Pierrot troupes: World War Two

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A selection of photographs and images from World War Two. These images are the copyright of the owners and are displayed here as an historical archive.

Cartoons & Posters

Staging

Ruth Howard, entertains personnel of No_244 Wing RAF at Canne, Italy, during a visit by Geraldo and his band

Screen-shot Hurst Castle

Station swing band formed by Cyril Hellier, formerly a violinist with Jack Hylton's orchestra, at Sumburgh, Shetland Isles — Station swing band formed by Cyril Hellier, formerly a violinist with Jack Hylton’s orchestra, at Sumburgh, Shetland Isles

The Garrison Theatre at Hurst Castle (still functioning today)

The Royal Marine Band from HMS BELFAST entertains troops ashore in Korea, September 1952

Watercolour of Chungkai Theatre, Burma by Jack Chalker

1951 J A Rank Studio Photo Korea Soldiers 29th Brigade Concert Party Jack Warner

Building a set

Building a set

CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HOME FLEET_ENTERTAINMENT ON DESTROYER DEPOT SHIP AT SCAPA FLOW, 18 DECEMBER 1942

Dancing ENSA

ENSA concert on board ship 1

ENSA concert on ship

ENSA concert, Sidi el Magrum, Feb_1943

ENSA performing in the desert

ENSA stage 1a

ENSA wagon from Desert Mice 1

ENSA WW2

Home Front-A group of women carpenters use saws and other implements_impromptu lunchtime concert

Hurst Castle 1

Sea Defences

Brighton wartime beach defences

Clacton History Society archives seafront 1

Clacton Pier - mine. Clacton History Society archives — Clacton Pier – mine. Clacton History Society archives

Clacton Pier-mine_Clacton History Society archives

Clacton seafront 2 Clacton History Society archives

Dawlish sea defences in 2nd WW - from Remembering Teignmouth Area — Dawlish sea defences in 2nd WW – from Remembering Teignmouth Area

Woman on Bournemouth beach 1944

Woman on Bornemouth beach 1944

POWs

German Prisoners of War listen to a concert given by their fellows, on the stage of the recreation hut at a PoW camp, somewhere in Britain a

German Prisoners of War listen to a concert put on by fellow prisoners on the stage at a PoW camp, somewhere in Britain

POW pierrot concert party at Stalag XVIIIA, Austria

Stalag_Imps_1941

British Army German POW Camp Stalag IX Concert Party

British Army German POW Camp Stalag IX Concert Party (2)

STALAG_9C_CONCERT_PARTY_1939-45_1

Stars of stage & screen

Joyce Grenfell

Norman Wisdom signed photo

Norman Wisdom

Ralph Reader

Terry Thomas

Tommy Handley (centre) introduces new singer Ann Rich to the 'It's That Man Again' audience, as Charlie Shadwell conducts the BBC Variety Orchestra behind them — Tommy Handley (centre) introduces new singer Ann Rich to the ‘It’s That Man Again’ audience, as Charlie Shadwell conducts the BBC Variety Orchestra behind them

Tony Hancock in RAF Gang Show with Tony Melody

Arthur Haynes

Basil Dean - ENSA mastermind — Basil Dean – ENSA mastermind

Benny Hill

Bill Pertwee

Charlie Chester 1941

Dick Emery

Frankie Howerd

Tommy Handley as pierrot TBC

Imperial War Museum Archives

THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-1945 (H 4733) Posed portrait of a soldier with rifle and bayonet standing watch behind beach defences 'somewhere in Southern Command', England, 15 October 1940. — THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-1945 (H 4733) Posed portrait of a soldier with rifle and bayonet standing watch behind beach defences ‘somewhere in Southern Command’, England, 15 October 1940. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196839

IWM archives i H 4733

Scotish advance epsom IWM archive

Three airmen The Grosvenor House Orchestra, snow-covered airfield in France

Tommies laughing at ENSA show 1 - IWM — Tommies laughing at ENSA show 1 – IWM

ENSA poster - IWM — ENSA poster – IWM

Various

1st Battalion The King's Shropshire Light Infantry stage a concert party in France, 28 December 1939 — 1st Battalion The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry stage a concert party in France, 28 December 1939

RAF-Gang-Show

ENSA on tour - 2nd WW — ENSA on tour – 2nd WW

The 'What-Nots' concert party — The ‘What-Nots’ concert party

'The Poms' Caldale KB Station, Orkney RAF concert in aid of Seaforth's Prisoners of War Fund - maybe 1st WW — ‘The Poms’ Caldale KB Station, Orkney RAF concert in aid of Seaforth’s Prisoners of War Fund – maybe 1st WW

Watercolour of Chungkai Theatre, Burma by Jack ChalkerWatercolour of Chungkai Theatre, Burma by Jack Chalker — Watercolour of Chungkai Theatre, Burma by Jack Chalker

West Pier in 1945 - Brighton Museums — West Pier in 1945 – Brighton Museums

Woman on Bornemouth beach 1944

Basil Dean - ENSA mastermind — Basil Dean – ENSA mastermind

Brighton seafront in wartime - Brighton Museums — Brighton seafront in wartime – Brighton Museums

Clacton seafront 2

Defusing a mine c 1945, Brighton - Brighton Museums — Defusing a mine c 1945, Brighton – Brighton Museums

ENSA Cartoon ('Punch') 25 11 1942 — ENSA Cartoon (‘Punch’) 25 11 1942

ENSA concert, Sidi el Magrum, Feb 1943

ENSA poster from collection 1

ENSA stage 1a

HMS Theseus concert party 2

HMS Theseus Concert Party 1947

J.A Rank Studio Photo Korea Soldiers 29th Brigade Concert Party Jack Warner 1951

Lewis machine gun post, Palace Pier, c 1940 - Brighton Museums — Lewis machine gun post, Palace Pier, c 1940 – Brighton Museums

Palace Pier in wartime - Brighton Museums — Palace Pier in wartime – Brighton Museums

POW pierrot concert party at Stalag XVIIIA, Austria

Teignmouth in WW2. Rockets

Teignmouth seafront in WW2

Teignmouth WW2 3

2 thoughts on “Pierrot troupes: World War Two”

PETER FILLINGHAM
17th July 2024 at 12:05 pm

Dear Seaside follies, did you recieve my email concerning one of the ENSA performing in the desert images that I am keen to contact the owner to apply for copyright usage.
I hope to hear from you
my very best wishes
Peter

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1. Tony Lidington
  16th February 2025 at 11:47 pm
  
  I think we have replied to you – in the first instance, your best original source would be the Imperial War Museum archives. Many thanks for your interest.
  
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