Bram Stoker

The Slim Syrens : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker The Slim Syrens by Bram Stoker The Slim Syrens ‘The first show what I ever went out with was Mr Sloper’s Company for the Society Gal, what was called “The Syrens.” You see, when the play was first done, […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - The Slim Syrens

The ‘Eroes of the Thames : by Bram Stoker The ‘Eroes of the Thames The Story of a Frustrated Advertisement by Bram Stoker The ‘Eroes of the Thames When Peter Jimpson, the professional swimmer, had won all the prizes to be had in the towns of Southern England, he thought that the time had come […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - The 'Eroes of the Thames

A New Departure in Art : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A New Departure in Art by Bram Stoker A New Departure in Art ‘I remember once being called on to be humorous under circumstances which made me feel that fun was as difficult to catch as a […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - A New Departure in Art

Mick the Devil : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker Mick the Devil by Bram Stoker Mick the Devil ‘It was when I was with the Windsor Theatre Company in America in the ‘eighties. I was then Second Lead. Things change, alas! Well, we had been North and East […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - Mick the Devil

In Fear of Death : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A different version of this story was also published under the title “What They Confessed – A Low Comedian’s Story” December 27th 1908 : Special Sunday Edition of Lloyd’s Weekly News, London In Fear of Death by Bram […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - In Fear of Death

At Last : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker At Last by Bram Stoker At Last ‘When I was young – I’m not very old yet, but I was very young then, and it all seems long ago – I made an ass of myself. It wasn’t very bad, […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - At Last

A Deputy Waiter : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Deputy Waiter by Bram Stoker A Deputy Waiter ‘When I began my career, I was ambitious to shine upon the lyric stage – no, sir! not in Shaftesbury Avenue.’ The interpolation was in answer to the Tragedian’s again […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - A Deputy Waiter

Work’us : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker Work’us by Bram Stoker Work’us ‘As my friend Parmentire said earlier in this symposium, the humour is not always to its – ah! professional exponent, the Comedian. It may somewhat mitigate the gloom in which the enactment of my special roles […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - Work'us

A Corner in Dwarfs : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Corner in Dwarfs by Bram Stoker A Corner in Dwarfs ‘I was Super-Master at the Lane Theatre when the “Stage Children’s Act” was passed. I had to make it up a bit, for it was part iv […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - A Corner in Dwarfs

A Criminal Star : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Criminal Star by Bram Stoker A Criminal Star ‘Of course, you all remember Wolseley Gartside -‘ ‘Rather!’ This was from the Tragedian. ‘I remember when he took that name. Indeed, I was not pleased with him about it; […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - A Criminal Star

A Star Trap : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Star Trap by Bram Stoker A Star Trap “When I was apprenticed to theatrical carpentering my master was John Haliday, who was Master Machinist – we called men in his post ‘Master Carpenter’ in those days – of […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - A Star Trap

A Moon-Light Effect : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Moon-Light Effect by Bram Stoker A Moon-Light Effect ‘I’m afraid I cannot give any narrative of a humorous or touching nature. My life has been, as is necessary for the art I follow, an unexciting one. Perhaps it […]

Continue Reading Bram Stoker - A Moon-Light Effect