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)

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

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