Hinge and Bracket in 'An Evening of Memories'
Poster
1977 (printed)
1977 (printed)
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This poster advertises an entertainment called An Evening of Memories, subtitled: 'in which Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket recall Thirty Glorious Years'. It was devised and performed in drag by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe (1942-2002).
Logan and Fyffe teamed up in 1972 when they earned a cult following for their drag performances in pubs and clubs as the elderly lady singing duo Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, who supposedly became friends when performing with the Rosa Charles Opera Company, with a proclivity for Gilbert and Sullivan and numbers from the big musicals of the 1930s. Their act was a hit at the 1974 Edinburgh Festival, after which they were invited to perform their show An Evening With Hinge and Bracket at the Royal Court Theatre. After a two-week sellout run there, the show transferred to the Mayfair Theatre where the original four week run was extended to seventeen weeks.
Logan and Fyffe teamed up in 1972 when they earned a cult following for their drag performances in pubs and clubs as the elderly lady singing duo Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, who supposedly became friends when performing with the Rosa Charles Opera Company, with a proclivity for Gilbert and Sullivan and numbers from the big musicals of the 1930s. Their act was a hit at the 1974 Edinburgh Festival, after which they were invited to perform their show An Evening With Hinge and Bracket at the Royal Court Theatre. After a two-week sellout run there, the show transferred to the Mayfair Theatre where the original four week run was extended to seventeen weeks.
Object details
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| Title | Hinge and Bracket in 'An Evening of Memories' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising Hinge and Bracket in An Evening of Memories, Princes Hall, Aldershot, 25 March 1977. Letterpress, printed by G. & M. Organ, Wrington, Bristol |
| Physical description | Poster advertising Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, printed in red and blue printing ink on yellow paper. |
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| Summary | This poster advertises an entertainment called An Evening of Memories, subtitled: 'in which Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket recall Thirty Glorious Years'. It was devised and performed in drag by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe (1942-2002). Logan and Fyffe teamed up in 1972 when they earned a cult following for their drag performances in pubs and clubs as the elderly lady singing duo Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, who supposedly became friends when performing with the Rosa Charles Opera Company, with a proclivity for Gilbert and Sullivan and numbers from the big musicals of the 1930s. Their act was a hit at the 1974 Edinburgh Festival, after which they were invited to perform their show An Evening With Hinge and Bracket at the Royal Court Theatre. After a two-week sellout run there, the show transferred to the Mayfair Theatre where the original four week run was extended to seventeen weeks. |
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| Accession number | S.657-2016 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2016 |
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