Tuesday, 23 December 2014

UK press archives 1929-1945

Mentions found in the UK press archives. Papers covered included the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Sunday Express, Church Times and the Daily Worker, Beatrix joined the Daily Worker's editorial board in 1943. Unfortunately the digital archives stop at the end of 1945 so need to continue searching at the BL to see how long she stayed there.


 
Daily Mirror 18 June 1929 – AMAZING photo from All God’s chillin

Daily Mirror May 27 1933 – review for Wild Decembers “style and polish but a dull piece” … “especially hat of Emily’s death in which the acting of Miss Lehmann is superb”.

Church Times Sept 15 1933; Sept 29 1933; 6 Oct 1933; 13 Oct 1933
 Ad for The Wandering Jew
“princes theatre, Matheson Lang in the Wandering Jew by E. Temple Thurston, Hutin Britton, Stella Arbenina, Jane Wood, Beatrix Lehmann

The Daily Mirror
Tues Oct 24 1933
Tudor Wench – review
Queen Bess as a girl, pretty as fiction but hardly history
BL is quite unlike the traditional portraits of Queen Elizabeth. But she has dignity and a certain imperious fire. In other words she is interesting as a character…

Daily Mirror – Nov 17 1933
Tudor Wench – review – transfer
BL as Elizabeth displays tenderness and romanticism.

Daily Express Nov 20 1933 Nov 25 1933
Small Ad for Tudor Wench

Daily Mirror Nov 23 1933 Dec 6 1933;
Small Ad for Tudor Wench

Daily Express
Jan 30 1934
PHOTO – for radio broadcast of Wild Decembers

Yorkshire Post Jan 30
Radio listing for Wild Decembers

Daily Express – Jan 31 1934
Review radio broadcast Wild Decembers

Daily Mirror Feb 12 1934
Preview for Success story

Daily Mirror – Feb 16 1934
Review of Success story

Church Times June 29 1934 Mention of Rumour of heaven
Review on next page

Yorkshire Post, Sept 1 1934
Eden End preview

The Daily Express Sept 3 1934
Eden End preview

Daily Express Sept 14 1934
Eden End review

Daily Express Aug 1935
Pleasant Portion – listing

Daily Worker  Aug 14 1935; Aug 16
Radio listing PP

Daily Mirror – Oct 18 1935
Passing on the third floor – review

Yorkshire post Jan 7 1936
Passing on the third floor – review

Yorkshire Post Feb 13 1936
Various Heavens = gate theatre review
“MBL so outshone the remainder of the cast that “competent” must be their only award”.

Daily express, March 12 1937
Scenes from Shakespeare – listed under Television!

Daily Expres Jan 5 1938
Mourning becomes Electra – Westminster theatre – transfer
“Four hour play for the West end” At the New on January 19th for an unlimited run with the original cast headed by Beatrix Lehmann.
There will be only six performances a week, with a matinee instead of an evening show on Monday (!)”

Daily Worker March 2 1938
“Frustrated girl in love with artist” No more music only showing at Duke of ork.
“fortunately she was played by Beatrix Lehmann and played with a harsh pathos which compelled my interest and therefore my pity.

Daily Express May 11 1938
PHOTO caption “a story in her brother’s book”.
“I am reminded that on January 17 I wrote, I must remember to write about New Writing one day.
Here I am remembering for a new issue is just out. It’s a good miscellany which comes out twice a year, a magazine bound like a book by John Lehmann. There’s a story by actress Beatrix Lehmann in this number, but it isn’t only nepotisim (if you can call a sister a nephew) that causes its inclusion, it is a dry satirical story of film making called, The two thousand pound raspberry. B. Lehmann is also a sister of novelist Rosamond L.
Other contributors include a Spanish goatherd, an ex-traveller in stamp albums, A Russian humorist, a South Wales colliery amuleance man, a Chinese “girl” with the charming name of Ting Ling. (!How wonderful to think that Bea could have read Ding Ling, she would have ADORED Miss Sophie’s Diary).

Daily Worker June 1 1938
New Writing review
“good humour and good writing”
There are two lovely stories in the not-so-serious vein. … The other piece of humour, The two-thousand pound raspberry by Beatrix Lehmann, is an expose of crazy film finance. The raspberry in the title is not horticultural, but colloquial…”

Daily Worker Sept 23 1938
“actors meet on crisis”
The theatre group of the Left Book Club is meeting tonight at 5.30 in the Group Theatre rooms, 9, Great Newport Street, in order to discuss the crisis.
The meeting is to be addressed by M. Ronald Kidd, of the Council for Civil Liberties. In the chair will be Lewis Casson and supporting the meeting are Gwen Ffrangeon-Davis, Kack Hawkins and Gillian Scaife. Beatrix Lehmann will also be present.”

Sunday Express Jan 15 1939
Theatre ad for They walk alone

Daily mirror Jan 19 1939; Jan 21 1939; Jan 23 1939; Jan 24;
Theatre ad for They walk alone

Daily Mirror Jan 25 1939; Jan 26, Jan 27, Jan 28,
Theatre ad for They walk alone
With reviews “Grips with suspense and horror … audience spellbound – star
Deserves success original and amazingly efficient – daily mail
Shivers went up and down the spine … a tremendous tour de force – news chronicle
Horrible audiences is breathless and appalled – evening news
Brilliant Beatrix Lehmann electrified us with the most terrifying acting London has ever seen – D. Herald
Beatrix Lehmann's magnificent acting well matched by that of Carol Goodner – evening standard

Sunday Express Jan 29 Feb 5th, Feb 12th, Mar 26
Longer ad for They walk alone

Daily Worker
Jan 30 1939
They walk alone review
“The new play They walk alone is remarkable for the performance of Beatrix Lehmann. This actress has made a name fore herself in tragic and unusual parts. … Miss Lehmann makes us feel all the horror of her actions and yet gains at times our sympathy for the pathetic child who knows of her affliction, but cannot help it. Those who admired her in Mourning becomes Electra will want to see this.”

Daily Mirror (and Daily express and Sunday Express)
Feb 2 1939 Feb 3, Feb 4, Feb 6th, Feb 7th, Feb 8th, Feb 9th, Feb 11th, Feb 13th, Feb 16th, Feb 17, Feb 18, Feb 20, Feb 21, Feb 22, Feb 23, Feb 25, Mar 1, Mar 2, Mar 3, Mar 4, Mar 6, Mar 7, Mar 8, Mar 9, Mar 11, Mar 13, Mar 14, Mar 17, Mar 18, Mar 19, Mar 21, Mar 22, Mar 23, Mar 24, Mar 25, Mar 27, Mar 28, Mar 29, Mar 30, Mar 31, April 1, April 3, April 4, April 5, April 6, April 8, April 11, April 12, April 13, April 14, April 18, April 19, April 20, April 22, April 23, April 24, April 25, April 26, April 27, April 28 –  review last Shaftesbury performance.

They walk alone - ad



Comedy theatre , may 1, May 2, May 3, May 4, May 5, May 9, May 10, May 13, May 16, May 18, May 19, May 20, may 22, may 23, May 24, May 25, May 26, May 29, May 30, June 1,
They walk alone – ad

Daily Express – May 17 1939
They walk alone –review
“last night I tried They walk alone. NO acid baths here, but a Cornish maidservant who strangles her lovers and plays the church organ at night.
One of the most remarkable feats of acting I have ever experienced is the way Beatrix Lehmann suggests for the part, that she has the wrists of a butcher and the calves of a spindly schoolgirl, neither being true.
Audience took this one more tensely, were brought back from the bars after the interval by the organ playing.
They walk alone is the better thrille. Half moon street could beat it though if they’d put that acid bath on stage. Both would improve with stunning ghostly music at the intervalrs and programme gilrs like mr disney’s witch would aid the authors’ macabre moods.”

May  1, 10, 19, 25 June 1stThey walk alone – comedy theatre

June 20, June 21, June 22,
They walk alone – Streatham Hill

Daily Mirror June 26, June 30
They walk alone – Golders Green

Daily mirror July 24, 1939 – Radio Storm over Santa Cruz

Daily mirror July 26 1939
Storm over Santa Cruz – review
Next to variety or music hall stuff the most popular item in the BBC programmes is the raido play.
But all the plays are not as good as Storm over Santa Cruz, this is the best since Patrick Hamilton’s Money by Menaces, which was also you remember, a telephone drama….
Not a great many first class plays get specifically written for the air, probably because there is not a lot in it financially. It is therefore a good idea of the BBC to scour Europe and find what the continental authors are doing.
Storm over SC by the Polish writer Janina Morawski is a promising start. It is a play which engenders real excitement and stimulates the imagination. Its only weakness is the incredible stupidity of the officials when they receive warning of the impending catastrophe from the heroic telephone girl.
If such people really guide the destinies of places like Santa Cruz no wonder those quarters of the globe are what is known as “backward.” (!)  Clearly nothing less than a cyclone can wake them up, so perhaps providence knows its business better than we think (!)
In a radio play which depicts the rising of a great storm the producer counts for a great deal, and John Cheatie is entitled to congraution for the realism of his Mise en sound, if I may be allowed a hybrid expression.
The atmosphere too really did seem thick with impeding doom and this effect was greatly asserted by those deep level tones of Beatrix Lehmann, whose voice invariably suggests that, however frivolous things may be, at the moment, tragedy is just round the corner.
It is said that an accepted wit has only to say, Pass the mustard, to raise a laugh. I am sure that Miss Lehman has only to ask for a cup of tea to imply someone or something is soon going to be in the soup.
Miss Lehmann’s was a fine performance as was that of the negro by Robert Adams….

Daily Express August 30 1939
Jasmine Bligh – gossip about being on Television
“nice company I’m keeping when I go to Broadcasting house to have my neck wrung in the new Murders game on Sept 17. As I creep down Stygian corridors my fellow creepers will be Miss Margaret Lockwood, Mr Michael Redgrave, Miss Beatrix Lehmann.

Daily Express October 9th 1939
Jack de Leon has had the idea of non-stop plays. At a west end theatre soon he will put on a bill comprising three one act pieces. Pound on demand and the End of the Beginning by Sean O’casey and Strindberg’s Parish. The star will be Beatrix Lehamnn. The programme will be continuous from 2pm until 10 or 11, according to the restrictions on the chosen theatre.

Daily Mirror January 25 1940
Desire under the elms- westminster – review
“we see little of the elms but a great deal of the desire. Heralded as an exposition of elemental passion, this story of life on a New England farm in 1850 is certainly as primitive as violence, adultery and muder can make it. ..

Daily Express,  Feb 7 1940, Feb 8, Feb 16, Feb 21, Feb 22, Feb 23, Feb 24, Feb 25, Feb 27, Mar 3, (and daily worker) Mar 5, Mar 6, DW, Mar 7 Mar 8, Mar 9, Mar, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (last weeks) 20, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, April 1, 3, 4, 5,  (last 3 performances)
Desire under the elms – Westminster – ad

Daily Worker Sept 6 1940
At the same Hall, (Beaver Hall) on Firday, September 6th a 7.30 Walter Hudd and Beatrix Lehmann will take leading parts in a play “Freedom on trial” to be produced by Andre Van Gyseghem. In this dramatic representation of the struggle for freedom in Britain historical characters such as John Ball leader of the Peasants’ revolt in 1381, Liburno, John Milton and the chartists will appear in the dock or as witness to answer for their beliefs.

DailY worker Sept 28 1940
Big spread on A people’s convention for a people’s government.

Daily worker Dec 3 1940
People’s convention rally to be held on Dec 15,  “very particular interest will attach to a statement by the famous actress, Miss Beatrix Lehmann, who is a good deal better known on the West End stage than on political platforms.”

Daily worker Dec 16 1940
Convention sweeps on (continued from p1 also saved)
“Beatrix Lehmann, leading west end actress, declared that the convention call must appeal to everyone who has “a heart to feel with or a head to think with. The programme is a programme of simple justice and common sense the time has come to begin anew. “

Daily Express Jan 22 1941
BBC may ban 150 show people
“what is the BBC going to do about the famous entertainment names that appear among the published list of supporters of the people’s convention?... Agreed in principle. I’m told that about 150 show folk are involved including as suspporters such names as Michael Redgrave, Lew Stone, Phil Cardew, Beatrix Lehman, Mary Merrall, Rosamund Lehmann, Van Phillips, Benny Frankel and others…

Daily Express, Feb 16 1942, feb 17, 18, 20,
Jam to day – St martins - ad

Daily Express Feb 20, 1942,
Jam to-day review
“love, libel, laughter
Love laughs at libels is the motif behind this slick comedy of domesticity and damages.
A novelist (John Stuart) unintentionally libels an inhibited wife (Beatrix Lehmann) in one of his books and the husband (Frank Pettingell) responds in the traditional manner by socking the novelist for £5,000
Whereupon the wife renders the libel null and void by embarking on a three weeks affair with the libellous novelist, thereby keeping us laughing politely and comfortable for three acts.
Some of Miss Lehmann’s naughtiest acting to date – and a triumph for fat, mumble-fumble Mr. Pettingeli.”

The Sunday Express, Feb 22 1942
Jam to-day review
Two film writers Denis Waldock and Roger Burford have written an amusing light comedy in Jam Today (St mArtins)
Beatrix Lehmann disillusioned wife of an elderly archaeologist, is libelled by a lady killing novelist (John Stuart). Her husband is more hurt than she is. She falls for the novelist but picks herself up again – an how like a serpant she does it!
Not enough for three acts here, but the wit crackles and the acting of Miss Lehmann, Frank Pettingeli, Olga Lindo and a cast of all round excellence produces a show of a cynically merry flavour.”

Daily Worker Nov 3 1942
Manchester’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Russian revolution, at Ardwick Hipodrome… Miss Beatrix Lehmann will declaim a specially composed salute to the Soviet Union.

Daily Worker (front page) April 29 1943
PHOTO (in fact photo just bought autographed)
Two women Join DW (Daily Worker) editorial board
The membership of the editorial board has now been reinforced by the addition of Miss Beatrix Lehmann and Miss Ruth Osborne, who have accepted the invitation to join the board arising out of the decision of the recent Daily Worker conference that the board must include women readers(!)
Beatrix Lehmann is a well known actress who as been actively associated with progressive causes for many years.
Ruth Osborne is a young factory worker and shop steward. She is employed on war work in a large London Factory.
Both are lively personalities who will bring valuable experiences to the editorial board and ensure that the women’s point of view will be put. Their appointment marks a further step forward in the development of the daily worker.

Daily Worker – May 4th 1943, May 5th, 7th, 8th, 11. 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, June 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, July 1, 6, 9, 10, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 30, Aug 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 23, 26, 28, Sept 3, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 29, Oct 4, 16, 18, 20, 21, 25, 29, 30, Nov 1, 2,  8 10, 16, 17, 22, Dec 4, 06, 7, 10, 11, 13,
BL listed as on editorial board.

Daily Worker June 10 1943
Learning to be an actor by Beatrix Lehmann (didn’t show up in search)
Photo
One of the most frequent questions put to experienced actors comes from uknown young people who ask, How can I become an actor.
The difficulties that beset the path of a would-be actor are invariably of the same character. Lack of funds…

Daily Express – June 22 1943, 24, 25 July 1, 2, 3,
Ghosts – Duke of York – ad

Daily worker June 28 1943
Photo Review Ghosts- though bad copy so hard to read
Sober and ? though it is the play is ? moving ? by the action of Beatrix Lehman who brings ? a nervous energy and a smouldering passion (rarely?) seen on the west end stage.

Daily Worker, Nov 8, 1943
The world greets its soviet comrades-in-arms
Crowds throng London theatre to celebrate
Prof. Mikhoels’ speech was given in English by one of our national stage figures, Miss Beatrix Lehmann

Daily Worker, Dec 18 1943, 28 30, 31
Daily worker 14th anniversary celebrations, Stoll Theatre, Jan 2nd 3pm
Phil Cardew’s orchestra
Arthur Honrer, William Rust
Professor Haldane Beatrix Lehmann
Dean of Canterbury, Ted Brmaley

Daily Worker – Dec 21 1943, 24
Photo – BL famous actress and member of the editorial board of the daily worker will be among the speakers at the Daily Wokers 14th anniversary celebrations at the Stoli theatre on Sunday January 2nd.

Daily worker –  Dec 31 1943, Jan 02 1944, 3, 4, 6 7 12, 13, 24, 31, Feb 7th, 8, 10, 19, March 2, 4, 6, 9 11, 16, 17, 21, 31, April 6, 10, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, May 2, 3, 10, 12, 18, 19. 22. .23. June 7, 10, 20 ,26, 27, 30 July 3, 4. 6. 7. 10, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21,
BL listed as on editorial board.

Daily Worker Jan 1 1944
Statement from the editorial board on future of the paper.

Daily Express March 27 1944 28, 29, 30, April 1, 3, 4,
Garrick – Uncle Harry – ad

Sunday Express April 2 1944
Uncle Harry – review
Uncle Harry at the Garrick is a cleverly conceived, plausible domestic thriller about a man driven to murder by sister-love claustrophobia. It’s grim, devoid of uplift, but never harrowing because so finely acted by Michael Redgrave, Beatrix Lehmann, Ena Burrill, Racheal Kempon and company.
There is no better drama and no better acting in London

Daily Worker – April 3 1944
Uncle Harry review
What makes this show outstanding is a fine quality in the production, and more particularly in the acting, which has not been surpassed in London for a long time. Now good acting is to parphrase, Edicoson….
Real mastery of a part imposes on an actor the necessity for the study of an immense mass of detail, from which be must sleect that which is most significant..
The play scintillates with craftsmanship. Michael Redgrave as the young man and Beatrix Lehmann as Letty, his sister, giver performances which are beautifully sustained, seemingly effortless, and rich as rare tapestry significant in detail. This is the kind of acting which does credit to the British theatre and the high level set by the two principles is maintained … by the rest of the company.

Daily Worker July 24 1944
 Profits come first but actors want to carry on – article by Beatrix
Article about theatres closing due to bombardment but actors want to keep going

Daily worker July 31 1944
“But as BL pointed out on this page last week, it was falling profits, not the flying bombs, that killed most of the shows.”

Daily worker Aug 01 1944 5, 9, 23, 28, 30, Oct 4, 7, 10, 20 ,23, 25, 31, Nov 21. Dec 4, 5, 18, 20, 22,
BL listed as on editorial board.

Daily Express Sept 8 1944
And now the footlights go up again, 34 west end theatres were open when the flying bombs started in June. They fell to 11 when the attack was at its hight and many shows had gone on tour. Now the wanderers are returning.
The revival of recent plays started last night when Uncle Harry a brilliant Edwardian thriller returned from tour to the Garrick with Michael Redgrave and Beatrix Lehmann as the stars.

Daily Worker 15th anniversary celebration 12 29, 30, Jan 2nd Jan 3,  Jan 4th, 5th, 6th
Stoll Theatre Kindsway Jan 7 at 3p,
A.F. Papworth chairman
Prof JBS Haldane
Willaim Rust Ediotr
Beatrix Lehmann
Dean of Canterbury
Ted Bramley
Phil Cardew’s Orchestra.

Daily Worker 12 29 1944
Daily Wokers 15th birthday celebrations Beatrix Lehmann will give a dramatic monologue on the growth of the paper..


Daily Express Jan 02 1945
Beatrix Lehmann is ill!
Miss Beatrix Lehmann who for eight months has played opposite Michael Redgrave in Uncle Harry at the Garrick W is in a nursing home and may need an operation. She is reported “comfortable”.
Her part was played last night by her understudy, Miss Eve Mortimer.
(perhaps another reason took to producing rather than acting after this)

Daily Worker,
Jan 02 1945
Beatrix Lehmann ill
Miss Beatrix Lehmann who for eight months has been playing lead with Michael Redgrave in Uncle Harry was taken ill on Sunday night.
It was reported last night that Miss Lehmann who is a member of the Daily Worker editorial board may have to undergo an operation.

Daily Worker, Jan 03 1945 , 9th, 12th, 16th,
BL listed as on editorial board.

Daily Expres Jan 4 1945
Actress has relapse
Beatrix Lehmann who was appearing in Uncle Harry at the Garrick Theatre London until she was taken to a nursing home on Sunday, last night had a slight relapse after an earlier improvement.

Daily Worker Jan 4th 1945
Beatrix Lehmann has relapse
MBL who was appearing in Uncle Harry at the Garrick theatre until her removal to a nursing home on Sunday, was last night stated to have had a slight relapse. Earlier an improvement in her condition had been reported.

Daily Worker, Jan 6 1945
Beatrix Lehmann
Miss Beatrix Lehmann who was appearing in Uncle Harry at the Garrick theatre until her removal to a nursing home on Sunday was last night stated to have had a successful operation and her condition is satisfactory.

Daily worker Jan 9
Beatrix Lehmann
Miss Beatrix Lehmann was stated last night to be progressing favourably following her recent operation

Daily Worker – Jan 19th 1945
Statement by Beatrix
Appreciation
I deeply appreciate the good wishes sent by comrades at the Stoll meeting, the many kind inquires helped a lot and kept me in touch.
I am now quite out of pain and after a few weeks in the country will be back in London again
Beatrix Lehmann

Daily worker Jan 24 1945
Miss Beatrix Lehmann has recovered and left the nursing home where she recently underwent an operation

Daily worker Jan 29 1945 Feb 6, 22 28, Mar 1, 27, 28, April 2, 7 9, May 3, 19, 25
BL listed as on editorial board.

Daily Express March 1945 20 21
Heart of oak for the navy previewed with BL

Daily Expres April 4 1945
Heart of oak review, Among them BL

Daily Worker May 14 1945
Presents report to the editorial board – photo of BL

Daily Mirror May 30 1945
Actors TU Chief
Beatrix Lehmann was yesterday elected president of the British actors equity association – the actors trade union

Daily Worker
May 30 1945
Beatrix Lehmann New Equity Head
Miss Beatrix Lehmann was yesterday elected president of the British Actors’ equity association- the actors trade union
Miss Lehmann has been actively associated with progressive causes for many years and is a member of the editorial board of the daily worker.

Daily worker
May 30 1045 (different ed)
Beatrix Lehman New equity head
1 para same
Miss Lehman has appeared in many of London’s most successful plays.
It was she who interpreted the plays of Eugene oneil to the English audiences and she has been described as the most intense and in some ways most talented of our younger actresses.
2nd para same


Daily worker May 31 1945, June 6, 27, July 7, 20, 26, 27, Aug 6, Sept 7, 21, Oct 2, 22 Nov 17 Dec 4th 11 27
BL listed as on editorial board.

Daily worker July 13 1945 – BL in the trail of Lizzie Borden radio

Daily Mirror July 25 1945
Trail of Lizzie Borden – radio –reviw
BL … and the rest of the English company coneyed the American atmosphere very suucessfully. It was a radio triumph.

Daily worker Oct 1, 1945
PHOTO MBL with a junior mrs mop one of the young contestants in a fancy dress parade at the children party. ML judged the dresses and presented the prizes

Daily express 13 31 1945
Women
Beatrix Lehmann guest at a cosmetic firm’s luncheon hadn’t a scrap of make up on her face.

Daily Express Feb 13 1951
Radio – A man of god

Church times
Dec 28 1951
The Day’s mischief review. “in his sister, played brilliantly by MBL, he has a hand that influence of a warped and evil mind…”
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