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On This Day 22 August 1955 Sonnie Hale (Drewstead Resident) appeared in Double Crossing at the Streatham Hill Theatre
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Hubert Sutton of the Queen Mary Regiment died On This Day 21 August 1915 aged 22
Son of Oswald Walker Sutton and Hannah Fletcher Sutton, of 2, Fernwood Avenue. He was a former pupil of Alleyn's School, Dulwich He was born on 25.10.1892 in Stockwell Surrey, he joined A Squadron of the Surrey Yeomanry ( Territorial Force ) at West Croydon Clapham in 1913. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for Foreign service and was transferred to C Squadron with service No 1757, part of 29 Division based in Warwickshire during Jan 1915. They embarked at Avonmouth for Egypt on 17th March and arrived in Alexandria on 2nd April C Squadron was then transferred to Imbos on 26th June were the troops initially served at General Headquarters, and it was during this period that he was promoted to Lance Corporal. Following this he was to see service in the Dardanelles campaign fighting in the trenches at Gallipoli. Lance Corporal H. Sutton lost his life due to disease contracted in the trenches, and died on board ship of Enteritis on the 21st August 1915, the most likely cause was by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the E-Coli bacteria which proved fatal. He was laid to rest at Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta grave 2 row 10 plot A, buried with him are 2 other soldiers Source Treasurebunker Photo: ©Alleyn's, Dulwich Cicely Courtneidge in Fool's Paradise at the Streatham Hill Theatre On This Day 21 August 1959 in the Streatham News
Morning Post On This Day 20 August 1885
The formation of the Streatham (St Leonard's) Habitation of the Primrose League in Streatham Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. On This Day 20th August 1892 Constance O'Shea was born. A Streatham resident at 152 Leigham Court Road
Constance Gladys O'Shea (1892–1959), known professionally as Connie Emerald, was a British stage actress. She was born in England, of Irish descent. As well as her theatre work, Emerald also appeared in five films, including 1931's A Safe Affair. She was married to the entertainer and film star Stanley Lupino, with whom she had a daughter Ida Lupino who became a Hollywood star. When Ida set up her own film production company in the 1950s, she named it Emerald Productions after her mother Her sister was actress and film producer Nell Emerald. Isle of Wight Times On This Day 19 August 1897
Royal Photoghraphy by the Wayland brothers who were from the Isle of White and had studios in Blackheath, Streatham and Sutton. Douglas had his studio in Streatham High Road (site of Lloyds Bank) and moved to Woodbourne Ave On This Day 19 August 1981 Jessie Matthews died. A favourite at the Streatham Hill Theatre who was married to Sonnie Hale of Drewstead Rd
Matthews began as a dancer. There is a plaque in Berwick Street market commemorating her childhood, when she danced in the street to a barrel-organ. In the 1930s she became Britain's top musical film star. She starred in Noël Coward's This Year Of Grace, in which she introduced 'A Room With a View' and 'Teach Me To Dance Like Grandma'. She came to the Gaiety Theatre in 1931 in Hold My Hand, with music by Noel Gay. Her films, especially Evergreen, It's Love Again and First A Girl retain all their charm. In the 1960s she found new fame on BBC Radio as Mrs Dale. Image NPG x16518 © National Portrait Gallery Allan James S Simmance was killed On This Day 18th August 1916 He was the son of James and Mary Simmance. His name appears on the St Peter's Church War memorial Allan Simmance matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford in 1913 and joined the Oxford University OTC. Less than a year later he was gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant with the 4th Battalion King’s (Liverpool) Regiment. He had two letters published in The Blue (December 1915 and February 1916) describing his journey to and life in the trenches. He died, having been promoted Captain, at Delville Wood being shot through the heart, leading his Company in an attack that failed against the odds. Allan Simmance is also commemorated as follows:
On This Day 18th August 1952, PM Winston Churchill visited the Streatham Hill Theatre for a D'Oyly Carte production of Yeoman of the Guard
On This Day 17 August 1831 the Scottish Landscape painter Patrick Nasmyth died. He painted High Elms by Streatham Common
John W Brown writes: "Although High Elms was a large house, it was well screened from the highway by tall trees and shrubs and I have never seen a full image of the building. However, the aforementioned sketch of the bottom of the Common does show a part of the building opposite the pond, and a painting made in 1827 from the top of Streatham Common shows the roof of the property. The house was demolished in the 1880s and the site is now occupied by a handsome terrace of late Victori- an shops called Bank Parade". A painting of Streatham Common by Patrick Nasmyth 1827 |
AuthorMark Bery, Secretary Streatham Society Archives
March 2024
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