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The Stage, Thursday 5 May 1955.
Welcome in.
Appropriately named the "Welcome Inn" is a hostelry in Eltham, Kent,
where "The Theatre Club," which is affiliated to the Greenwich Community
Association, had its fifth annual dinner and dance Last Friday.
So What?
Its guest included actor John Arenott, actress Diane Chesney, and B.B.C.
Televisions Vere Lorrimer. Mr. Lorrimer thanked the club for the support
it had giving him when he was producing at the Woolwich R.A. Theatre. It
was here that the formation of this growing club was started by Jeffrey
Salisbury.
So what?
The toasts to "The Guests" and "The Theatre" were responded to by Betty
Huntley Wright and Georgie Wood. Miss Huntley Wright spoke well and
amusingly, mostly about her illustrious father. Mr. Wood had a good time
talking mostly about Mr. Wood.
So what?
Has any of this any news value or is it important? Yes - because the
other clubs like this are essential to the live theatre. These are the
organisations from which we get these gallant enthusiasts who organised
the parties that are life's blood of live shows these days.
Of course it helps to have somebody like R. B. Salisbury as a club
president, and to have actively interested vice presidents such as B. A.
Meyer and Peter Saunders, and that it is the happy position of this
ever-growing society which, I believe, is the only theatre club in
London.
It must help to have a man like George Bruce, J.P., as your chairman, a
friendly and willing committee, and, of course, cuisine and service of a
"Welcome Inn."
So what?
Just a suggestion to the many lovers of live shows who are not pros - do
something about it. Even where you haven't got a live theatre of your
own, and specially in the towns where you have lost your live theatres.
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