Ernest Thesiger
Stage
1920
“Sylvia’s Lovers”
Haymarket Theatre, London
April
Jacquot
Scene from “Oliver Twist”
Palace Theatre, London in aid of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
June ?
Charlie Bates
“Venice Preserv’d; or, A Plot Discover’d”
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London
Nov 28,30
2 perf
Renault
1920-21
Haymarket Theatre, London
April 22, 1920 - February 26, 1921
399 perf
Cameron
1921
Haymarket Theatre, London
March 3- August 6
Arnold Champion-Cheney
180 perf
Lyric Hammersmith
March 20, 22
2 perf
Tattle
“Bartholomew Fair”
New Oxford Theatre, London
June 26,27
2 perf
Bartholomew Cokes
Comedy Theatre, London
September 6 - October 8
38 perf
Gianetto Malespini
1921-22
St. James’s Theatre, London
December 15- January 28
58 perf
Captain Hook
1922
Court Theatre, London
February 27 - March 18
24 perf
Ferrand
Court Theatre, London
April 25 - May 27
39 perf
Mr. Bly
“One Touch of Art”
Palace Theatre, London
May 15
1 matinee perf
in aid of the Church of England Waifs and Strays
The Playhouse Theatre, London
June 3 - December 1
221 perf
Sir George Orreyed
Daly’s Theatre, London
November 5, 6
2 perf
Ithamore
1923
“A Little Bit of Fluff” (revival)
Ambassador’s Theatre, London
February 19- March 24
39 perf
Bertram Tully
Empire Theatre, London
April 3 - June 9
117 perf
Madam Caliente and other roles
Regent Theatre, London
November 18,19
2 perf
Piers Gaveston
1924
Everyman’s Theatre, London
January 12-19
8 perf
Professor Borradaile and Producer/Director
Regent Theatre, Londo
February 17 - 18
Mr. Sparkish
New Theatre, London
March 26 - October 25
244 perf
The Dauphin
“The Ware Case”
Adelphi Theatre, London
June 2
1 perf in aid of the King George Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses
Eustace Ede
Court Theatre, London
July 21
1 matinee perf in aid of the Disabled Soldier’s Embroidery Industry
Ninian Shelton
1925
“Saint Joan”
Regent Theatre, London
January 14- May 9
132 perf
The Dauphin
“On With The Dance” revue
Palace Theatre, Manchester
March 17
Pavilion, London
229 perf
Violet Banks, Curate, and other roles
“Doctor Faustus”
New Oxford Theatre, London
October 25, 26
2 perf
Mephistophilis
1925-26
Pavilion, London
November 19- February 27
Performer and dialogue producer
1926
London Pavilion
April 29 - September 4
148 perf
Performer
“Le Malade Imaginaire”
Court Theatre, London
June 27,28
2 perf
Mr. Diafoirus
Criterion Theatre, London
September 30 - December 11
84 perf
Reginald Gill
“Six Characters in Spite of Their Authors”
Globe Theatre, London
December 5
1 perf
Peters
1927
“One More River”
New Theatre, London
February
Ambrose
Royalty Theatre, London
March 3-12
12 perf
Professor Boomer
Apollo Theatre, London
April 3-4
Roderigo
Lyric Hammersmith
June 2 - September 10
115 perf
Master Crummles/George Barnwell
Little Theatre, London
October 3-8
8 perf
Hon. Denham Ware
“At Number Fifteen”
The Garrick Theatre, London
October 16
Director
Gaiety Theatre, London
November 1 - 26
38 perf
Rafael Posada Mendoza
1927-1928
Vaudeville Theatre, London
December 14 - January 21
50 perf
Sir Henry Considine
1928
“A Wise Child”
Garrick Theatre, London
February 12
1 perf
Flachon
“London Pride”
Drury Lane Theatre, London
March 8
1 matinee perf in aid of the Charing Cross Hospital
Bed No. 1
Prince of Wales Theatre, London
April 2 - May 12
Henry Spoffard
“The Scarlet Pimpernel”
Palace Theatre, London
May 14
1 matinee perf
1st Labourer
“Rule A Wife and Have A Wife”
Scala Theatre, London
June 28 - 29
2 perfs
Duke of Medina
Playhouse Theatre, London
September 5 - December 8
109 perf
Count Stanislas
1929
“Sir Nigel’s Nightmare”
10th Anniversary Celebrations of Sir Nigel Playfair’s Management
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
January 27
George Barnwell
Arts Theatre, London
June 1-9
9 perf
Ming Fung
“Looking At You” revue
London Pavillion
July 9
1 perf in aid of the Save the Children Fund
“Veronica; or, The Secret”
Arts Theatre, London
September 18-22
6 perf
Raphael Trew
“Fast and Loose”
Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkstone
Oct 21 - 27
Glasgow
Brighton
Kings Theatre, Hammersmith
November 25
Poggles
Amateur
1899
“Jim the Penman”
Avenue Theatre, London
May 18
1 matinee in aid of the funds of the Grosvenor Hospital for Women and Children
1900
“The New Sub.”
Town Hall, Maidenhead
matinee in aid of the Local War Fund for soldiers in South Africa
“The Swineherd and the Princess”
Prince of Wale’s Theatre, London
June 28
Major Domo
“A Good Woman”
Gerald
1901
Porter Institute, Earley
1 perf on behalf of the Earley National Schools
Mr. Pillicoddy
“Forget-Me-Not”
Court Theatre, London
July 8
1 perf in aid of the St. John Ambulance men on duty at Victoria Station
Benedetto Francini
“A Pantomime Rehearsal” and “Shades of Night”
The Royal County Theatre, Reading
May 8
1 perf in aid of the Waifs and Strays Society and of erecting a reading room at Swallowfield
Sir Charles Grandison, Captain the Hon Terence Trivett
1902
“Lady Windermere’s Fan”
Lyric Theatre, London
1 perf in aid of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Cecil Graham
Royal Albert Hall
December 2
performance in aid of the Girls’ Friendly Society in South Africa
1904
“Hey-Day or the Bird and the Bow”
Vaudeville Theatre, London
July 12
in aid of the charities of St. Saviour’s, Pimlico
Jacob
1907
“Papa’s Wife”
Queen’s Theatre, London
November 28
1 matinee perf
William
1908
in aid of the Kensington Hospital
Lord Dundreary
January
“The Importance of Being Earnest”
Scala Theatre, London
February
1 perf in aid of the League of Mercy
1930
“The Devil”
Arts Theatre, London
January 12, 13, February 23
3 perf
Cosmo Penny
Playhouse Theatre, London
January 21 - February 8
23 perf
Dr. MacAndrew
Gate Theatre, London
March 4 - April 17
Lord John Langdale
Haymarket Theatre, London
April 22, 25
in aid of the Actor’s Benevolent Fund, the Actors’ Orphanage Fund,
the Theatrical Ladies’ Guild, and the Denville Hall for Elderly Actors
May 19
royal command performance in aid of King George’s Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses
Osric
“Lady Windermere’s Fan”
Everyman’s Theatre, London
July 3-26
25 perf
Charles Dumby
“The Red Dog”
Streatham Hill Theatre
August 25
Septimus Seede
“At Number Fifteen”
The Players Theatre, London
November (12?) 13
Producer
“The Merchant and Venus”
Piccadilly Theatre, London
December 14
1 perf
Producer
1930-31
“A Pantomime Rehearsal”
Fortune Theatre, London
December 29 - January 21
Jack Deedes
1931
Grand Theatre, Blackpool,
January 26
Grand Theatre, Croydon
February 2 - 8
Rev. Timothy Quaintance
“Saint Joan” (revival)
His Majesty’s Theatre, London
April 6 - May 9
Haymarket Theatre, London
May 12- 16
48 perf
The Dauphin
“Lady Windermere’s Fan”
His Majesty’s Theatre, London
June 12
1 matinee perf in aid of Charing Cross Hospital and the Stage Guild Benevolent Fund
Charles Dumby and producer
Malvern Festival
August 6 -20
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
August 24 - September 11
St James’s Theatre, London
September 14-19
8 perf
Lord Foppington
“Money”
Malvern Festival
August 7 -21
“Vile Bodies”
Arts Theatre, London
October 8 - 18
12 perf
Miles Malpractice
1931-1932
Broad St. Theatre, Philadelphia
December 25, 1931
Selwyn Theatre, New York
January 1 - March 26
96 perf
Cosmo Penny
1932
“Ralph Roister Doister”
Malvern Festival, Worcestershire
August 1 - 15
Ralph
“Tom Thumb the Great”
Malvern Festival
August 4-18
King Arthur
“London Assurance”
Malvern Festival
August 5 - 18
Dazzle
Malvern Festival
August 6-20
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
August 22 - September 9
New Theatre, London
September 13-22
47 perf
The Monster
1933
“Head On Crash”
Queen’s Theatre, London
February 1-11
13 perf
Hon. Nigel Ellworth
“Conversion of St. Paul”
Malvern Festival, Worchestershire
July 24 - August 7
“Love Chase”
Malvern Festival
July 27 - August 10
Malvern Festival
July 29
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
August 14-26
Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow
August 28- September 2
Dr. Marshall
“Polly Hereafter”
Playhouse Theatre, London
December 5
1 matinee perf
Man
1933-34
“A Sleeping Clergyman”
Piccadilly Theatre, London
September 19 - March 24
230 perf
Dr. Marshall
1934
London Coliseum
February 28 - June 16
185 perf
Maireya
“A Sleeping Clergyman”
Guild Theatre, New York
October 8-November 10
Dr. Marshall
1936
Entertainment Programme of the R.M.S. Berengaria,
Cunard White Star Line
March 2
Westminster Theatre, London
June 3 - 20
21 perf
Hans Christian Andersen
“The Clandestine Marriage”
Malvern Festival
July 28 - August 18
Lord Ogelby
Malvern Festival
July 30 - August 20
Henry Higgins
Malvern Festival
July 25 - August 22
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
August 24 - September 4
The Dauphin
Old Vic Theatre, London
October 6 - November 7
Mr. Sparkish
1937
“The Son of the Grand Eunuch”
Arts Theatre, London
January 14
Grand Prior Profundity
“Julius Caesar”
for Children’s Theatre Society
February
National Theatre, Washington DC
October 5
Broadhurst Theatre, New York
November 16 - December 1
Lheureux
1938
“Special Delivery”
Richmond Theatre
February
“Flood Tide”
Phoenix Theatre, London
March 23 - April 2
13 perf
Lord Milroy
Henry Irving Centenary Matinee
Scenes from The Pickwick Papers
Lyceum Theatre, London
May 23
Command performance for Queen Mary
Malvern Festival
August 1
“Music at Night”
Malvern Festival
Charles Bendred
“Coronation Time at Mrs Beam’s”
Malvern Festival
Albert Shoe
Malvern Festival
The Dauphin
1938-39
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-Tyne
February 12
Saville Theatre, London
November 22- January 28
St. James’s Theatre, London
January 30 - May 13
Saville Theatre
May 15 - June 17
237 perf
Sir Orpheus Midlander
1939
“Drake” pageant play
London Coliseum
March 27
matinee in aid of King George’s Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses
Padre
“Scandal in Assyria”
Globe Theatre, London
April 30
Hegai
Malvern Festival
August 10
Dudley Romford-Romantyon
“Big Ben”
Malvern Festival
August 11
Frederick Hamilton
“In Good King Charles’s Golden Days”
Malvern Festival
August 12 - ?
6 perf
Mr. Rowley/Charles II
“The Unicorn From The Stars”
Chanticleer Theatre, London
December
Andrew Hearne
1940
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
March 30
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Palace Theatre, Manchester
October 12
Theatre Royal, Birmingham
October 23 -26
Grand Theatre, Leeds
November
Mr. Bovard
“In Good King Charles’s Golden Days”
Grand Theatre, Leeds
March
Streatham Hill Theatre, London
April 15 - ?
8 perf
New Theatre, London
May 9 - June 1
29 perf
Mr. Rowley/Charles II
Phoenix Theatre, London
May 24
1 perf in aid of the Anglo-French Ambulance Corps
“The Police Are Anxious”
Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham
July 2
Streatham Hill Theatre, London
July
?
1941
Ambassadors Theatre, London
July 18 - September 13
Performer, including two female roles
“Napoleon Couldn’t Do It” aka “The Devil Within”
Pavilion, Torquay
October
Lord Cornwallis
1942
“The Devil Within”
The Q Theatre, London
January 20
Lord Cornwallis
“Once There Was Music”
Q Theatre, London
March 10
Heinrich Hunlein
Piccadilly Theatre, London
July 8 - October 10
109 perf
First Witch
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
November ?
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
November 28
?
1943-44
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
July 6
King’s Theatre, Southsea
October 4
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
October 26
Comedy Theatre, London
November 24 - March 11
George Desmond replaced Thesiger in February
132 perf
Louche
1944
King’s Theatre, Glasgow
March 2
Grand Theatre, Leeds
April 5
Grand Theatre, Derby
April 10
Lyric Theatre, London
May 10 - June 10
36 perf
Voltaire
Open Air Theatre, London
July 10 - 29
24 perf
Malvolio
1945
“Hamlet”
Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool
February 28 - March
Polonius
“A Man About the House”
Grand Theatre, Derby
October 15
Opera House, Manchester
October
Grand Theatre, Leeds
November
Ronnie Sanctuary
1946
“A Man About the House”
New Theatre, Northampton
February 11
Piccadilly Theatre, London
February 27 - May 25
100 perf
Ronnie Sanctuary
“1066 And All That”
Palace Theatre, London
May 7
1 matinee perf in aid of the Reunion Theatre Association
Monty
“The Cat and the Canary”
?
1947
“I Killed The Count”
Combined Services Entertainment, Italy
Viscount Sorrington
“A Fish in the Family”
Boltons Theatre, London
June 3
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
October 3, 1947 - April 24, 1948
Criterion Theatre, London
May 26 - June 29, 1948
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
May 31 - July 3, 1948
312 perf
Finch McComas
1948
“In Good King Charles’s Golden Days” (revival)
Royal Hall, Harrogate
July - August
New Theatre, London
September
The People’s Palace
October
Pavilion, Torquay
October 19
Royal Theatre, Brighton
November
Mr. Rowley/Charles II
1949
“Old English”
The Q Theatre, London
April
Joseph Pillin
Foley House, Malvern Festival
voice of Shaw
“In Good King Charles’s Golden Days” (revival)
Malvern Festival
Mr. Rowley/Charles II
“The Tressinghams”
Malvern Festival
August 8 - September 5
Charles Tressingham and costume design
“The Apple Cart”
Malvern Festival
Mr. Vanhattan
1949-1950
Shubert Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut
December 8,9,10 1949
Colonial Theatre, Boston
December 12 - ?, 1949
Hartman Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
December 26 - 31, 1949
Hanna Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
January 2 - 8, 1950
Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio
January 9 - 16, 1950
Cort Theatre, New York
January 26 - June 3, 1950
145 perf
Jacques
Professional
1909
St. James’s Theatre, London
April ?- May 7
15 perf
James Raleigh
St. James’s Theatre, London
May 24 - ?
Student
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
October 21
Command Performance Windsor Castle
December 3
Prince of Wales’s Theatre, London
December 27
Franz Pepo
1910
“The Parents’ Progress”
Prince of Wales’s Theatre, London
January 25 - February 12
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
February 14 - July 9
135 perf
Bert
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
April 14 - August 27
Prince of Wales’s Theatre, London
August 29 - September 24
167 perf
Teddie Lestrange
“The Unlucky Family”
His Majesty’s Theatre, London
July 15
1 matinee in aid of the Royal Waterloo and Infants Hospitals
Mr Higginbotham
“Nobody’s Darling”
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
1910-11
Prince of Wales’s Theatre, London
October 1 - April 8
218 perf
Morange
1911
“The Girl with the Cash”
Kingsway Theatre, London
September 20-21
2 perf
Jeremy Deakin
“Sherbet Jones; or Who Stole the Roller Skates”
Kingsway Theatre, London
September 20 - 21
2 perf
Dr. What’s On
St. James’s Theatre, London
October 14-December 1
54 perf
Charles Dumby
“Alice in Ganderland”
Lyceum Theatre, London
October 27
1 matinee perf
Mad Hatter
“Pains and Penalties: The Defense of Queen Caroline”
Savoy Theatre, London
November 26
1 perf
Lord Conyngham
1912
“A School for Life”
Court Theatre, London
March 25
1 matinee perf in aid of the Daily Graphic Free Meal Fund
Arthur Callander
His Majesty’s Theatre, London
April 9-May 25
43 perf
Roderigo
“Very Much Married”
Little Theatre, London
June 20
Lord Ceresby Winterport
Pioneer Players at Kings Hall of National Sporting Club
1913
“A Matter of Money”
Little Theatre, London
February 9-11
2 perf
Mr. Bentley
“Hamlet”
King’s Hall, London
March 9
Osric
Tivoli Theatre, London
March 17
Bertie Lloyd
Savoy Theatre, London
May 14 -31
21 perf
Baron Gida Radviany
1914
New Theatre, London
February 21 - May 8
Garrick Theatre, London
May 9- June 6
105 perf
Potiche
Listed as an actor in the war
1915
“Godefroi and Yolande”
Playhouse Theatre, London
May 30
1 perf
Sir Sagramour
West Pier, Brighton
October 11
Criterion Theatre, London
October 27, 1915 - 1918
1241 perf
Bertram Tully
1916
A Tribute to the Genius of William Shakespeare
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
“Julius Caesar” and Pageant
May 2
Cinna the Poet and Performer
A Shakespeare Pageant
“The Merchant of Venice”
Covent Garden, London
July 7
1 matinee
Prince of Arragon
“Wealthy Walter George”
Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent’s Park, London
Theatrical Garden Party
July 11
Performer
“A Quoi Revent les Jeunes Filles”
Society of French Players
Aldwych Theatre, London
November 12
Count Irus
1917
“Chelsea on Tiptoe” Revue
Chelsea Palace theatre
March 20
Performer/Dancer in “The Sanguine Fan” ballet by Edward Elgar
“Love For Love”
Aldwych Theatre, London
April 15-16
2 mat perf
Tattle
“Grand Pantomime of Cinderella”
Endell Street Military Hospital
December
1 perf
Baroness Sunnydale
1918
“The Sneezing Charm”
Court Theatre, London
June 9
1 matinee perf
Nour-ed-Din
appears in matinee at the Shaftesburg Theatre in aid of the Queen’s Hospital
July 5
Tours military camps in France with the Lena Ashwell Players
Kingsway Theatre, London
September 18- ?
Ambrose Tibbet
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London
December 8
Boy Golliwog
1919
Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
March 30
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester
June
Kingsway Theatre, London
June 11 - July 18
43 perf
Rev. St. George Loftus
Eastbourne
April 5
Kingsway Theatre, London
April 30 - ?
Bagoas
“The Terror of Belgrave Square”
A Gentleman
“Clothes and the Woman”
St. James’s Theatre, London
June 30
1 matinee in aid of the Serbian Red Cross
“Callimachus”
Haymarket Theatre, London
December 7-8
2 matinee perf
St. John
1919-20
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
Gaiety Theatre, Manchester
December 26, 1919
Duke of York’s Theatre, London
February, 1920
Slender
1950
“Shakes versus Shaw”
Halifax Playhouse
January 9
Voice of Shaw
Embassy Theatre, London
Garrick Theatre, London
July 25- August 26
38 perf
O.F. Phillipson
“The Saxon Saint”
at the Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Scotland
August 28
The Chronicler
1952
Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
1st perf February 18
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
February 26
Theatre Royal, Brighton
March
Opera House, Manchester
Hippodrome, Golders Green
1st London perf April 7
Aldwych Theatre, London
April 23 - October 4
189 perf
Chief Statistician
1954
St Martin’s Theatre, London
April 8 - May 15
43 perf
John Cadmus
1954-55
1st perf Opera House, Manchester
August 30
The King's Theatre, Edinburgh
September 20
1st London perf Hippodrome, Golders Green
November 1
The Strand Theatre, London
November 25 - February 12
Apollo Theatre, London
February 14 - May 18
210 perf
Wilson
1955-56
Oxford New Theatre
November 10
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Art Theatre, Moscow
November
12 perf
Phoenix Theatre, London
December 8 - March 24
124 perf
Polonius
1956
Duchess Theatre, London
May 1 - 12
15 perf
Mr. Beebe
1957
Edinburgh Festival
The Assembly Hall, Edinburgh
August 20
The Cardinal of Pisa
1957-58
National Theatre, Washington DC
November 11 - 23
Adelphi Theatre, New York
November 27- December 21
Henry Miller’s Theatre, New York
December 23 - January 4
Sir Jasper Fidget
1958
Edinburgh Festival
Assembly Hall, Edinburgh
September 2-13
Old Vic Theatre, London
September 17 - October 4
Earl of Shrewsbury
1959
Saville Theatre, London
October 15 - November 21
Vigeon
1960
Opera House, Manchester
Birmingham Hippodrome
Oxford New Theatre
August
King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
September 19 and 24
Phoenix Theatre, London
September 28 - November 19
Baron Santa Clara
