tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post1350734823315787661..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 214 : That's Entertainment.Alan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-43376448471703258072014-02-27T04:07:53.522+00:002014-02-27T04:07:53.522+00:00I can understand your enthusiastic desire to featu...I can understand your enthusiastic desire to feature this one. <br />What a group!!!Bruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-35565924227864105532014-02-16T05:27:37.941+00:002014-02-16T05:27:37.941+00:00I was thinking the same as some other commenters -...I was thinking the same as some other commenters - they don't look all that happy despite the fun nature of the costumes!Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31666339698837828472014-02-10T03:53:50.415+00:002014-02-10T03:53:50.415+00:00Great photo. No one is looking particularly happy ...Great photo. No one is looking particularly happy about posing, but I suppose smiling when you were have your picture taken wasn't the done thing back then.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-23561338684299207202014-02-09T23:57:12.111+00:002014-02-09T23:57:12.111+00:00That Auntie Miriam! She's irrepressible.That Auntie Miriam! She's irrepressible.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-83473947707883306572014-02-09T14:36:10.348+00:002014-02-09T14:36:10.348+00:00I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the famou...I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the famous singer whose name appears on the theme photo. Same photo is on a youtube video here:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlE7fkWLUdc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlE7fkWLUdc</a>Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-41781502493413220742014-02-09T12:41:38.401+00:002014-02-09T12:41:38.401+00:00Fabulous - a glimpse into another, perhaps simpler...Fabulous - a glimpse into another, perhaps simpler, world.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-34638694490668709502014-02-09T10:15:47.293+00:002014-02-09T10:15:47.293+00:00Who needs Rock Hudson, when you've got Rubin H...Who needs Rock Hudson, when you've got Rubin Hudson to hand?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-25071270258558158502014-02-09T00:19:57.075+00:002014-02-09T00:19:57.075+00:00Yay for you Alan having a troupe to show us. Exce...Yay for you Alan having a troupe to show us. Excellent pose from the thespians.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15082255210089037762014-02-08T23:44:43.661+00:002014-02-08T23:44:43.661+00:00They're a pretty serious group entertainers. I...They're a pretty serious group entertainers. Interesting story and interesting speculation.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78260394795766024532014-02-08T23:44:39.102+00:002014-02-08T23:44:39.102+00:00Looks like fun for everyone!Looks like fun for everyone!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11328799724073017352014-02-08T22:45:41.444+00:002014-02-08T22:45:41.444+00:00Lots of hats. I particularly like the woman in the...Lots of hats. I particularly like the woman in the middle with the tall feathers in her cap. Rather distinguished I'd say.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-38998399321767777412014-02-08T20:17:21.035+00:002014-02-08T20:17:21.035+00:00The homemade costumes are terrific. Washerwoman or...The homemade costumes are terrific. Washerwoman or maybe Fishwife? I'd guess Auntie Miriam was in the garb of a Gypsy fortuneteller. It has the look of a Panto show, but I wish we could know the songs and the jokes. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-87638469053121441062014-02-08T18:48:51.821+00:002014-02-08T18:48:51.821+00:00Yes, nice to have all the names, but too bad someo...Yes, nice to have all the names, but too bad someone hadn't thought to write down the title of the production too, as well as when & where it was performed. Not so many people back then, thought about future generations looking at the pictures and wondering about them, I think. Not like we do today, anyway. La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-26100517828974119162014-02-08T17:52:27.155+00:002014-02-08T17:52:27.155+00:00I think you're right. But nice detailing.I think you're right. But nice detailing.Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-52686246200294797692014-02-08T17:35:33.782+00:002014-02-08T17:35:33.782+00:00I think that's a painted backdrop but I might ...I think that's a painted backdrop but I might be wrongAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11194130062460002942014-02-08T17:00:09.812+00:002014-02-08T17:00:09.812+00:00A great photo and how wonderful that someone had t...A great photo and how wonderful that someone had thought to write the names on the reverse. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20708998983340636072014-02-08T16:48:45.465+00:002014-02-08T16:48:45.465+00:00I wish all photos had the names on the back! My mo...I wish all photos had the names on the back! My mom's family was pretty good about labeling their snapshots from the earlier years of this century, but not all the time.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-81289357572439334172014-02-08T16:38:22.385+00:002014-02-08T16:38:22.385+00:00I love the setting. Have you looked closely at the...I love the setting. Have you looked closely at the window with the stained glass shields? I wonder where this was? <br />Sorry - I work with architecture and always look at the building before the people.Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8186775136758132532014-02-08T15:20:01.368+00:002014-02-08T15:20:01.368+00:00Great photo! I wish I had more names on the backs ...Great photo! I wish I had more names on the backs of photos from my parents' time/Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12376105864457109162014-02-08T14:00:39.632+00:002014-02-08T14:00:39.632+00:00Enoch - good, strong, biblical name. Makes one won...Enoch - good, strong, biblical name. Makes one wonder where Brian, Mavis, Vera and the ilk came from. Was there a St Brian or a biblical Mavis?Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-5046497592883117242014-02-08T13:22:37.938+00:002014-02-08T13:22:37.938+00:00Washer woman? I thought he was a pirate. Oh well...Washer woman? I thought he was a pirate. Oh well, I'll take the costume of the girl seated second from the right OR in a pinch the costume of the girl seated third from the left. I'm sure the production must have been a comedy although I can't imagine the plot.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-9444298473764920862014-02-08T13:04:07.844+00:002014-02-08T13:04:07.844+00:00A fabulous troupe of actors. A precious photo to h...A fabulous troupe of actors. A precious photo to have.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.com