LAUREL and HARDY
- the British Tours
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin are, undoubtedly, the most famous screen comedians of all time. Between them they have made hundreds of films, most of which are available to view. But their comedy work wasn't solely in films. Both Laurel and Chaplin spent several years working on the British stage in Variety, plus four years touring the United States in Vaudeville.
And then, when Laurel and Hardy's screen career was over, Laurel returned to the British stage, and brought with him his American partner, Oliver Hardy. And so what of the accounts for all the years these comic geniuses spent on stage? Where are they? Laurel & Hardy films have spawned hundreds of books and thousands of magazine articles, but written work on their stage work wouldn't fill one magazine, much less a book. Not, that it is, until along came the two books pictured below. Now at last, more than fifty years after Laurel & Hardy toured the UK, and more than ninety years since Charlie Chaplin trod the boards over here, you can discover just when, where and with whom these comic legends appeared on stage.
LAUREL & HARDY - The British
Tours
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JUST CLICK ON EITHER BOOK FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO PURCHASE COPIES
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CHAPLIN - Stage by
Stage
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Meanwhile, have a browse through the pages
on this website to find |
!!!STOP
PRESS!!!
What do you get if you cross a
Laurel & Hardy Convention with a
Holiday?
Answer: a .......
STAN &
OLLIDAY
AT
BUTLINS
SKEGNESS
23-26 May 2008 (Fri-Mon)
It's hard to believe but, in 1947, comedy
legends Laurel & Hardy
played a week at Butlins Skegness, during a tour of British Variety
theatres.
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Now, some sixty years on, we are going there to
trace their footsteps.
As well as doing a "Locations Tour" there will be Laurel & Hardy Film
Shows.
For the rest of the weekend, or even all of it, if you so wish, you can enjoy
the
fabulous entertainment and facilities provided by
BUTLINS.
For details of how you can book for this
fun-filled
Laurel &
Hardy event,
click on the link below.
Bookings are building up nicely - DON'T MISS OUT!!
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"A.J" Marriot is honoured to have been invited to
talk at the:
LAUREL & HARDY INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION
being held in Amsterdam 9-13th July 2008
LAUREL
& HARDY AMSTERDAM 2008
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was delighted to have been invited to give an
illustrated talk on
LAUREL & HARDY at BUTLINS
SKEGNESS
at the Laurel & Hardy Helpmates
UK Tent Convention,
held at the Holiday Inn, Chatham on 27 October 2007.
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21 April 2008
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LAUREL & HARDY HELPMATES' CONVENTION
"A.J" Marriot would like to thank
Rob Lewis,
for inviting him to give his illustrated talk on
"The Life &
Times of STAN LAUREL"
at the Laurel & Hardy Helpmates UK Tent Convention,
held at the Holiday Inn, Chatham on 28 October 2006,
and all the guests, who made it such a joy to present.
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"A.J" Marriot would like to thank
"Premierpics" for inviting him as a "VIP Guest"
to the Colchester Sci-Fi/Film & Sport Fair, which was held on 29th January
2006
COLCHESTER SCI-FI/FILM & SPORT FAIR
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