The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America
Introduction '''The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America and the Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America''' is a registered theatre charity and non-profit making theatre organisation based in London. The Guild's patrons include Brian Croucher, Anita Dobson, Sheila Ferguson, Jessica Martin, Lorraine Chase, Gillian Gregory, Mark Lester, and Shani Wallis.The aims of the Guild are:#To advance education through the presentation of music hall and theatre productions and encouragement of the Arts; and#To advance education in the history of Music Hall and Theatre performers by undertaking research and identifying, restoring, erecting and beautifying memorials which are of educational Interest.The Guild's activities include research, the collection of theatre archive, exhibitions, professional theatre productions, reminiscence, educational and restoration projects. The Guild erects commemorative blue plaques and cares for the final resting places of many music hall, variety, vaudeville, musical comedy, theatre and pantomime artistes, including Nelly Power, George Leybourne, Albert Chevalier, Herbert Campbell, Edmund Payne, Kay Kendall, Marie Lloyd, Lupino Lane, Dan Leno and Gabrielle Ray.The Guild had an income of £57,854 in 2009–10, the majority of which was spent on restoration and commemoration projects.
Projects  Date Subject Memorial Venue Notes 2009Music Hall and Variety starsVariety Artistes Benevolent Fund memorial stoneStreatham Park CemeteryThe stone commemorates over 200 music hall and variety performers buried there. They received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to create a new memorial garden and create an on-line database.2009Lupino Lane Restoration of gravestoneStreatham Park CemeteryErected to mark the 50th anniversary of Lane's death, and held a memorial service at the Actors' Church, Covent Garden with a reception at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.8 November 2010Male impersonator Hetty KingBlue plaque19 Palmerston Road, WimbledonHetty King's last home5 March 2011 Music Hall Comedian Austin RuddRestoration of gravestoneSt Lawrence Church, Morden25 September 2011Music Hall star Marie Kendall Blue plaqueOkeover Manor, Clapham Common Northside Marie Kendall's last home in Clapham26 November 2011Music Hall comedian Herbert CampbellRestoration of gravestoneAbney Park Cemetery10 March 2012Musical Comedy actress Marie StudholmeBlue plaque and restoration of gravestoneEast Finchley Cemetery11 May 2012Music Hall star Nelly PowerRestoration of gravestoneAbney Park Cemetery3 August 2012 Music Hall star Dan CrawleyRestoration of gravestoneAbney Park Cemetery Rededicated his memorial on 21 October 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of Crawley's death and re-cleaned in March 2016.27 August 2012Composer G. W. HuntRestoration of gravestoneAbney Park Cemetery30 September 2012Music Hall impresario Fred KarnoBlue plaqueClockwork Studios, Southwell Road, Camberwell Erected at Fred Karno's former Fun Factory where the likes of Charles Chaplin, Fred Kitchen and Stan Laurel learn their skills.20 October 2012Music Hall star Walter LaburnumRestoration of gravestoneAbney Park Cemetery8 May 2013Music Hall star Fred AlbertRestoration of gravestoneAbney Park Cemetery22 September 2013Actress Kay KendallRestoration of gravestoneSt John-at-Hampstead Church in Hampstead, London28 September 2013Music Hall star Alice LloydRestoration of gravestoneAll Saints Churchyard, Banstead, Surrey7 October 2013Music Hall star Marie LloydBlue plaque37 Woodstock Road, Golders GreenMarie Lloyd's last home.20 October 2013Music Hall star Alice LloydBlue plaque239 Banstead Road, SurreyAlice Lloyd's last home.15 June 2014Lupino LaneBlue plaque32 Maida Vale, LondonLupino Lane's former home.29 June 2014Comedian & Actor Edmund PayneRestoration of memorialAbney Park Cemetery21 August 2014Music Hall performer Joe O'Gorman (senior)Restoration of memorialPutney Vale Cemetery6 September 2014Kay KendallBlue plaque61 Hull Road, Withernsea, East YorkshireThe house where Kay Kendall was born2 October 2014Nellie FarrenRestoration of memorialBrompton Cemetery2 October 2014Farren SoutarRestoration of memorialBrompton Cemetery18 October 2014Gus ElenRestoration of memorialStreatham Park CemeteryGus Elen grave restored30 May 2015Music Hall Performer Lew LakeRestoration of memorialAbney Park Cemetery5 September 2015 Music Hall Comedian Austin Rudd Blue plaque 254 Edgware Road, London W2 1DS25 November 2015 Comedian Herbert Campbell Blue plaque44 Lawford Road, Hackney16 February 2016Comedian Stanley LupinoBlue plaque33 Ardbeg Road, Herne Hill, London16 February 2016Actress and Director Ida LupinoBlue plaque33 Ardbeg Road, Herne Hill, LondonThe birthplace of Ida Lupino27 March 2016Comedian Fred KitchenRestoration of GraveWest Norwood Cemetery27 March 2016Pantomimist R. H. KitchenRestoration of GraveWest Norwood Cemetery29 July 2016 Actor Fred AllandaleRestoration of GraveAbney Park Cemetery29 July 2016 Actress Maie AshRestoration of GraveAbney Park Cemetery12 August 2016 Harry Nicholls (comedian) Restoration of Grave Old Chiswick Cemetery14 August 2016 Actress Fannie Leslie Restoration of Grave St Pancras and Islington Cemetery15 September 2016 Music Hall comedian Jenny Hill (music hall performer) Restoration of Grave Nunhead Cemetery3 November 2016 Tom McNaughton (Comedian) Restoration of Grave Hampstead Cemetery5 November 2016 Harry Hunter (Composer and Vocalist) Restoration of Grave Abney Park Cemetery Harry Hunter was one third of the prolific music publishers Francis, Day and Hunter6 November 2016 George Leybourne (Music Hall Vocalist) Restoration of Grave Abney Park Cemetery6 November 2016 Albert Chevalier  (Actor, Comedian, Lyricist and Vocalist) Restoration of Grave Abney Park Cemetery 24 February 2017 Edward Lewis (Actor and Comedian) Restoration of Grave Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries30 June 2017 Samuel Lockhart  (Acrobat, Clown & Equestrian) Restoration of Grave Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries Father of George and Samuel Lockhart famous elephant trainers. 2 July 2017 William Pinder (Circus Proprietor) Restoration of Grave West Norwood Cemetery 16 July 2017 Edmund Payne Blue Plaque West Heath Avenue HampsteadEdmund Payne's last home. 29 July 2017 Harry Randall (actor)  Restoration of Grave Hampstead Cemetery14 August 2017 Nelly Power Blue Plaque 97 Southgate Road Islington 1 September 2017 Lottie Collins Restoration of Grave St Pancras and Islington Cemetery 11 September 2017 Harry Weldon (comedian) Restoration of Grave Hampstead Cemetery 2 October 2017 Ben Greet Restoration of Grave Charlton Cemetery 25 November 2017 Kate Carney Restoration of Grave Putney Vale Cemetery 23 December 2017 Tony Walsh  (Comic Juggler) New Memorial Streatham Park Cemetery 23 December 2017 Agar Young  (Acrobat and Pantomimist) New Memorial Streatham Park Cemetery Agar Young was born John Davidson MacDonald in Scotland and started out as one half of the music hall duo Agar and Young  15 June 2018 Nora Posford (Actress and Comedienne) Restoration of Grave Abney Park Cemetery 24 August 2018 Anne Shelton (singer) Singer Restoration of Grave Camberwell New Cemetery  14 November 2018 Gabrielle Ray  (Actress and Dancer) New Memorial Englefield Green Cemetery  17 May 2019 Margot Fonteyn Blue Plaque 3 Elm Grove Road Ealing  This plaque marked the 100th anniversary of Fonteyn's birth  7 July 2019 Thora Hird Blue Plaque Leinster Mews Bayswater 12 February 2020 Marie Lloyd Blue Plaque 73 Carleton Road, Tuffnell Park N7 This plaque marked the 150th anniversary of Marie Lloyd's birth  13 July 2020 Percy Anderson New memorial All Saint's Churchyard, Crondall This new memorial stone for Percy Anderson marks his grave which has remained anonymous for 92 years
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