Felice Lascelles ( Felicia Madge Lessels; 19 July 1904 – 29 April 1961) was a musical comedy actress, singer and dancer who performed on stage in the UK and Ireland from the early 1920s to 1940.
Introduction The following table is an incomplete list of shows performed by Felice Lascelles; it provides the following information:
Title – the title of the show Role – the role performed, or (Unknown) Theatre – the venue where the show was performed Location – the venue's location Opening date – the date of the show's first performance Closing date – the date of the show's last performance # of perf. – the number of performances Ref. – one or more reference(s) for the performance (this column is not sortable).
Musical theatre Title Role Theatre Location Opening date Closing date # of perf. Grand Theatre Blackpool 25 Dec 1922 6 Jan 1923 13 Empire Theatre Hartlepool 8 Jan 1923 13 Jan 1923 6 Grand Opera House Middlesbrough 15 Jan 1923 20 Jan 1923 7 Empire Theatre Preston 22 Jan 1923 27 Jan 1923 7 Theatre Royal Bolton 29 Jan 1923 3 Feb 1923 7? Grand Theatre Wolverhampton 5 Feb 1923 10 Feb 1923 7? Royal Court Theatre Liverpool 12 Feb 1923 17 Feb 1923 7 Grand Theatre Hull 19 Feb 1923 24 Feb 1923 7 Prince's Theatre Bristol 26 Feb 1923 3 Mar 1923 7 New Theatre Cardiff 5 Mar 1923 10 Mar 1923 7 Theatre Royal Portsmouth 12 Mar 1923 17 Mar 1923 7 . Theatre Royal Brighton 19 Mar 1923 24 Mar 1923 7 Prince of Wales Theatre Birmingham 26 Mar 1923 31 Mar 1923 7 Prince's Theatre Manchester 2 Apr 1923 7 Apr 1923 8 Theatre Royal Newcastle 9 Apr 1923 14 Apr 1923 7 Lyceum Theatre Sheffield 16 Apr 1923 21 Apr 1923 7 Grand Theatre Blackpool 9 Aug 1923 11 Aug 1923 6 Royal Court Theatre Liverpool 13 Aug 1923 18 Aug 1923 7 Edinburgh 20 Aug 1923 25 Aug 1923 7 Glasgow 27 Aug 1923 1 Sep 1923 7 Grand Opera House Harrogate 3 Sep 1923 8 Sep 1923 7? Empire Theatre Sunderland 10 Sep 1923 15 Sep 1923 7 Grand Theatre Blackpool 17 Sep 1923 22 Sep 1923 6 Theatre Royal Newcastle 24 Sep 1923 29 Sep 1923 7 Empire Theatre Hartlepool 1 Oct 1923 6 Oct 1923 6 Grand Theatre Hull 8 Oct 1923 13 Oct 1923 7 Prince's Theatre Bradford 15 Oct 1923 20 Oct 1923 7 Theatre Royal Leeds 22 Oct 1923 27 Oct 1923 7 Grand Opera House Middlesbrough 29 Oct 1923 3 Nov 1923 7 Theatre Royal Birmingham 5 Nov 1923 10 Nov 1923 7 Prince's Theatre Manchester 12 Nov 1923 17 Nov 1923 7 Theatre Royal Nottingham 19 Nov 1923 24 Nov 1923 7 Prince's Theatre Bristol 26 Nov 1923 1 Dec 1923 7 King's Theatre Hammersmith 3 Dec 1923 8 Dec 1923 7? New Theatre Wimbledon 10 Dec 1923 15 Dec 1923 7? Edinburgh 24 Dec 1923 19 Jan 1924 32 Glasgow 21 Jan 1924 2 Feb 1924 14 Liverpool 4 Feb 1924 16 Feb 1924 14 Theatre Royal Newcastle 18 Feb 1924 1 Mar 1924 14 Prince's Theatre Bristol 3 Mar 1924 8 Mar 1924 7 Lyceum Theatre Sheffield 10 Mar 1924 15 Mar 1924 7 Theatre Royal Birmingham 17 Mar 1924 22 Mar 1924 8 Grand Theatre Leeds 24 Mar 1924 29 Mar 1924 7 Grand Theatre Hull 31 Mar 1924 5 Apr 1924 7 Theatre Royal Nottingham 7 Apr 1924 12 Apr 1924 6 Prince's Theatre Manchester 21 Apr 1924 3 May 1924 14 Toni (Chorus girl) Theatre Royal Hanley 6 Aug 1923 11 Aug 1923 7 (National tour) (34 venues) 13 Aug 1923 10 May 1924 34 wks Shaftesbury Theatre London 12 May 1924 13 Dec 1924 248 Boodle Phyllis Prince of Wales Theatre Birmingham 26 Dec 1924 24 Jan 1925 24 Liverpool 26 Jan 1925 31 Jan 1925 8 King's Theatre Glasgow 2 Feb 1925 14 Feb 1925 14 Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh 16 Feb 1925 21 Feb 1925 8 Grand Theatre Hull 23 Feb 1925 28 Feb 1925 8 Prince's Theatre Manchester 2 Mar 1925 7 Mar 1925 7 Empire London 10 Mar 1925 30 May 1925 94 (Understudy) Pavilion London 30 Apr 1925 14 Nov 1925 229 Pavilion London 19 Nov 1925 27 Feb 1926 114 Kid Boots (West End) (Chorus girl) Winter Garden London 3 May 1926 160 10 Jul 1926 Kid Boots (National tour) Polly Prince of Wales Theatre Birmingham 16 Aug 1926 21 Aug 1926 7 Palace Theatre Manchester 23 Aug 1926 11 Sep 1926 21 Empire Theatre Liverpool 13 Sep 1926 25 Sep 1926 14 Beth King's Theatre Glasgow 27 Sep 1926 9 Oct 1926 13 Alhambra Theatre Bradford 11 Oct 1926 16 Oct 1926 ? Winter Gardens Blackpool 18 Oct 1926 23 Oct 1926 7 King's Theatre Southsea 25 Oct 1926 30 Oct 1926 7 New Theatre Cardiff 1 Nov 1926 6 Nov 1926 8 Hippodrome Golders Green 8 Nov 1926 13 Nov 1926 6 Theatre Royal Leeds 15 Nov 1926 27 Nov 1926 14 King's Theatre Edinburgh 29 Nov 1926 11 Dec 1926 14 Theatre Royal Nottingham 13 Dec 1926 18 Dec 1926 7 Empire Theatre Newcastle 27 Dec 1926 22 Jan 1927 25 Hippodrome Golders Green 24 Jan 1927 29 Jan 1927 7 Sunny Peters Margate 4 Jul 1927 9 Jul 1927 8 Folkestone 11 Jul 1927 16 Jul 1927 8 Hastings 18 Jul 1927 23 Jul 1927 8 Eastbourne 25 Jul 1927 30 Jul 1927 8 Chatham 1 Aug 1927 6 Aug 1927 8 Grand Theatre Southampton 8 Aug 1927 13 Aug 1927 8 Theatre Royal Bournemouth 15 Aug 1927 20 Aug 1927 ? Plymouth 22 Aug 1927 3 Sep 1927 16 Royal Theatre Torquay 5 Sep 1927 10 Sep 1927 8 Swansea 12 Sep 1927 17 Sep 1927 ? Newport 19 Sep 1927 24 Sep 1927 8 Hanley 26 Sep 1927 8 Oct 1927 14 Wolverhampton 10 Oct 1927 8 New Theatre Oxford 17 Oct 1927 8 Derby 24 Oct 1927 29 Oct 1927 8 Leicester 31 Oct 1927 8 Opera House Cork 7 Nov 1927 14 Gaiety Theatre Dublin 21 Nov 1927 14 Grand Opera House Belfast 5 Dec 1927 14 Aberdeen 19 Dec 1927 8 (Absent due to illness) – 26 Dec 1927 25 Feb 1928 (N/A) Theatre Royal Halifax 27 Feb 1928 3 Mar 1928 8 Theatre Royal Blackburn 5 Mar 1928 10 Mar 1928 8 Empire Theatre Preston 12 Mar 1928 17 Mar 1928 ? Grand Theatre Oldham 19 Mar 1928 24 Mar 1928 ? Middlesbrough 2 Apr 1928 7 Grand Theatre Derby 9 Apr 1928 14 Apr 1928 8 Leicester 16 Apr 1928 8 New Theatre Cambridge 23 Apr 1928 28 Apr 1928 7 Theatre Royal 30 Apr 1928 ? New Theatre Northampton 7 May 1928 8 . Opera House 14 May 1928 8 Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne 21 May 1928 8 Folkestone 28 May 1928 2 Jun 1928 8 Gaiety Theatre Douglas 16 Jul 1928 21 Jul 1928 ? Grand Theatre Llandudno 23 Jul 1928 28 Jul 1928 ? Pavilion Theatre Rhyl 30 Jul 1928 4 Aug 1928 8 Opera House Harrogate 6 Aug 1928 11 Aug 1928 ? Theatre Royal York 13 Aug 1928 18 Aug 1928 ? Winter Gardens Theatre New Brighton 20 Aug 1928 25 Aug 1928 7 Tower Pavilion Morecambe 27 Aug 1928 1 Sep 1928 8 Palace Theatre Hull 7 Opera House Scarborough ? Palace Theatre Burnley 8 Theatre Royal Huddersfield 7 Hanley 1 Oct 1928 6 Oct 1928 7 Wolverhampton 8 Oct 1928 13 Oct 1928 8 . Cheltenham 15 Oct 1928 20 Oct 1928 8 Portsmouth 22 Oct 1928 27 Oct 1928 7 Theatre Royal Bournemouth ? Theatre Royal Exeter 8 Theatre Royal Plymouth 7 Lyceum Theatre Newport 7 Grand Theatre Swansea 7 Gloucester 3 Dec 1928 8 Dec 1928 8 Theatre Royal Chatham 8 Theatre Royal Dewsbury 22 Theatre Royal Rochdale ? Theatre Royal Bury 6 Palace Theatre Hull 7 Empire Theatre Hartlepool 4 Feb 1929 9 Feb 1929 7 Aberdeen 11 Feb 1929 16 Feb 1929 7 Hippodrome Darlington 18 Feb 1929 23 Feb 1929 ? Theatre Royal Halifax 25 Feb 1929 2 Mar 1929 7 Opera House Blackpool 4 Mar 1929 9 Mar 1929 7 Empire Theatre Preston 11 Mar 1929 16 Mar 1929 ? Theatre Royal Blackburn 18 Mar 1929 23 Mar 1929 7 Theatre Royal Nottingham 25 Mar 1929 30 Mar 1929 6 Empire Theatre Sheffield 1 Apr 1929 6 Apr 1929 7 Empire Chiswick 3 Feb 1930 8 Feb 1930 12 Empire New Cross 10 Feb 1930 15 Feb 1930 12 Empire Finsbury Park 17 Feb 1930 22 Feb 1930 12 Empire Stratford 24 Feb 1930 1 Mar 1930 12 Chelsea Palace Theatre Chelsea 3 Mar 1930 8 Mar 1930 12 Empress Theatre Brixton 10 Mar 1930 15 Mar 1930 12 Palace Theatre Walthamstow 17 Mar 1930 22 Mar 1930 12 Empire Theatre Kilburn 24 Mar 1930 29 Mar 1930 12 Empire Theatre Hackney 31 Mar 1930 5 Apr 1930 12 Empire Theatre Holborn 7 Apr 1930 12 Apr 1930 12 Hippodrome Willesden 14 Apr 1930 19 Apr 1930 12 Empire Finsbury Park 21 Apr 1930 26 Apr 1930 12 Palace Theatre Leicester 28 Apr 1930 3 May 1930 12 Hippodrome Manchester 5 May 1930 10 May 1930 14 Palace Theatre Hammersmith 12 Empire Theatre Kingston 19 May 1930 24 May 1930 12 Hippodrome Ilford 12 Empire Theatre Newcastle 15 Empire Theatre Newcastle 6 Goldilocks Theatre Royal Birmingham 21 Dec 1929 1 Feb 1930 8 wks Theatre Royal Huddersfield 19 Jan 1931 24 Jan 1931 7 Royal Court Theatre Liverpool 26 Jan 1931 31 Jan 1931 7 Hippodrome Darlington 2 Feb 1931 7 Feb 1931 ? Hippodrome Bristol 9 Feb 1931 14 Feb 1931 12 Grand Theatre Derby 16 Feb 1931 21 Feb 1931 12 Hippodrome Manchester 23 Feb 1931 28 Feb 1931 12 Hippodrome Sheffield 2 Mar 1931 7 Mar 1931 12 Empire Hackney 9 Mar 1931 14 Mar 1931 ? Grand Theatre Swansea 16 Mar 1931 21 Mar 1931 ? Grand Theatre Wolverhampton 23 Mar 1931 28 Mar 1931 12 Grand Theatre Leeds 6 Apr 1931 11 Apr 1931 7 Theatre Royal Hanley 13 Apr 1931 18 Apr 1931 7 Empire Theatre Chiswick 20 Apr 1931 25 Apr 1931 12 Empire Theatre Finsbury Park 27 Jul 1931 1 Aug 1931 12 Empire Theatre Kingston 3 Aug 1931 8 Aug 1931 12 Pavilion Theatre Rhyl 10 Aug 1931 12 Aug 1931 3 Pier Pavilion Colwyn Bay 13 Aug 1931 15 Aug 1931 3 Empire Theatre South Shields 17 Aug 1931 22 Aug 1931 12 Empire Theatre Nottingham 24 Aug 1931 29 Aug 1931 12 Winter Gardens Theatre New Brighton 31 Aug 1931 5 Sep 1931 7 Tower Theatre Morecambe 14 Sep 1931 19 Sep 1931 7 Palace Theatre Hull 21 Sep 1931 26 Sep 1931 12 Palace Theatre Halifax 28 Sep 1931 3 Oct 1931 12 Palace Theatre Blackburn 5 Oct 1931 10 Oct 1931 ? Hippodrome Boscombe 12 Oct 1931 17 Oct 1931 12 Palace Theatre Reading 2 Nov 1931 7 Nov 1931 12 Palace Theatre Chelsea 9 Nov 1931 14 Nov 1931 12 Palace Theatre East Ham 16 Nov 1931 21 Nov 1931 12 Goody Theatre Royal Exeter 69 Ena Grand Theatre Wolverhampton 31 Oct 1932 ? Grand Opera House Belfast 14 Nov 1932 7 Gaiety Theatre Dublin 21 Nov 1932 7 Empire Theatre Sheffield 28 Nov 1932 3 Dec 1932 12 Empire Theatre Leeds 12 Mary Empire Theatre Newcastle 15 Moya Malone Empire Theatre Newcastle 15 Empire Theatre Newcastle 6 Girl Palace Theatre Halifax 12 Opera House Blackpool 12 Theatre Royal Brighton 12 Bubbles (Concert party) Soubrette and dancer Princess Pier Torquay 17 Jun 1935 22 Jun 1935 ? Victoria Pavilion Ilfracombe 1 Jul 1935 21 Sep 1935 12 wks Herself Gaiety Theatre Ayr 204 Mizzy King's Theatre Southsea 31 Jan 1938 5 Feb 1938 8 Prince of Wales Cardiff 7 Feb 1938 12 Feb 1938 8 Embassy Theatre Peterborough 14 Feb 1938 19 Feb 1938 8 Theatre Royal Newcastle 21 Feb 1938 26 Feb 1938 8 Garrick Theatre Southport 28 Feb 1938 5 Mar 1938 8 New Theatre Royal Norwich 7 Mar 1938 12 Mar 1938 8 Palace Theatre Manchester 14 Mar 1938 19 Mar 1938 8 Alhambra Theatre Bradford 21 Mar 1938 26 Mar 1938 8 Theatre Royal Nottingham 28 Mar 1938 2 Apr 1938 8 Grand Theatre Leeds 4 Apr 1938 9 Apr 1938 8 Opera House Theatre Blackpool 11 Apr 1938 23 Apr 1938 16 Going Greek (Unknown) (National tour) South Africa 9 Jun 1939 ? Aug 1939 ? Swing Along Miami (National tour) South Africa 9 Jun 1939 ? Aug 1939 ? Tilly Hippodrome Birmingham 20 Nov 1939 25 Nov 1939 13 Empire Theatre Newcastle 27 Nov 1939 2 Dec 1939 13 Empire Theatre Nottingham 4 Dec 1939 9 Dec 1939 13 Princess Grand Theatre Wolverhampton 26 Dec 1939 27 Jan 1940 44
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Sunny at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Monday, 10 October 1927
External links #2F868 Darling, I Love You (1929–1931) at University of Birmingham - Cadbury Research Library