British theatre highlights in 1947 including Anna Lucasta
Page from The Sphere carrying photographs of various theatre productions in November 1947. Top picture shows The Crazy Gang entertaining the royal family during the Royal Command Performance at the Palladium. Middle right image is Earle Hyman, Frederick O'Neal, John Proctor and Betty Haynes in Hayseed'. Middle left is a scene from the all-black play Anna Lucasta at His Majesty's Theatre, with Kenneth Freeman, Frank Silvera, Hilda Simms, John Tate and Reginald Fenderson. Bottom left shows Carol Lynne meeting Lena Horne who had arrived in London to perform at the London Casino, and bottom right, shows a production of Viceroy Sarah in a Methodist Chapel in Brighton. The repertory players were Marie Hopps, Moya Fenwick, Bray Wyndham and Gordon Court in discussion with the producer
