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The Cramped Old Days

November 26, 2018

Attached is a fascinating article describing the life of Players' artistes when contributing to The Good Old Days, the long-running BBC music hall show, with which the Players' was closely connected.

 

Credits: By kind permission of Edward Thomas and The Call Boy
Source: The Call Boy, Autumn 2018, Vol 55, no. 3

The Call Boy is the official journal of the British Music Hall Society and is published four times a year in January, April, July and October. This glossy 36 page magazine is eagerly sought the world over, providing news, views, articles and information on all aspects of music hall and variety.

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