Ernest Trimmingham in The Dippers at the Criterion

The Dippers at the Criterion - a farce by Ben Travers - Mr Ernest Trimmingham (1880 - 1942) is the leader of the band playing for the Dippers. Here he is showing Mr Cyril Maude (in the role of Mr Henry Talboyes) how how to get the hang of syncopated technique. Trimmingham was an actor on stage and screen from the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. He was one of the first black actors in British cinema

Appears Bandmaster Bermuda Bermudan Criterion Cyril Dippers Farce Maude Stereotype Syncopated Travers Trimingham Trimmingham

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