Theatrical poster
Poster
c.1940 (printed)
c.1940 (printed)
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This poster is a poster advertising a Christmas Eve dance and cabaret organised by John C. Mather in the Town Hall, Kinross, probably in about 1941 or 1942. It was given to the museum with a collection of posters and scrapbooks compiled by him, relating to wartime entertainment that he organised, first with the Kinross Home Guard when he was only 19, and later with ENSA, the Entertainments Division of the British Forces.
John C. Mather went on to become a producer of several war-time revues, and to work in the theatre after the war. In 1941 he was a member of the Kinross Home Guard which was founded in Great Britain in May 1940 as the Local Defence Volunteers, when there was a real risk of invasion in Great Britain. Their members were those who were either too old or too young to join the regular forces, or who worked in so-called reserved occupations. Winston Churchill changed their name to the Home Guard in August 1940. The Kinross Home Guard had various committees which organised activities including the Dance Committee, the Boxing Committee and the Concert Party.
John C. Mather went on to become a producer of several war-time revues, and to work in the theatre after the war. In 1941 he was a member of the Kinross Home Guard which was founded in Great Britain in May 1940 as the Local Defence Volunteers, when there was a real risk of invasion in Great Britain. Their members were those who were either too old or too young to join the regular forces, or who worked in so-called reserved occupations. Winston Churchill changed their name to the Home Guard in August 1940. The Kinross Home Guard had various committees which organised activities including the Dance Committee, the Boxing Committee and the Concert Party.
Object details
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| Title | Theatrical poster (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | letterpress on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Xmas Eve Ball in aid of the Kinross-shire Prisoner of War Fund in the Town Hall, Kinross, Scotland, devised by John C. Mather, featuring a Cabaret at midnight. Printed by David Brown & Son, Kinross. Given by Rose-Mary McClory. |
| Physical description | Typographical poster printed in blue typeface on buff-coloured paper headed '"MOTHER, MAY I GO OUT DANCING?" AT THE XMAS EVE BALL' in aid of the K-shire Prisoner of War Fund in the Town Hall, K-' Giving the price of tickets, 6/-, from the 'K-shire Advertiser' Office, and the answer at the bottom of the poster: 'YES |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Fold-marks and crease marks, and chunks torn from the bottom left-hand corner and from the lower edge towards the bottom right corner. |
| Credit line | Given by Rose-Mary McClory |
| Summary | This poster is a poster advertising a Christmas Eve dance and cabaret organised by John C. Mather in the Town Hall, Kinross, probably in about 1941 or 1942. It was given to the museum with a collection of posters and scrapbooks compiled by him, relating to wartime entertainment that he organised, first with the Kinross Home Guard when he was only 19, and later with ENSA, the Entertainments Division of the British Forces. John C. Mather went on to become a producer of several war-time revues, and to work in the theatre after the war. In 1941 he was a member of the Kinross Home Guard which was founded in Great Britain in May 1940 as the Local Defence Volunteers, when there was a real risk of invasion in Great Britain. Their members were those who were either too old or too young to join the regular forces, or who worked in so-called reserved occupations. Winston Churchill changed their name to the Home Guard in August 1940. The Kinross Home Guard had various committees which organised activities including the Dance Committee, the Boxing Committee and the Concert Party. |
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| Accession number | S.185-2007 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2007 |
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