Alick Johnstone

Born Alick Johnstone Southbear to Walter Southbear (1855–1924), artist, and Maria Mary Ellen née Barrier (1853–1920) of 60 Bolingbroke Grove, Wandsworth Common, Battersea, Surrey.

Married Ida Eleanor Wedberg (1893–1967) between July and September 1922 in Kensington, London.

Opened his studio in 1922, at 23&24 Macklin Street, Drury Lane, London, WC2, using the name Alick Johnstone.

Died leaving an estate worth £50,721, including two properties – Wood View, Perry Wood, Selling, Kent, and Flat 2, 38 Sussex Square, Brighton, Sussex.

Alick Johnstone’s studio (Alick Johnstone Ltd – Theatrical Scenery Painters) was wound up by the liquidators Ian Gordon Booth after the Notice of Liquidation was published in the London Gazette on 11 April 1969.

Past productions

Scenery painted by, On the Level, Martin Landau for Marlan Productions 19^th April – 30^th July 1966, Saville Theatre, London.
Scenery painted by, Say Who You Are, Peter Bridge for Bridge Productions Ltd started 3^rd August 1965, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Present Laughter, H M Tennent Ltd and John Gale Productions Ltd 22^nd March 1965 – 26^th March 1966, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London), and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Billy Liar, Oscar Lewenstein Plays Ltd 5^th March – 24^th November 1962, New Theatre, Oxford, Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Ross, H M Tennent Ltd 16^th May 1960 – March 1962, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
Scenery painted by, Billy Liar, Oscar Lewenstein Plays Ltd 5^th September 1960 – 17^th February 1962, Cambridge Theatre, London, Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, The Ring of Truth, Donmar Productions Ltd, Frith Banbury Ltd, and Robin Fox Partnership Ltd 8^th June 1959 – 20^th February 1960, Savoy Theatre, London, King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, The Big Tickle, George Black Ltd and H M Tennent Ltd 7^th April – 14^th June 1958, Duke of York’s Theatre, London, Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Variation on a Theme, H M Tennent Ltd 31^st March – 30^th August 1958, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), Streatham Hill Theatre, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, The Waltz of the Toreadors, Carl Clopet Productions and Harold French Ltd 27^th January – 15^th May 1958, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, A Touch of the Sun, Tennent Productions Ltd 6^th January – August 1958, Saville Theatre, London, Princes Theatre, London (now Shaftesbury Theatre (1963 – Present Day)), and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Paddle Your Own Canoe, Donmar Productions started 4^th December 1957, Criterion Theatre, London.
Scenery painted by, Dinner with the Family, Oxford Playhouse Company 1^st October 1957 – 24^th May 1958, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London, Oxford Playhouse, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, The Happy Man, E P Clift, Jack Minster, and Minster Productions Ltd 7^th October 1957 – 1^st February 1958, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Streatham Hill Theatre, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Dear Delinquent, Minster Productions Ltd 21^st May 1957 – 23^rd August 1958, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, It’s The Geography That Counts, Toby Rowland Ltd 29^th April – 27^th July 1957, St James’s Theatre, London, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, The Waltz of the Toreadors, Donmar Productions Ltd and MEEC Productions Ltd 24^th February 1956 – 21^st December 1957, Criterion Theatre, London, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Charley’s Aunt, H M Tennent Ltd and The Brandon Thomas Company 22^nd December 1955 – 28^th April 1956, Bristol Hippodrome, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Morning’s at Seven, ADW Productions Ltd and Minster Productions Ltd 21^st November 1955 – 26^th May 1956, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Westminster Theatre, London, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Can-Can, Prince Littler and Williamson Music Ltd 14^th October 1954 – 1^st October 1955, Coliseum, London.
Scenery Painter, Bell, Book and Candle, H. M. Tennent Ltd 1954 – 1955, Phoenix Theatre, London.
Scenery painted by, Spider’s Web, Peter Saunders 27^th September 1954 – 17^th November 1956, Savoy Theatre, London, Theatre Royal, Nottingham, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Simon and Laura, H M Tennent Ltd started 30^th August 1954, Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London), Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Charley’s Aunt, H M Tennent Ltd and The Brandon Thomas Company 4^th January – 29^th May 1954, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London, Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London), and other locations.
Scenery painted by, The Gay Dog, H M Tennent Ltd and Lornor Ltd started 31^st March 1952, Piccadilly Theatre, London, Opera House, Manchester, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Colombe, H M Tennent Ltd 29^th October 1951 – 29^th March 1952, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London, Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Venus Observed 18^th January – 5^th August 1950, St James’s Theatre, London.
Scene painted by, Background, Alec L Rea and E P Clift with Roy Limbert 17^th May – 29^th July 1950, Westminster Theatre, London.
Designer, September Tide 13^th March – 28^th October 1950, King’s Theatre, Hammersmith, Granada Theatre, Shrewsbury, and other locations.
Scene painted by, Home at Seven, Alec L Rea and E P Clift and H M Tennent Ltd 6^th February – 30^th December 1950, Wyndham’s Theatre, London, Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Ring Round the Moon, Tennent Productions Ltd 9^th January 1950 – 8^th December 1951, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London), Theatre Royal, Brighton, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Fading Mansion, Duchess Productions and Laurence Olivier Productions 31^st August – 8^th October 1949, Duchess Theatre, London.
Scenery painted by, Antigone, Old Vic Company 2^nd February – 1^st June 1949, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
Scenery painted by, Carissima, Lee Ephraim 10^th March 1948 – May 1949, Palace Theatre, London.
Designer, Worm’s Eye View 1948 – 1949, Empire Theatre, Bristol.
Scenery painted by, No Room at the Inn, Jack Hylton and Barry O’Brien 19^th January – 5^th June 1948, Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, Empire Theatre, Bristol, and other locations.
Scenery painted by, Deep Are The Roots, Tennent Productions Ltd 8^th July – 8^th November 1947, Wyndham’s Theatre, London and Criterion Theatre, London.
Scenery painted by, The Gleam, H M Tennent Ltd 25^th November 1946 – 12^th April 1947, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London) and Theatre Royal, Brighton.
Scenery painted by, The Rivals, H M Tennent Ltd in association with CEMA 3^rd September 1945 – 16^th February 1946, Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, King’s Theatre, Glasgow, and other locations.
Scenery painted by (West End), No Room at the Inn, Embassy Theatre Swiss Cottage Ltd and Millennium Productions Ltd 10^th July 1945 – 5^th July 1947, Theatre Royal, Bristol (pre formation of Bristol Old Vic Company), Embassy Theatre, London, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and other locations.
Designer, Flare Path 1944 – 1945, Bristol Hippodrome.
Designer, The Gipsy Princess 1944 – 1945, Bristol Hippodrome.
Designer, The Wind of Heaven 1944 – 1945, Bristol Hippodrome.
Designer, Sweet Yesterday 1944 – 1945, Adelphi Theatre, London.
Scenery painted by, Dear Octopus, H M Tennent Ltd 9^th October 1939 – 27^th January 1940, Golders Green Hippodrome, Royal Opera House, Leicester, and other locations.
Portrait of Robin Villiers painted by, Only Yesterday, H G Stoker 25^th May – 26^th August 1939, The Playhouse Theatre, London.
Scenery painted by, Dear Octopus, H M Tennent Ltd 14^th September 1938 – September 1939, Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London) and Queen’s Theatre, (Shaftesbury Ave) London (now Sondheim Theatre, London).
Fight Arranger, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company 4^th April 1939 (press night), Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Act I painted by, Geneva 22^nd November 1938 – 17^th June 1939, Saville Theatre, London, St James’s Theatre, London, and other locations.
Designer, Crest of the Wave 1938 – 1939, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

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