Tonbridge Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture: All done on Ginger Beer: a life of Lillian Baylis
All Done on Ginger Beer: The Creation of the English National Opera, The Royal Ballet and the National Theatre - Sarah Lenton
At the beginning ot the last century, Lillian Baylis was given sole charge of the Old Vic theatre, then a Temperance Hall and asked to put on suitable entertainment for the local population. Ginger beer was sold at the coffee shop at the front of the building and the crates came in handy for scenery. Lillian instantly gave the workers Shakespeare, opera and eventuall
2.30 pm. All are welcome. Visitor fee £6.00. Talk followed by tea and biscuits.
Medway Hall, The Angel Centre, Angel Lane, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1SF
Thu 27 Oct 2016