Rhyl: The complete Jones-Ellis
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- This video was originally uploaded in four parts as Colin Jones presents Rhyl Books by Bill Ellis #1-4. Part 1 starts at position 0.00 and is about the book 'Rhyl In Old Picture Postcards'. Topics include Lifeboat Day 1916, Pen-y-Don Tower, Don Spendlove and the Williams Roberts shop in High Street / Part 2 starts at 4.52 about 'Seaside Entertainment: 100 Years Of Nostalgia'. Topics include E.H. Williams' Merrie Men, Jack Hylton, Pier Amphitheatre, Queens Theatre, Adeler & Sutton's Gay River Company / Part 3 starts at 9.07 about 'Entertainment In Rhyl and North Wales'. Topics include Rhyl Pavilion demolition, Will Parkin, Coliseum Theatre, Billie Manders & Quaintesques, more about Amphitheatre aka Gaiety Theatre, Johnny Dallas / Part 4 starts at 14.28 and is Colin & Bill's Christmas Special about 'The Spirit Of Rhyl'. Topics include donkeys, Marine Lake & Ocean Beach Fun Fairs, Prince's Circus, May Day 1910, The Little Theatre, Rhyl Liberty Players and the brick works.
I used to come to Rhyl with my Mum and Dad during the wakes week holidays in the 1940s and 50s. I came across your brilliant presentation whilst looking for info on who the Punch and Judy man was at that time, and did he really have a real dog which sat on the play board during the performances (as I remembered it)? I also used to visit the Amphitheatre to watch the shows and remember well the resident group of Pierrot clowns. I also have autographs of the Morton Fraser Harmonica Gang which I think I collected there. Lots of memories stimulated by your wonderful you tube video. Thanks.
Thank you for your encouraging comment. My video technique has improved slightly since then.
Among those of us who take an active interest in Rhyl history, Bill Ellis is unique in that he is the only one who was born in the town and has never lived anywhere else.
Nice, Billie Manders starts at 11:50