Tag Archives: Broadway

Film star from Croydon whose career ended in a tawdry scandal

Posted on March 30, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: He appeared alongside world-famous actors such as Lillie Langtry, Errol Flynn, Bela Lugosi and Basil Rathbone. But Lionel Atwill’s time in Hollywood came to a tough end after a party with some blue movies, as DAVID MORGAN explains … Continue reading →

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Willoughby really knew how to put on a show in New York

Posted on March 23, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Emigrating to America and becoming a ‘Broadway sensation’ is the stuff of dreams, but as DAVID MORGAN explains, for one surveyor’s apprentice from South Croydon, after four years in a Prisoner of War camp, it became a reality … Continue reading →

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Victorian opera star whose family enjoyed burgeoning success

Posted on March 16, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: From a simple entry in the registers of Croydon Minster, DAVID MORGAN uncovers the story of a family of performers, including the leader of the regular concert party at the Crystal Palace The baptismal registers at Croydon Minster … Continue reading →

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CODA makes a song and dance about Sondheim

Posted on October 29, 2012 by insidecroydon

Tickets for Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association’s autumn show – Side by Side by Sondheim, which is being staged at the Charles Cryer studio theatre this week – are now on sale.

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