1932 Ped’lers, Leslie Fullers Margate Ped’lers

the 13^th Summer Season at Cliton Concert Hall, Cliftonville.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Observations

1. On 4^th February 2018 at 4:00 p.m., tonieva48 noted:

   The Ped’lers. 1932 Summer Season cutting from the Stage

   Leslie Fuller and his Ped’lers have the advantage of working in a well-nigh perfectly equipted one- floor theatre, and though the house is commodious it is often too small to accommodate all would-be patrons. The Ped’lers are, of course, familiar friends at Margate, and their entertainments, on a plan that mixes variety and revue very pleasantly, obviously meet a local want. It is good to see the team spirit with which their programmes are carried through. Clever in design and colouring are the scenic trappings designed and executed by Ernest Fuller and Dimitri Vetter; Charles Forwood’s musical direction has admirable results; Lily Fuller and the Australs are responsible for the effective dressing of the show, and in the production work Leslie Fuller and Syd Courtenay have achieved excellent results. Mr. Fuller is his own principal comedian, and right funny is he in leading parts in the numerous sketches and in the intimate little talks with the audience between the items. He is a comedian with a large following, and no one will question his right to his success after having seen him work. Syd Courtenay remains his faithful and competent lieutenant, getting through a versatile performance in a way that commands appreciation. In addition to taking character parts with distinction, he is also an effective singer, and he joins Lola Harvey in a much-liked double turn in which much of the material is from their own pens, which must be busy ones, because many of the concerted numbers have also been written by them. Miss Harvey also plays parts and discloses her talents as a pianist in association with Mr. Forwood in duets for two pianos, which secure some of the most cordial applause. The deep contralto notes of Gladys Knight have their due effect; Dimitri better’s skill as a character actor manifests his solo contributions in other ways; Betty Fields is a joyous comedienne whose exploits in a grotesque direction are always fruitful causes of laughter and Helen Bates is a neat and attractive singer and dancer. Ernest Fuller offers character comedy studies, and Ranar and Jeanne are dancers who have well varied items in which to exhibit their capacity for pleasant work that dis plays abundant technical qualifications. The Vaudeville Dancers Nan Bates, Cecilia Bates, Helen Bates, and Ivy Maynard form a good-looking dancing chorus, and Leslie Fuller’s Melody Boys render musical assistance in good style, performing much of their work as part of the stage show. Frank Melroyd is the house manager, and Ernest Fuller and Percy Larkin are stage manager and assistant respectively.
   

If you have an interesting observation or anecdote about this production that you think others may be interested in, please sign in in order to record it here.