Maide McNair (centre), a former variety show performer at the Civic Theatre, plays some old tunes for her fellow performers at a reunion held last evening. They are, from left, Freddy Jackson (comic), Frank Hutton (magician) and Edna Neville (who was better known as, Aunt Haysi). About 100 people who appeared at the Civic Theatre between 1939 and 1950 were at the reunion. Today and tomorrow will appear in “Civic Memories ’83” at the Theatre Royal. The show coincides with the toot anntversary of the einsing of the Civic Theatre. On that date in 1973, many of the old show* time regulars reunited for their first “Civic Memories” performance.
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109Maide McNair (centre), a former variety show performer at the Civic Theatre, plays some old tunes for her fellow performers at a reunion held last evening. They are, from left, Freddy Jackson (comic), Frank Hutton (magician) and Edna Neville (who was better known as, Aunt Haysi). About 100 people who appeared at the Civic Theatre between 1939 and 1950 were at the reunion. Today and tomorrow will appear in “Civic Memories ’83” at the Theatre Royal. The show coincides with the toot anntversary of the einsing of the Civic Theatre. On that date in 1973, many of the old show* time regulars reunited for their first “Civic Memories” performance. Press, 7 May 1983, Page 8
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