Theatrical poster
Poster
1944 (printed)
1944 (printed)
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This revue was produced by ENSA - the Entertainments National Service Association, and mounted under the umbrella organisation of NAAFI, the Navy and Army Canteen Board of First War. When the second World War became inevitable, Basil Dean thought about entertainment for the troops, and secured funding for the military side of the provision of an entertainment division of NAAFI. ENSA began as ANSA- the Actors' National Service Association - but when this title was rejected as being too narrow, it was replaced by ENSA, soon wryly dubbed: 'Every Night Something Awful'.
Turn On The Heat! was produced by John C. Mather who started organising similar revues for the Kinross Home Guard in Scotland in 1941, when he was just 19. He went on to become a producer of several war-time revues including Jills and Jive, Round-About and The Glamour of the Veils. There was a separate Revue division of ENSA, run by Archie de Bear.
Turn On The Heat! was produced by John C. Mather who started organising similar revues for the Kinross Home Guard in Scotland in 1941, when he was just 19. He went on to become a producer of several war-time revues including Jills and Jive, Round-About and The Glamour of the Veils. There was a separate Revue division of ENSA, run by Archie de Bear.
Object details
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| Title | Theatrical poster (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | letterpress on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising 'Turn On The Heat!', 'ENSA's Most Modern Revue, produced by John C. Mather, 1945. Signed in ink by many of the cast members who dedicated their messages written in 1945 to 'Jane', probably the choreographer. Given by Rose-Mary McClory. |
| Physical description | Typographical poster printed in black and red, advertising Turn on the Heat ‘a revue to ‘grill you with two hours of ENSA’s most modern revue’. Headed in black: ‘‘NAAFI Presents ENSA Entertainments for HM Forces’, with the emblems of ENSA and NAAFI in each top corner. Featuring the title ‘TURN ON THE HEAT! in red, and the names of the performers in blue. The names of the performers are Viki Emra, Jean Pine, Kim Kendall, Nelson Fletcher, Peggy Hughes, Donald Bodley, Joy Dixon, Beryl Jennings, Antony Brown, and Vincent Harrop and his Revue Rascals. Produced by John C. Mather. Signed in ink with brief messages ‘to Jane’ by: Jean Pine, Kim Kendall, Peggy Hughes, Anthony Brown, Donald Bodley, Beryl Jennings and John Mather. Beryl Jenning's message is dated February 1945. |
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| Credit line | Given by Rose-Mary McClory |
| Production | The poster is undated but one of the ms additions is dated 20.2.1945 |
| Summary | This revue was produced by ENSA - the Entertainments National Service Association, and mounted under the umbrella organisation of NAAFI, the Navy and Army Canteen Board of First War. When the second World War became inevitable, Basil Dean thought about entertainment for the troops, and secured funding for the military side of the provision of an entertainment division of NAAFI. ENSA began as ANSA- the Actors' National Service Association - but when this title was rejected as being too narrow, it was replaced by ENSA, soon wryly dubbed: 'Every Night Something Awful'. Turn On The Heat! was produced by John C. Mather who started organising similar revues for the Kinross Home Guard in Scotland in 1941, when he was just 19. He went on to become a producer of several war-time revues including Jills and Jive, Round-About and The Glamour of the Veils. There was a separate Revue division of ENSA, run by Archie de Bear. |
| Associated object | S.182-2007 (Duplicate) |
| Bibliographic reference | The Theatre at War by Basil Dean |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.181-2007 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2007 |
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