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Handby & Celeine (Active 1932 - 1939)

 Organisation

Biography

Handby Celeine were also known as Handby Celeine Tio, the Handby Celeine Four, the Three Skatoris and The Skatoris. They performed in stand-alone comedy, burlesque and skating acts as well as in pantomime. Known addresses in Manchester and London.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Aldershot Hippodrome Poster, 14 September 1931 and during the week

 Item
Reference code: 178R38.12
Scope and Contents

Neil Kenyon comedian, Nixon Grey comedian, Harry Taft the new M.P., Norman Court comedian with dog, Gatcum & Dawson, Handby Celeine Trio skaters, Lou Radford xylophonist, Art & Jean Kildare singers and dancers, Pathe Supersound gazette. Red and green type on cream background with red border. Printed by T.J.S. Guilford & Co. Ltd, Printers, Kingston-on-Thames-1266 G.T.

Dates: 14 September 1931 and during the week

Handby Celeine Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0107
Scope and Contents

Posters, photographs, programmes, 1 piece of sheet music for six instruments and a small amount of business records and correspondence relating to the dancing and burlesque comedy on skates.

Dates: c1920 - 1945; 2020

Heeley Green Theatre Poster, Week commencing 10 April 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R38.13
Scope and Contents

Sheffield. The Amazing Samson strong man act, Trix and Lynda speciality act, Hal Miller comedy act, Toby Family presented by Betty Jackson animal act, 6 Oslanti Girls singing and dancing act, Handby Celeine Trio comedy skating act, Who is She? singing act. Black and red type of off white background. Printed by Bailey & Sons Printers, Somercotes Derbyshire.

Dates: Week commencing 10 April 1933

Posters, c1920 - 1939

 Series
Reference code: 178R38
Scope and Contents

British theatre posters presenting Handby Celeine acts among others.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Programmes, c1932 - 1936

 Series
Reference code: 178K50
Scope and Contents

British theatre programmes presenting Handby Celeine acts among others.

Dates: c1932 - 1936

The Theatre Royal Programme, Wednesday 26 December c1934

 Item
Reference code: 178K50.2
Scope and Contents Bath. Reg. A. Maddox presents Little Bo-Peep with Billy Seldom, Kathleen West, Joan Beauchamp, Phyllis Banister, Alec. C. Ball, Violet Maclaren, Fido the dog, Harry Turner, Fay Clare, Ivan Grey & Elsie Leigh, Kenae Harker, Handby and Celeine and Terry Wood. Specialities by Flo and Jessie Denton’s Girls and The Vernon Babes and Handby and Celeine. Red and black type on white background with solid red and black border on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and...
Dates: Wednesday 26 December c1934