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A History of Theatres and Performers in Herefordshire

by Robin Haig

Logaston Press £7.95

As the birthplace of David Garrick, Roger Kemble and Nell Gwyn, Hereford has a theatrical heritage to be proud of. This book is full of stories and anecdotes about the history of the theatres and other places of entertainment - barns, inns, coffee houses, assembly rooms, music halls and drill halls - in Herefordshire, and concludes with a chapter about the many performing groups and amateur dramatic societies based in the county.

Back in 1824 the Hereford Theatre was a rowdy place. 'We were glad to see the seats of the gods so well filled and their excellencies in such good humour. Bye the bye, as we sometimes take our seats in the pit, we beg to address our prayers to the divinities above alluded to, that they will not be so profuse in their blessings in the form of pease, which are all very well in the shape of a pudding - or (in their element of soup) in the pit of the stomach; but are really very hard of digestion in their crude state in the pit of a theatre.'

'an enjoyable and informative account of its subject... it is a treat to see how Lord George Sanger's circus advertised its football match between clowns and elephants, with the animals evidently fitted out in an appropriate team strip!'

Theatre Notebook

Only £9.00 including postage and packing. Contact me at robinhaig@word-doctor.co.uk