-23 December Theatre closed for pantomime preparations

Tue 24 December - 18 January Humpty Dumpty

1919

Tue 24 December -18 January Humpty Dumpty

20-25 January Kick-In

27 January - 1 February Telling The Tale

3-8 February Yes, Uncle

10-15 February The Girl From Ciro's

17-22 February Five Nights

24 February - 1 March The Arcadians

Mon 3-5 March San Toy

Thur 6 March The Geisha

Fri 7 March A Greek Slave

Sat 8 March The Geisha

10-15 March A Butterfly On The Wheel

17-22 March Going Up!

24-29 March La Poupee (The Doll)

31 March - 5 April The Double Event

7-12 April Pygmalion

14-17, 19 April The Antagonists

Fri 18 April Theatre closed - Good Friday

21-26 April A Country Girl

28 April - 3 May Eliza Comes To Stay

Thur 1 May (special May Day matinee in aid of Edith Cavell Homes Of Rest). Happiness Of The Sky, Postal Orders and Child Marriages plus vocal and instrumental items

5-10 May Nurse Benson

12-17 May The Maid Of The Mountains

19-24 May General Post

26-31 May [Theatre closed]

2-7 June Gay Bohemia

9-14 June For The Flag

16-21 June Oh, Alexander!

23-28 June Belinda

30 June - 5 July The Quaker Girl

7 July - 2 August Theatre closed

4-9 August Romance

11-16 August The Knife

18-23 August Telling The Tale

25 August - 6 September The Allington Charsley Grand Opera Company Season

Mon 25 August Il Trovatore

Tue 26 August Rigoletto

Wed 27 August (mat) Faust

(eve) Lohengrin

Thur 28 August Maritana

Fri 29 August The Daughter Of The Regiment

Sat 30 August (mat) Les Huguenots

(eve) The Bohemian Girl

Mon 1 September Satanella (The Power Of Love)

Tue 2 September Martha

Wed 3 September (mat) Maritana

(eve) Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci

Thur 4 September The Rose Of Castille

Fri 5 September Tannhauser

Sat 6 September (mat) The Puritan's Daughter

(eve) Faust

8-13 September Bubbly

15-20 September Nothing But The Truth

22-27 September The Luck Of The Navy

29 September - 4 October Baby Mine and Between The Soup And The Savoury

6-11 October The Boy

Mon 13 October Theatre closed

Tue 14-18 October The Gondoliers (B.O.S.)

20-25 October Be Careful Baby

27 October - 1 November Shanghai

3-8 November Seven Days' Leave

10-15 November Arlette

17-22 November A Week-End

24-29 November The Officers' Mess

1-6 December The Freedom Of The Seas

8-13 December Grumpy

15-20 December The Female Hun

21-23 December Theatre closed for pantomime preparations

Wed 24, Thur 26 December - Sat 24 January Jack And Jill

1920

Wed 24, Thur 26 December - Sat 24 January Jack And Jill

26-31 January Uncle Sam

2-7 February Betty

Mon 9 February Theatre closed

Tue 10-14 February The Mikado (B.O.S.)

16-21 February The Girl From Ciro's

23-28 February The Arcadians

1-6 March Oh, Joy!

8-13 March My Lady Frayle

15-20 March Buzz-Buzz

22-27 March Dora Stays The Night

29 March - 1 & 3 April Milestones

Fri 2 April Theatre closed - Good Friday

5-10 April Henry Baynton [and His] Shakespearean Company

Mon 5 April The Taming Of The Shrew

Tue 6 April The Merchant Of Venice

Wed 7 April (mat) Hamlet

(eve) As You Like It

Thur 8 April Much Ado About Nothing

Fri 9 April The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Sat 10 April (mat) The Bells and David Garrick

(eve) The Tempest

12-17 April Three Weeks

19-24 April The Law Divine

26 April - 1 May Tilly Of Bloomsbury

3-8 May Baby Bunting

10-15 May My "Soldier" Boy and The Elder Of The Kirk

17-22 May The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Mon 17 May The Mikado

Tue 18 May Iolanthe

Wed 19 May (mat) The Mikado

(eve) The Gondoliers

Thur 20 May Iolanthe

Fri 21 May The Mikado

Sat 22 May (mat) The Gondoliers

(eve) The Gondoliers

Mon 24-26 May For Sweethearts And Wives

Thur 27-29 May The Silent Watch

31 May - 5 June A Chinese Puzzle

7-12 June Nurse Benson

14-19 June Mice And Men and The Monk (visit of Frank

Forbes-Robertson)

21-26 June The Quaker Girl

28 June - 29 July Theatre closed

Fri 30-31 July Anna Pavlova and Drury Lane Theatre Company

2-7 August The Very Idea

9-14 August Carminetta

16-21 August Yes! Uncle

Mon 23-25 August The Merry Widow

Thur 26-28 August Gipsy Love

30 August - 4 September Seven Days' Leave

6-11 September Hobson's Choice

13-18 September Charley's Aunt

20-25 September The Allington Charsley Grand Opera Company

Mon 20 September Faust

Tue 21 September Maritana

Wed 22 September (mat) Il Trovatore

(eve) The Daughter Of The Regiment

Thur 23 September Carmen

Fri 24 September Rigoletto

Sat 25 September (mat) The Bohemian Girl

(eve) The Lily Of Killarney

27 September - 2 October The Girl In The Taxi

4-9 October Roxana and Hogmanay

11-16 October The Maid Of The Mountains

18-23 October The Man From Toronto

25-30 October Oh, Joy!

1-6 November Biffy

8-13 November Buzz-Buzz

15-20 November The Luck Of The Navy

22-27 November Daddalums

29 November - 4 December Box O'Tricks (revue)

6-11 December Mr. Wu

13-18 December The Manx Man

20-26 December Theatre closed for pantomime preparations

Mon 27 December - Sat 22 January Aladdin

1921 Onwards

Introduction and Index