# Susan Neil

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{{Short description|British actress (1932–2021)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}

{{Infobox person
|name               = Susan Neil
|title              = 
|image              = File:Susan Neil circa1949 original.png
|image_size         = 180px   
|caption            = Susan Neil ({{circa}} 1949)
|birth_name         = Susan J. Neil
|birth_date         = {{Birth date|1932|06|13|df=y}}
|birth_place        = [Kensington](/source/Kensington), London, UK
|death_date         = {{Death date and age|2021|10|10|1932|06|13|df=y}}
|death_place        = [Paddington](/source/Paddington), London, UK
|spouse             = {{Marriage|Lawrence Ashmore|1956}}
|parents            = George A. Neil<br />[Felice Lascelles](/source/Felice_Lascelles)
|relatives          = [Andy Irvine](/source/Andy_Irvine_(musician)) (half-brother)
|occupation         = Actress
|years_active       = 1949–1958
}}

'''Susan Neil''' (13 June 1932 – 10 October 2021) was an English actress on the stage, radio and  television in the 1950s. She is best known for touring nationally in comedy with [Leslie Henson](/source/Leslie_Henson) (1955 and 1957), [Wally Patch](/source/Wally_Patch) (1956), and [George Formby](/source/George_Formby) (1958).

She was the daughter of actors George Anderson Neil and [Felice Lascelles](/source/Felice_Lascelles), and the half-sister of child actor and folk musician [Andy Irvine](/source/Andy_Irvine_(musician)).
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== Early life ==
Susan Neil was born in London on 13 June 1932, to [Felice Lascelles](/source/Felice_Lascelles) and George Anderson Neil.{{sfn|''Liverpool Daily Post''; 16 Jun 1932}}{{sfn|CRBI 1932}} Her parents had both been in the theatre as principals in [musical comedies](/source/Musical_theatre) such as ''[Kid Boots](/source/Kid_Boots)'' (1926) and ''[Sunny](/source/Sunny_(musical))'' (1927–1930).{{sfn|''Derby Daily Telegraph''; 11 Apr 1928}} Susan attended Broombank School, [Selsey](/source/Selsey), Sussex,{{efn-lr|name=selsey |Broombank School offered "sound education with special facilities for music and art".{{sfn|''The Musical Times''; 1957}} It was housed in the former residence of the music hall entertainer [Bransby Williams](/source/Bransby_Williams), next to the Selsey Hotel.{{sfn|Mee|1988|loc=Chapter 9}} The owner/headmaster from the early 1950s until the school's closure was William Percy Higgs (died Bristol 1986), a former [Cambridge University](/source/University_of_Cambridge) organ scholar and music master at [Eton](/source/Eton_College).{{sfn|Mee|1988|loc=Chapter 9}} Higgs made Broombank a music and arts school attracting the children of well-known actors, artists and musicians as well as temporary pupils from France, whose numbers occasionally matched those of the British children.{{sfn|Mee|1988|loc=Chapter 9}} The school closed in 1969.{{sfn|''Chippingdale CC''}}}} where, in July 1946, she passed the examination for the [College of Preceptors](/source/College_of_Preceptors) and the elocution examination of the [L.A.M.D.A.](/source/L.A.M.D.A.), both with distinction.{{sfn|''Chichester Observer''; 17 Aug 1946}} In 1949, while attending boarding school in Switzerland, she decided to become an actress and secured a placement for six months in repertory, training as a student at the [Embassy Theatre](/source/Embassy_Theatre_(London)), London.{{sfn|''Hampstead News''; 4 Aug 1949}}{{sfn|''Harvey'', Germany 1957}}
{{quote box|border=none|fontsize=90%|quote=
I was surprised when she wrote from Switzerland and told me she was going to be a dramatic actress. She is an excellent writer and I thought journalism might be her career, but I knew I couldn't change her mind even if I wanted to; she's good, you know.
|salign=right|source=—Felice Lascelles, quoted in "Views and News", ''Hampstead News'' <small>(4 August 1949)</small>.{{sfn|''Hampstead News''; 4 Aug 1949}}
}}{{clear}}

== Stage career ==
One of Neil's first advertised roles was as "Pheasant" in ''Whiteoaks'' by [Mazo De La Roche](/source/Mazo_De_La_Roche), presented by the Playhouse Repertory Company at the [Playhouse Theatre](/source/Buxton_Opera_House), [Buxton](/source/Buxton), on 13–18 June 1949. The cast included [Joan Sanderson](/source/Joan_Sanderson), [Myles Rudge](/source/Myles_Rudge), [Shaun Sutton](/source/Shaun_Sutton), and [Richard Bebb](/source/Richard_Bebb).{{sfn|''Buxton Herald''; 16 Jun 1949}} A month later, she played the role of the "American girl" in ''Fit for Heroes'', by Harold Brooke and [Kay Bannerman](/source/Kay_Bannerman), at the [Embassy Theatre](/source/Embassy_Theatre_(London)), London, on Thursday 28 July 1949. The cast included [Raymond Lovell](/source/Raymond_Lovell), [Phyllis Neilson-Terry](/source/Phyllis_Neilson-Terry), [Sheila Burrell](/source/Sheila_Burrell), and [Laurence Payne](/source/Laurence_Payne).{{sfn|''The Stage''; 4 Aug 1949}}{{sfn|''Hampstead News''; 4 Aug 1949}} Early in the following year, she was "one of two girls" in James Forsyth's ''The Medicine Man'', also at the Embassy Theatre, London, on Tuesday, 14 February 1950, with the "other girl" played by [Marjorie Thomson](/source/Marjorie_Thomson). The rest of the cast featured [Archie Duncan](/source/Archie_Duncan_(actor)), [Russell Hunter](/source/Russell_Hunter), [Jack Stewart](/source/Jack_Stewart_(actor)), and [Betty Henderson](/source/Betty_Henderson).{{sfn|''The Stage''; 16 Feb 1950}}

In early 1952, Neil played the role of "Sheila Watkins" in [Patrick Cargill](/source/Patrick_Cargill)'s ''Desire in the Night'',{{sfn|''Desire in the Night''; 1952}} at the Pavilion, Liverpool, on 24–29 March, for 12 performances,{{sfn|''Liverpool Echo''; 25 Mar 1952}}{{sfn|''Liverpool Echo''; 26 Mar 1952}} and the following week at the Dolphin Theatre, Brighton, on 31 March – 5 April, for 9 performances.{{sfn|''Worthing Herald''; 28 Mar 1952}} The rest of the cast comprised Alathea Siddons, Carleen Lord, Colin Archer, Winnie Sloane, and [John Forbes-Robertson](/source/John_Forbes-Robertson_(actor)).

In April 1952, Neil joined the Forbes-Russell Repertory Company{{efn-lr|name=fn1|In 1952, the Forbes-Russell Repertory Company included: Peter Forbes-Russell as general manager, George Ricarde as manager, Peter Drew as stage director, and Marigold Sharman as assistant stage manager. The regular company of players were Donald Carter, Barbara Cole, Peter Drew, Eric Lindsay, Susan Neil, George Ricarde, Marigold Sharman, [Olive Sloane](/source/Olive_Sloane), Mable Spencer, Haydn Williams, and Peter Wilson.{{sfn|''The Stage''; 1 May 1952}}{{sfn|''The Stage''; 7 Aug 1952}} In July 1953, Neil was no longer listed as part of the company.{{sfn|''The Stage''; 9 Jul 1953}}}}
to perform in three successive plays at the [Palace Pier](/source/Brighton_Palace_Pier), Brighton, in association with [Butlin's Ltd](/source/Butlin's). The first was as "Christina Deed" in [John Dighton](/source/John_Dighton)'s comedy, ''Who Goes There?'', on 12–19 April, for 10 performances;{{sfn|''The Stage''; 10 Apr 1952}}{{sfn|''Worthing Herald''; 11 Apr 1952}}{{sfn|''The Stage''; 17 Apr 1952}} the second was as "Peggy Dobson" in [R. C. Sherriff](/source/R._C._Sherriff)'s ''[Home at Seven](/source/Home_at_Seven_(play))'', on 21–26 April, for 7 performances;{{sfn|''The Stage''; 10 Apr 1952}}{{sfn|''The Stage''; 24 Apr 1952}}{{sfn|''Sussex Express''; 25 Apr 1952}} and the third was as "Rose" in ''Boy Wanted'', a play by Jonty Dewhurst, on 28 April – 3 May, for 8 performances.{{sfn|''The Stage''; 1 May 1952}} A few weeks later, she appeared with Joseph Fisher in the same company's production of Henry Wilkinson's comedy ''Mountain Air'', on 17–21 June, for 5 performances at the Butlin Theatre, [Skegness](/source/Skegness).{{sfn|''Louth Standard''; 14 Jun 1952}}{{sfn|''Skegness News''; 18 Jun 1952}} In August 1952, she was again listed with the Forbes-Russell Repertory Company when it was partnering with the Butlin's [holiday camp](/source/holiday_camp) in [Filey](/source/Filey), where the actors also performed separately at the nearby Southdene Pavilion.{{sfn|''The Stage''; 7 Aug 1952}}

At the end of the following year, she was "Molly Manners" in ''The Fortune Hunters'', by Mark Paul, at the Kemble Theatre, Hereford, on 7–12 December 1953, for 7 performances, in a cast that featured [Laurie Main](/source/Laurie_Main) and included Pat Franklin, Terence Hankins, Peter Street, Joanna Clarke, Winifred Braemar, Jennifer Hutt, and Francis Hampton.{{sfn|''The Stage''; 26 Nov 1953}}{{sfn|''Kington Times''; 4 Dec 1953}}{{sfn|Carson|1954|p=99}}

In early August 1955, Leslie Henson assembled a new company for another tour of [Mary Chase](/source/Mary_Coyle_Chase)'s ''[Harvey](/source/Harvey_(play))'',{{efn-lr|name=fnharvey|After [Sid Field](/source/Sid_Field) died during a performance of ''Harvey'' on Friday 3 February 1950, his role as "Elwood P. Dowd" was played for a few days by his understudy, Harry Brunning.{{sfn|''Daily Express''; 2 Jun 1950}} Leslie Henson took over the part and first performed it on Saturday 11 February 1950 for a month at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.{{sfn|''Daily Herald''; 14 Feb 1950}}{{sfn|''Evening News''; 11 Mar 1950}} The play moved to the Piccadilly Theatre on Tuesday 14 March 1950,{{sfn|''Kensington News and West London Times''; 17 Mar 1950}} where it closed on Saturday 1 July 1950 after a total West End run of 613 performances.{{sfn|''Daily Express''; 1 Jul 1950}} 
Leslie Henson then took it on tour for a run of 24 consecutive venues, opening at the [Wimbledon Theatre](/source/Wimbledon_Theatre) on Monday 17 July 1950,{{sfn|''The Stage''; 13 Jul 1950}} and closing at the [Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff](/source/Prince_of_Wales_Theatre%2C_Cardiff) on Saturday 20 January 1951.{{sfn|''Western Mail''; 21 Dec 1950}}}} with Neil in the role of "Myrtle Mae Simmons".{{sfn|''Faversham News''; 12 Aug 1955}} After suffering a heart attack on 13 August while on holiday in Jersey,{{sfn|''Leicester Evening Mail''; 15 Aug 1955}} Henson recovered quickly{{sfn|''Sunderland Daily Echo''; 15 Aug 1955}}{{sfn|''Yorkshire Post''; 16 Aug 1955}} but delegated his role of "Elwood P. Dowd", first to [Clifford Mollison](/source/Clifford_Mollison) for the play's opening at the [Marlowe Theatre](/source/Marlowe_Theatre), Canterbury (22–27 August),{{sfn|''East Kent Gazette''; 19 Aug 1955}} and then to [Bobby Howes](/source/Bobby_Howes) for the following three weeks at the [Streatham Hill Theatre](/source/Streatham_Hill_Theatre), Lambeth (29 August–3 September),{{sfn|''Streatham News''; 26 Aug 1955}} at the [Hippodrome](/source/Golders_Green_Hippodrome), Golders Green (5–10 September),{{sfn|''The Stage''; 1 Sep 1955}} and at the [Devonshire Park Theatre](/source/Devonshire_Park_Theatre), Eastbourne (12–17 September),{{sfn|''Eastbourne Gazette ''; 14 Sep 1955}} where the run ended. The cast also included Marjorie Hawtrey, Ann Burton, [Stuart Wagstaff](/source/Stuart_Wagstaff), and Harry Brunning.

In 1956, Neil played the role of "Natalie Sparling" in a national tour of ''This Happy Home'', a comedy by Michael Wilson, along with a cast that included [Wally Patch](/source/Wally_Patch), Doreen Season, Susan Arnold, [C. Denier Warren](/source/C._Denier_Warren), [Gawn Grainger](/source/Gawn_Grainger), [Dorothy Summers](/source/Dorothy_Summers_(actress)), and Barbara Robins.{{sfn|''This Happy Home''; 1956}} The first half of the tour opened at the Palace Theatre, Leicester, on 19 March,{{sfn|''Leicester Evening Mail''; 22 Mar 1956}} and closed at the [Marlowe Theatre](/source/Marlowe_Theatre), Canterbury, on 21 April.{{sfn|''East Kent Gazette''; 13 Apr 1956}} After a three-month break, the second half of the tour opened at the [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Nottingham), Nottingham, on 23 July,{{sfn|''South Notts Echo''; 21 Jul 1956}} and closed at the [Empire Theatre](/source/Sunderland_Empire_Theatre), Sunderland, on 1 September.{{sfn|''Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette''; 29 Aug 1956}}     

{{hidden begin
|title =  List of venues toured for ''This Happy Home'' (March–September 1956)  
|titlestyle = background:#F8F8FF;width:60%
}} 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
! Theatre !! Location !! Opening date !! Closing date !! # of<br />perf. !! class="unsortable"|{{ref heading}}
|-
| Palace Theatre
| Leicester
|data-sort-value="1956-03-19"| 19 March 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-03-24"| 24 March 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | 12 
| {{sfn|''Leicester Evening Mail''; 22 Mar 1956}}
|-
| [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Norwich)
| Norwich
|data-sort-value="1956-03-26"| 26 March 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-03-31"| 31 March 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2|The source(s) provide(s) only the opening date, venue and location, not the opening times or number of performances.}} 
| {{sfn|''The Stage''; 22 Mar 1956}}{{sfn|''The Stage''; 29 Mar 1956}}
|-
| [Royal Hall](/source/Royal_Hall%2C_Harrogate)
| Harrogate
|data-sort-value="1956-04-02"| 2 April 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-04-07"| 7 April 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2}} 
| {{sfn|''The Stage''; 22 Mar 1956}}{{sfn|''The Stage''; 29 Mar 1956}}{{sfn|''The Stage''; 5 Apr 1956}}
|-
| Hippodrome 
| Derby
|data-sort-value="1956-04-09"| 9 April 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-04-14"| 14 April 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2}} 
| {{sfn|''Derby Daily Telegraph''; 7 Apr 1956}}
|-
| [Marlowe Theatre](/source/Marlowe_Theatre) 
| Canterbury 
|data-sort-value="1956-04-16"| 16 April 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-04-21"| 21 April 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2}} 
| {{sfn|''East Kent Gazette''; 13 Apr 1956}}{{sfn|''Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald''; 14 Apr 1956}}
|-
| [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Nottingham) 
| Nottingham
|data-sort-value="1956-07-23"| 23 July 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-07-28"| 28 July 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | 7
| {{sfn|''South Notts Echo''; 21 Jul 1956}}{{sfn|''Nottingham Guardian''; 24 Jul 1956}}
|-
| Empire Theatre  
| Swansea
|data-sort-value="1956-07-30"| 30 July 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-08-04"| 4 August 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2}} 
| {{sfn|''The Stage''; 27 Jul 1956}}
|-
| [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Hanley) 
| Hanley
|data-sort-value="1956-08-06"| 6 August 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-08-11"| 11 August 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | 12 
| {{sfn|''Staffordshire Sentinel''; 3 Aug 1956}}
|-
| [Hippodrome](/source/Hippodrome%2C_Golders_Green) 
| Golders Green
|data-sort-value="1956-08-13"| 13 August 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-08-18"| 18 August 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | 8 
| {{sfn|''The Stage''; 9 Aug 1956}}{{sfn|''Evening News''; 14 Aug 1956}}
|-
| [Streatham Hill Theatre](/source/Streatham_Hill_Theatre) 
| Lambeth
|data-sort-value="1956-08-20"| 20 August 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-08-25"| 25 August 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2}}  
| {{sfn|''Norwood News''; 17 Aug 1956}}
|-
| [Empire Theatre](/source/Sunderland_Empire_Theatre) 
| Sunderland
|data-sort-value="1956-08-27"| 27 August 1956
|data-sort-value="1956-09-01"| 1 September 1956
|style="text-align: right;" | 12  
| {{sfn|''Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette''; 29 Aug 1956}}
|}
{{hidden end}}

In 1957, Neil reprised her role of "Myrtle Mae Simmons" in ''Harvey''&mdash;with Leslie Henson back as "Elwood P. Dowd"&mdash;during a four-week tour of the [British Forces](/source/Royal_Air_Force_Germany) in [Rhineland](/source/Rhineland), Germany, starting on Monday 8 July.{{sfn|''Western Mail''; 25 Jun 1957}}{{sfn|''The Stage''; 4 Jul 1957}}{{sfn|''Belfast Telegraph''; 8 Jul 1957}}{{sfn|''Liverpool Echo''; 25 Jul 1957}}{{sfn|''Harvey'', Germany 1957}}{{sfn|''Kensington News and West London Times''; 9 Aug 1957}} The cast included [Amelia Bayntun](/source/Amelia_Bayntun), Bee Duffell, Anne Burton, [John Bonney](/source/John_Bonney_(actor)), Frank Henderson, Joan Deering, Sydney Arnold, and Roger Williams.{{sfn|''Harvey'', Germany 1957}}

In 1958, Neil played the role of "Sally Pearson", the attractive daughter, in ''[Beside the Seaside](/source/Beside_the_Seaside)'', a comedy by [Leslie Sands](/source/Leslie_Sands), during a 12-week tour (10 March – 31 May) in the provinces. The cast featured [George Formby](/source/George_Formby) as her father, "Wilf Pearson", and [Barbara Mitchell](/source/Barbara_Mitchell) as his wife, "Ethel Pearson". The rest of the cast included Doreen Andrew, Anne Jameson, Michael Lomax, Dennis Spencer, and Rosemary Towler, while Nancy Roberts and Kathleen St John shared the role of "Mrs Austin", each for six weeks.{{sfn|''Manchester Evening News''; 17 Apr 1958}} The tour opened at the [New Theatre](/source/Hull_New_Theatre), Hull, on 10 March,{{sfn|''Hull Daily Mail''; 14 Mar 1958}} and closed at the [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Nottingham), Nottingham, on 31 May,{{sfn|''Nottingham Guardian''; 27 May 1958}} after 96 performances. On 27 May, the reviewer from the ''Nottingham Guardian'' wrote that "Susan Neil is charming and pleasant as Sally".{{sfn|''Nottingham Guardian''; 27 May 1958}}    

{{hidden begin
|title =  List of venues toured for ''Beside the Seaside'' (March–May 1958)  
|titlestyle = background:#F8F8FF;width:60%
}} 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
! Theatre !! Location !! Opening date !! Closing date !! # of<br />perf. !! class="unsortable"|{{ref heading}}
|-
| [New Theatre](/source/Hull_New_Theatre) 
| Hull
|data-sort-value="1958-03-10"| 10 March 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-03-15"| 15 March 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 7 
| {{sfn|''The Stage''; 6 Mar 1958}}{{sfn|''Hull Daily Mail''; 14 Mar 1958}}
|-
| [Lyceum Theatre](/source/Lyceum_Theatre%2C_Sheffield)
| Sheffield
|data-sort-value="1958-03-17"| 17 March 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-03-22"| 22 March 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8 
| {{sfn|''South Yorkshire Times''; 15 Mar 1958}}
|-
| [Hippodrome Theatre](/source/Brighton_Hippodrome) 
| Brighton
|data-sort-value="1958-03-24"| 24 March 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-03-29"| 29 March 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8 
| {{sfn|''West Sussex Gazette''; 20 Mar 1958}}
|-
| [Pavilion Theatre](/source/Pavilion_Theatre%2C_Bournemouth) 
| Bournemouth
|data-sort-value="1958-03-31"| 31 March 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-04-05"| 5 April 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2}}  
| {{sfn|''The Stage''; 3 Apr 1958}}
|-
| [Alexandra Theatre](/source/The_Alexandra%2C_Birmingham) 
| Birmingham
|data-sort-value="1958-04-07"| 7 April 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-04-12"| 12 April 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8  
| {{sfn|''Birmingham Weekly Mercury''; 6 Apr 1958}}
|-
| [New Theatre](/source/New_Theatre_Oxford) 
| Oxford
|data-sort-value="1958-04-14"| 14 April 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-04-19"| 19 April 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8  
| {{sfn|''Banbury Guardian''; 10 Apr 1958}}
|-
| [Opera House](/source/Manchester_Opera_House)
| Manchester
|data-sort-value="1958-04-21"| 21 April 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-04-26"| 26 April 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8  
| {{sfn|''Manchester Evening News''; 17 Apr 1958}}
|-
| [Grand Theatre](/source/Grand_Theatre%2C_Blackpool) 
| Blackpool
|data-sort-value="1958-04-28"| 28 April 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-05-03"| 3 May 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | ?{{efn-lr|name=fn2}}  
| {{sfn|''The Stage''; 24 Apr 1958}} 
|-
| [Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre%2C_Liverpool),
| Liverpool
|data-sort-value="1958-05-05"| 5 May 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-05-10"| 10 May 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 9  
| {{sfn|''Liverpool Echo''; 2 May 1958}}{{sfn|''Liverpool Daily Post''; 6 May 1958}} 
|-
| [Grand Theatre](/source/Grand_Theatre%2C_Leeds) 
| Leeds
|data-sort-value="1958-05-12"| 12 May 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-05-17"| 17 May 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8  
| {{sfn|''Huddersfield Daily Examiner''; 12 May 1958}}
|-
| [Coventry Theatre](/source/Coventry_Theatre) 
| Coventry
|data-sort-value="1958-05-19"| 19 May 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-05-24"| 24 May 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8  
| {{sfn|''Banbury Guardian''; 8 May 1958}}{{sfn|''Coventry Standard''; 16 May 1958}}
|-
| [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Nottingham) 
| Nottingham
|data-sort-value="1958-05-26"| 26 May 1958
|data-sort-value="1958-05-31"| 31 May 1958
|style="text-align: right;" | 8  
| {{sfn|''Nottingham Guardian''; 21 May 1958}}{{sfn|''Nottingham Guardian''; 27 May 1958}}{{sfn|''Beside the Seaside'', May 1958}}
|}
{{hidden end}}

One of Neil's final roles on the stage was as "Sally Middleton" in ''[The Voice of the Turtle](/source/The_Voice_of_the_Turtle_(play))'', a comedy by [John William Van Druten](/source/John_Van_Druten), at the [Intimate Theatre](/source/Wycombe_Repertory_Theatre), High Wycombe, on 16–21 June 1958, with Ivor Kimmel and Tangie Bird.{{sfn|''The Stage''; 19 Jun 1958}}

== Radio and TV ==
In 1953, Neil performed in roles broadcast on the [BBC Home Service](/source/BBC_Home_Service), including unknown parts in ''[Paul Temple and Steve Again](/source/Paul_Temple)'' (13 April 1953), and in Evelyn Russell's adaptation of Graham Greene's ''[Brighton Rock](/source/Brighton_Rock_(novel))'' (13 July 1953). Two months later, she was "Elaine Didsbury" in ''[The Secret Agent](/source/The_Secret_Agent)'', adapted for radio by [Felix Felton](/source/Felix_Felton) and produced by Martyn C. Webster, which was broadcast twice (12 & 17 September 1953) as part of the ''[Saturday Night Theatre](/source/Saturday_Night_Theatre)'' series.{{sfn|BBC Genome}}

A mini-biography published in the theatre programme for the German tour of ''Harvey'' in 1957 stated that Neil had "made a big success in television with the ''[Ted Ray](/source/Ted_Ray_(comedian))'' series".{{sfn|''Harvey'', Germany 1957}} Her first television role was in that show, broadcast on Saturday 26 May 1956, where she featured as Tarzan's "jungle girl" to ex-champion wrestler [Joe Robinson](/source/Joe_Robinson_(actor)).{{sfn|''Daily Mirror''; 26 May 1956}}

== Personal life ==
Susan Neil was the half-sister of child actor and folk musician [Andy Irvine](/source/Andy_Irvine_(musician)), born on 14 June 1942 from Lascelles' second marriage to Archibald Kennedy Irvine in 1941.{{sfn|O'Toole|2006|p=35–37}} 

On 4 August 1954, Neil was the first person to be selected for the ''[Daily Mail](/source/Daily_Mail)'''s "Dream Wish" competition, to fulfil her dream to pull pints at the [Star Tavern](/source/The_Star%2C_St_John's_Wood) near her home at Grove End Road, [St John's Wood](/source/St_John's_Wood).{{sfn|''Daily Mirror''; 4 Aug 1954}}

{{quote box|border=none|fontsize=90%|quote=
Soon Susan was pulling beer that the regulars could drink without grimacing. It usually takes a week for a barmaid to learn the art of pulling a pint&mdash;but Susan was quick on the draw. What was Susan's verdict of the day her dream wish came true? "My feet ache, and my arms ache", she said. "But I enjoyed it. The funniest thing is seeing people only from the waist up". "And now, after your day's work, let me get you a drink", said pub owner Mr. Jones. "Thanks," said Susan happily. "I'll have a fizzy lemonade."  
|salign=right|source=—Keith Waterhouse, "Barmaid for a day!", ''Daily Mirror'' <small>(4 August 1954)</small>.{{sfn|''Daily Mirror''; 4 Aug 1954}}
}}{{clear}}

She married Lawrence Ashmore (born 'Robinson') at Christ Church, [Lancaster Gate](/source/Lancaster_Gate), on 15 September 1956.{{sfn|''The Stage''; 13 Sep 1956}}{{sfn|CRMI 1956}}

Susan Neil died on 10 October 2021, in [St Mary's Hospital](/source/St_Mary's_Hospital%2C_London), [Paddington](/source/Paddington), London.{{cn|date=August 2025}}

==Works==
===Theatre===
{{div col}}
* ''Whiteoaks'' (1949) – "Pheasant"
* ''Fit for Heroes'' (1949) – "American girl"
* ''The Medicine Man'' (1950) – "One of two girls"
* ''Desire in the Night'' (1952) – "Sheila Watkins"
* ''Who Goes There?'' (1952) – "Christina Deed"
* ''[Home at Seven](/source/Home_at_Seven_(play))'' (1952) – "Peggy Dobson"
* ''Boy Wanted'' (1952) – "Rose"
* ''Mountain Air'' (1952) – (Unknown)
* ''The Fortune Hunters'' (1953) – "Molly Manners"
* ''[Harvey](/source/Harvey_(play))'' (1955) – "Myrtle Mae Simmons"
* ''This Happy Home'' (1956) – "Natalie Sparling"
* ''Harvey'' (1957) – "Myrtle Mae Simmons"
* ''[Beside the Seaside](/source/Beside_the_Seaside)'' (1958) – "Sally Pearson"
* ''[The Voice of the Turtle](/source/The_Voice_of_the_Turtle_(play))'' (1958) – "Sally Middleton"
{{div col end}}

===Radio===
{{div col}}
* ''[Paul Temple and Steve Again](/source/Paul_Temple)'' (1953) – (Unknown)
* ''[Brighton Rock](/source/Brighton_Rock_(novel))'' (1953) – (Unknown)
* ''[The Secret Agent](/source/The_Secret_Agent)'' (1953) – "Elaine Didsbury"
{{div col end}}

===Television===
{{div col}}
* ''The Ted Ray Show'' (1956) – "Jane"
{{div col end}}

== References ==
=== Explanatory footnotes ===
{{notelist-lr |colwidth=1}}

=== Citations ===
{{reflist|25em}}

===Sources===
==== Books ====
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book
 |last= Carson
 |first= Lionel 
 |date= 1954
 |title= The Stage Year Book 
 |page= 99
<!-- 
 |quote= ''The Fortune Hunters''. Directed by Miles Byrne. December 7, 1953, at the Kemble, Hereford. [Cast:] Peggy Charles, Pat Franklin; Bob Charles, Terence Hankins; Paul Charles, Peter Street; Marjorie Manners, Joanna Clarke; Henrietta Percival, Winifred Braemar; Mrs, Hood, Jennifer Hutt; Giles, Laurie Main; Mr. Arnold, Francis Hampton; '''Molly Manners, Susan Neil'''.
--> 
 |edition= 1st
 |location= London
 |publisher= Carson & Comerford, Ltd
 |url= https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Stage_Year_Book/Tug-AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Susan+Neil%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Susan+Neil%22+-wikipedia&printsec=frontcover
 |issn= 
}}
* {{Cite book
 |last=	Mee
 |first= Frances
 |date= 1988
 |title= A History of Selsey
 |publisher= Philimore
 |location= Chichester, Sussex
 |isbn= 978-0-85033-672-6
}}
* {{cite book
 |last= O'Toole
 |first= Leagues
 |date= 2006
 |title= The Humours of Planxty
 |edition= 1st
 |type= hardcover
 |location= Dublin
 |publisher= [Hodder Headline](/source/Hodder_Headline)
 |isbn= 978-0-340-83796-2
}}
{{refend}}

==== Theatre programmes/playbills ====
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book
 |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 |title= Harvey 
 |date= 1957
 |medium= Theatre programme/playbill
 |location= Germany
 |publisher= Combined Services Entertainment.
 |at= Cast
<!--
 |quote= '''Susan Neil''' (Myrtle Mae Simmons), Amelia Bayntun (Veta Louise Simmons), Leslie Henson (Elwood P. Dowd), Bee Duffell (Mrs Ethel Chauvenet), Anne Burton (Ruth Kelly), John Bonney (Lyman Henderson, M.D.), Frank Henderson (William R. Chumley, M.D.), Joan Deering (Betty Chumley), Sydney Arnold (Judge Omar Gaffney), Roger Williams (E.J. Lofgren). ['''Susan Neil''':] Born in London 1932, educated England and Switzerland, brought up in theatre, both parents on the stage in musical comedy. Went into theatre professionally at the age of 15 as a student at the Embassy Theatre, London. She worked in repertory theatres all over England and Scotland, then made a big success in television with the Ted Ray series. Played with Leslie Henson on the tour of ''Harvey'' in England.
-->      
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Harvey'', Germany 1957}}
}}
* {{cite book
 |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 |title= Beside the Seaside 
 |date= 26 May 1958
 |medium= Theatre programme/playbill
 |location= [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham), UK
 |publisher= [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Nottingham) 
 |page= 5
<!--
 |quote= Week commencing Monday, 26 May, 1958. Derek Salberg Presents: ''Beside the Seaside'' by Leslie Sands. Characters in order of their appearance: Mrs Austin, Kathleen St John; Pat Marlow, Rosemary Towler; Florrie, Doreen Andrew; Tony Brett, Dennis Spencer; Ethel Pearson, Barbara Mitchell; Will Pearson, George Formby; '''Sally Pearson, Susan Neil'''; Mr Pepper, Michael Lomax; Mrs Pepper, Anne Jameson. The play directed by Maxwell Wray. Décor by Norman Smith.
-->
 |url= https://ourtheatreroyal.org/s/default/item/2414
 |access-date= 6 July 2025
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Beside the Seaside'', May 1958}}
}}
{{refend}}

==== Magazines and newspapers ====
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite news
 |title= Well-kept Secret of 'Sunny' Principal's Wedding Revealed 
 |department= Stage Gossip
 |date= 11 April 1928
 |newspaper= [Derby Daily Telegraph](/source/Derby_Daily_Telegraph)
 |location= [Derby](/source/Derby)
 |volume= LXXVIII
 |issue= 14,041
 |page= 5; col.5
<!-- 
 |quote= [Miss Felice Lascelles and Miss Zoe Andrews] both greeted me cheerily before telling me of the great deception practised on me by Miss Lascelles when ''Sunny'' was here in October [1927]. On that occasion she told me she was unmarried (...). Now, I am told she has been married for 15 months to George Neil, who plays Wendell-Wendell in the show. However, I was not the only one taken in, for the whole company were surprised to learn the news. There were good reasons for the secrecy, and for once the male partner was guilty of letting the cat out of the bag. In Dundee Miss Lascelles had to be taken from the theatre to be operated on for appendicitis. Her husband was in such a state that he "just simply had to let everyone know". They were in ''Kid Boots'' on tour with [Leslie Henson](/source/Leslie_Henson) when they were married in [Newcastle](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne). (...) I am glad the operation was successful, though it kept Miss Lascelles from work for ten weeks. (...).
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000327/19280411/088/0005
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 4 July 2023
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Derby Daily Telegraph''; 11 Apr 1928}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= LASCELLES-NEIL
 |department= Births
 |date= 16 June 1932
 |newspaper= [Liverpool Daily Post](/source/Liverpool_Daily_Post) 
 |location= Liverpool
 |issue= 24,013
 |page= 1; col.1
<!-- 
 |quote= June 13, at 47 Addison Avenue, London W.11, to FELICE LASCELLES, wife of GEORGE ANDERSON NEIL, a daughter (doing splendidly).
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000649/19320616/001/0001
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 25 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Liverpool Daily Post''; 16 Jun 1932}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= Selsey Topics
 |date= 17 August 1946
 |newspaper= Chichester Observer
 |department= 
 |location= Chichester
 |issue= 3,768
 |page= 5; col.3
<!-- 
 |quote= Scholars' Success. Broombank School finished its summer term on July 31, and is to be congratulated on the fine record attained for examinations. Eight pupils entered for the College of Preceptors senior and junior examinations and the following seven girls passed, three with distinction:— Judy Hane, '''Susan Neil''', Susan Goldsworthy, Sara Leaning, Elizabeth Haines, B. Melhuish, and Wendy Jones. Seven entered for the elocution examination of the [L.A.M.D.A.](/source/L.A.M.D.A.) (grades 1 and 3), all of whom passed, four with distinction, viz., '''Susan Neil''', Judith Leaning, Patrician Bowden, Nina Lamport. The three remaining passes were Shirley Bowden, Angela Essex and Liana Lamport. The elocution mistress was Miss Sheila Dayman, gold and silver medallist L.A.M.
--> 
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001919/19460817/057/0005
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 22 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Chichester Observer''; 17 Aug 1946}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Whiteoaks' - Playhouse Theatre, Buxton  
 |date= 16 June 1949
 |newspaper= Buxton Herald
 |department= 
 |location= Buxton
 |volume= 107
 |issue= 5,584
 |page= 2; col.2
<!-- 
 |quote= See it and enjoy it. The play, ''Whiteoaks'', by [Mazo De La Roche](/source/Mazo_De_La_Roche), presented at the Playhouse this week [Monday 13 – Saturday 18 June 1949], is extremely well acted by a talented company and is a joy to listen to. Briefly the plot centres round Adeline Whiteoak, centenarian head of the Whiteoak family, played by Joan Sanderson. The supporting characters are her children—Aunt Augusta (Barbara Leslie), Uncle Nicholas (Nigel Arkwright), and Uncle Ernest (Myles Rudge); all three being expectant beneficiaries of the old lady's wealth on her demise. Renny and Meg, the children of the old lady's dead son Philip by his first wife, are played by Shaun Sutton and Cora Bennett, while Piers, Finch, and Wakefield, children of Philip by his second wife, are played by Brian Whittle, Richard Bebb and Terry Miller respectively. The remainder of the cast are Pheasant, wife of Piers (played by '''Susan Neil'''), and Mr. Patton, a solicitor, played by Gregory Scott. The centenarian's pet parrot, a non-too-talkative bird, completes the ingredients for the scenes from family life which follow. The action takes place in the house of the Whiteoaks in Ontario, Canada.
-->  
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001676/19490616/022/0002
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 22 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Buxton Herald''; 16 Jun 1949}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Fit for Heroes' - Embassy Theatre, London
 |date= 4 August 1949
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= London Theatres.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,564
 |page= 7; col.4
<!-- 
 |quote= The Embassy — ''Fit for Heroes''. On Thursday of last week [28 July 1949] Envoy Productions, Ltd., by arrangement with Anthony Hawtrey and in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain, presented the comedy by Harold Brooke and Kay Bannerman. ''Fit for Heroes'', originally produced at this theatre on September 15, 1945, and subsequently transferred to the Whitehall in December of that year, introduces us to the peerage at home in a prefab. The domestic harmony of Lord and Lady Wimpole is further jeopardised by a violently progressive young politician, at whom the Honourable Elizabeth has set her cap. The exaggerated burlesque of the young politician keeps the play outside the subtler realms of satire, and often there is only hearty horseplay to bolster up the main situation. Although ''Fit for Heroes'' falls rather short of its own possibilities, the Embassy company and the producer, Wyndham Goldie, do everything they can to disguise the fact. Raymond Lovell, appearing in his original part of Lord Wimpole, delightfully adopts the air of a naughty schoolboy, continually fearing the worst, but hoping for the best. Phyllis Neilson-Terry makes a gracious Lady Wimpole, whose tact and charm provide the necessary reins to her husband's intractability. Humphrey Morton, as the Hon. George Wimpole, is a typical chip of the old block, with a penchant for practical joking. Sheila Burrell, as the Hon. Elizabeth Wimpole, and Laurence Payne, as the political tyro, both do well. The cast is completed by '''Susan Neil''' and Denis Banyard.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19490804/030/0007
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 22 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 4 Aug 1949}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Fit for Heroes' - Embassy Theatre, London  
 |date= 4 August 1949
 |newspaper= Hampstead News
 |department= Views and News
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,575
 |page= 6; col.5
<!-- 
 |quote= Sweet seventeen. Six months repertory expertise and a good part in the Embassy's ''Fit for Heroes'' is an excellent start for any young actress. And this sophisticated young miss, in the photograph, is just 17 years old. Attractive '''Susan Neil''', of Grove End Gardens, St. John's Wood, made up her mind to go on the stage when she was at school in Switzerland. The reason isn't far to seek. Her mother was the star of ''Sunny'', ''Kid Boots'' and those other gay musical comedies of Jack Buchanan and Leslie Henson. Under the stage name of Felice Lascelles, she graduated from the chorus right to the top. What does mother think of it all? "I was surprised when she wrote from Switzerland and told me she was going to be a dramatic actress. She is an excellent writer and I thought journalism might be her career, but I knew I couldn't change her mind even if I wanted to", she told me. Then smilingly added "She's good, you know". I heartily endorse that. As the young American girl in the prefab in ''Fit For Heroes'', she is very good. And only 17. Well, well!
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004649/19490804/190/0006
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 22 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Hampstead News''; 4 Aug 1949}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'The Medicine Man' - Embassy Theatre, London
 |date= 16 February 1950
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= London Theatres.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,592
 |page= 9; col.2–3
<!-- 
 |quote= THE EMBASSY. ''The Medicine Man''. On [Tuesday] February 14, by arrangement with Glasgow Unity Theatre Society, Ltd., Envoy Productions, Ltd., under the direction of Anthony Hawtrey, presented James Forsyth's '' The Medicine Man''. [Cast:] George Lurgan, Archie Duncan; Johnny Lurgan, Russell Hunter; "The Professor", Anthony Keary; Sim Spinks, Howard Connell; Bert, Alan Scott; Joe, Carl Williamson; Police Sergeant, Jack Stewart; A Doctor, Charles Houston; Trude Sweet, Betty Henderson; Chrissy Chillan, Renee Goddard; Angelica, Betty McGregor; Mrs Peg, Marjorie Thomson; The Yusman, Tom Scott; The Timid Old Man, Robert Frame; '''Two Girls, Sybil Thomson/Susan Neil'''. Produced by Robert Mitchell. (...)
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19500216/030/0009
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 7 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 16 Feb 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |last= Hickey
 |first= William
 |title= A Shadow Again
 |date= 2 June 1950
 |newspaper= Daily Express
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 15,587
 |page= 3; col.3
<!-- 
 |quote= (...) Do you remember Harry Brunning? He was the seasoned actor who took over the lead in ''Harvey'' the day Sid Field died. The critics said how good he was. He held the part for ten nights, and then Leslie Henson took over. Brunning is back in his job as understudy again, back in the shadow where he has been since the show opened nearly 18 months ago.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004848/19500602/176/0003
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 15 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Daily Express''; 2 Jun 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Prince of Wales Theatre, London
 |date= 14 February 1950
 |newspaper= Daily Herald
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 10,589
 |page= 3; col.5
<!-- 
 |quote= Leslie Henson, who officially takes over Sid Field's part in ''Harvey'' today [Tuesday 14 February 1950], played the role at both Saturday [11 February 1950] houses at the Prince of Wales's and again last night. Mellow and husky, his portrayal is excellent and gives chances for his great gifts of facial expression.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19500214/032/0003
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 15 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Daily Herald''; 14 Feb 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Prince of Wales Theatre, London
 |date= 11 March 1950
 |newspaper= Evening News
 |department= Theatres
 |location= London
 |issue= 21,240
 |page= 2; col.1
<!-- 
 |quote= PRINCE OF WALES. Whi. 8681. To-night, Sat., 5.15 & 8.15 LESLIE HENSON in ''HARVEY'' with Athene Seyler. Transferring to Piccadilly Theatre, March 14.
--> 
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003286/19500311/039/0002
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 16 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Evening News''; 11 Mar 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= Harvey's New Hutch
 |date= 17 March 1950
 |newspaper= Kensington News and West London Times
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 4,237
 |page= 6; col.6
<!-- 
 |quote= ''Harvey'' has moved to a new hutch, from the Prince of Wales' Theatre he has taken a short walk across Piccadilly Circus to the Piccadilly Theatre, where he has settled down very nicely. There was not a seat left in the theatre when he had his "housewarming" party on Tuesday. Harvey has become part of the West End, regarded with affection, and sadness too, by many who associate the invisible six-foot rabbit with the memory of the irreplaceable Sid Field. Leslie Henson had one of the toughest jobs of his career when he stepped into Sid's shoes beside Harvey. "If Harvey likes anyone he likes them", says Mary Chase in her hilarious comedy. Harvey must like Leslie Henson, you can tell that by the way they smile at each other. Is Harvey a pooka, or is he an animal of the pink elephant variety? Whatever he is he goes everywhere with Elwood P. Dowd, much to the distress of his sister, Veta Louise, who finds an invisible 6 ft. rabbit a great drawback to her social prestige in the far west town where they live, and a still greater hindrance to the "getting off" of her daughter Myrtle May. Consequently Myrtle May and Veta Louise decide that Uncle Elwood must be "put away". But they reckon without Uncle Elwood and without Harvey, and without the complications of "Chumley's Home of Rest" where people like Uncle Elwood are made saner and sadder. At the beginning of the play Harvey is a very pale ghost rabbit indeed, but his image strengthens as the play progresses. His nose was twitching delightfully when he took his bow. I was not a bit surprised when I saw him sitting opposite me in the bus going home.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001745/19500317/006/0006
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 15 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Kensington News and West London Times''; 17 Mar 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Piccadilly Theatre, London
 |date= 1 July 1950
 |newspaper= Daily Express
 |department= Theatres
 |location= London
 |issue= 15,612
 |page= 4; col.1
<!-- 
 |quote= (...) PICCADILLY. (Ger. 4506.) Last 2 performances today [Sat. 1 July 1950] at 5.15 & 8.15 LESLIE HENSON in ''Harvey''.
--> 
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004848/19500701/093/0004
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 16 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Daily Express''; 1 Jul 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Wimbledon Theatre, London
 |date= 13 July 1950
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Chit Chat.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,613
 |page= 4; col.4
<!-- 
 |quote= ''Harvey''. After completing a West End run of 613 performances at the Piccadilly, ''Harvey'' opens a tour at Wimbledon on Monday next, with the London company headed by Leslie Henson and Athene Seyler. Following Wimbledon, Miss Seyler's part will be taken over by Joyce Barbour. Others in the cast are Rosaline Haddon, Ernest Hare, Jeremy Hawk, Violet Farebrother, Gordon Phillott, Margery Caldicott, Madge Whiteman, Ann Robinson, Stanley Beard and Harry Brunning.
--> 
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19500713/020/0004
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 16 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 13 Jul 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff
 |date= 21 December 1950
 |newspaper= [Western Mail](/source/Western_Mail_(Wales))
 |location= Cardiff
 |issue= 25,396
 |page= 4; col.6
<!-- 
 |quote= Prince of Wales Theatre. January 8th for Two Weeks. LESLIE HENSON with the world-famous six foot white rabbit ''HARVEY''. The record-breaking success.
--> 
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19501221/043/0004
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 17 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Western Mail''; 21 Dec 1950}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Desire in the Night' - Pavilion Theatre, Liverpool  
 |date= 25 March 1952
 |newspaper= Liverpool Echo
 |department= To Entertainment You.
 |location= Liverpool
 |issue= 22,495
 |page= 3; col.3
<!--
 |quote= PAVILION THEATRE. ''Desire in the Night'' is no lurid melodrama, but a well-acted sincere attempt to portray a modern social problem. All the characters are well-drawn, particularly the part of the mentally-upset Johnny by Colin Archer, and his sister by Ann Martin. The difficult role of the distraught mother is well played by Carleen Lord; Winnie Sloan revels in her part as the aunt, and John Forbes-Robertson is a suitably forthright Tommy Mitchell. [Susan Neil as Sheila Watkins.]
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19520325/035/0003
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 25 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Liverpool Echo''; 25 Mar 1952}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Desire in the Night' - Pavilion Theatre, Liverpool  
 |date= 26 March 1952
 |newspaper= Liverpool Echo
 |department= Entertainments.
 |location= Liverpool
 |issue= 22,496
 |page= 1; col.1
<!--
 |quote= PAVILION THEATRE. It May Shock You but it Will Thrill You. ''Desire In The Night''. One of the Most Daring and Sensational Plays Touring. With Alathea Siddons, Winnie Sloane, Colin Archer, '''Susan Neil'''. And All-Star Cast. For Adults Only. Twice Nightly [at] 6.15 & 8.30.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19520326/001/0001
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 7 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Liverpool Echo''; 26 Mar 1952}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Desire in the Night' - Dolphin Theatre, Brighton  
 |date= 28 March 1952
 |newspaper= Worthing Herald
 |department= 
 |location= Worthing
 |issue= 1,665
 |page= 13; col.1
<!--
 |quote= DOLPHIN THEATRE. New Road, Brighton. Tel. 29521. March 31, Mon.-Fri. 7.30; Sat. 6 & 8.30; Mats. Wed. and Thurs. 2.45. John Citroen presents ''Desire In The Night''. Carleen Lord, Colin Archer, Winnie Sloane. Adults Only.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001920/19520328/186/0013
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 25 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Worthing Herald''; 28 Mar 1952}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Who Goes There?' - Palace Pier, Brighton
 |date= 10 April 1952
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Repertory. In Brief.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,704
 |page= 12; col.4
<!-- 
 |quote= The Palace Pier, Brighton, will open on Saturday next [12 April 1952] with a short season of repertory presented bv Forbes Russell, in association with Butlin's. Ltd. The opening production is ''Who Goes There?'', to be followed by ''Home at Seven''.
--> 
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19520410/071/0012
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 27 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 10 Apr 1952}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Who Goes There?' - Palace Pier, Brighton  
 |date= 11 April 1952
 |newspaper= Worthing Herald
 |department= Premieres at Brighton
 |location= Worthing
 |issue= 1,667
 |page= 10; col.3
<!-- 
 |quote= (...) At the Palace Pier John Dighton's successful comedy, ''Who Goes There?'', opens on Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m. and continues all next week with nightly performances at 7.45 and matinees on Wednesday at 2.30 and Saturday at 5. Barbara Cole, '''Susan Neil''' and Peter Wilson head the cast. (...)
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001920/19520411/152/0010
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 6 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Worthing Herald''; 11 Apr 1952}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Who Goes There?' - Palace Pier, Brighton
 |date= 17 April 1952
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= In the Provinces.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,705
 |page= 9; col.3
<!-- 
 |quote= BRIGHTON. The Palace Pier. ''Who Goes There?'' is presented, with Peter Wilson, '''Susan Neil''',  Barbara Cole, George Ricarde, and Eric Lindsay.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19520417/054/0009
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 6 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 17 Apr 1952}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Home at Seven' - Palace Pier, Brighton
 |date= 24 April 1952
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= In the Provinces.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,706
 |page= 13; col.3
<!-- 
 |quote= BRIGHTON. The Palace Pier. ''Home at Seven'' is well acted by Peter Wilson, Barbara Cole, Haydn Williams, George Ricarde, Peter Drew, Eric Lindsay, and '''Susan Neil'''.
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19520424/098/0013
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 6 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 24 Apr 1952}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Home at Seven' - Palace Pier, Brighton
 |date= 25 April 1952
 |newspaper= Sussex Express
 |department= East Sussex Entertainments.
 |location= Lewes
 |issue= 9,860
 |page= 6; col.4
<!-- 
 |quote= BRIGHTON. The Palace Pier. ''Home at Seven'' (7.45; Sat., 5.0. & 7.45).
-->
 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000656/19520425/189/0006
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 28 July 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Sussex Express''; 25 Apr 1952}}
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Boy Wanted' - Palace Pier, Brighton
 |date= 1 May 1952
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,707
 |page= 10; col.5
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 |quote= BRIGHTON PREMIERE. ''BOY WANTED''. On April 28, at The Palace Pier, was presented by Forbes Russell, in association with Butlin's. Ltd., a new play by Jonty Dewhurst, ''Boy Wanted''. Nora Pallister: Olive Sloane; Edna Treherne: Olive Sloane; Joseph Patman: George Ricarde; '''Rose: Susan Neil'''; Frank Stanwood: Haydn Williams; Mary Hellier: Marigold Sharman; Tom Larkin: Eric Lindsay; Eric Barnes: Peter Drew; Inspector Hancock: Peter Wilson. Directed by David Kennington. Inept dialogue, hotch-potch of plot and a complete lack of dramatic technique are the component parts of this very silly play. It begins as a banal tract on juvenile delinquency and ends as a not-very-mysterious mystery on the murder of a rich widow. There is not one climax, not one fully developed situation and not one real character. Twins are introduced and the contrivances to make it appear natural that the two are not required on the stage at one and the same time are so clumsy that for a while this is a source of amusement. It would not be fair to comment on the acting, for not even the best actors in the country could give life to such paper-dollish characters. Let it suffice that the whole cast and the prompter worked extremely hard.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Mountain Air' - Butlin Theatre, Skegness
 |date= 14 June 1952
 |newspaper= Louth Standard 
 |department= 
 |location= Louth
 |issue= 1,555
 |page= 3; col.6
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 |quote= Tuesday, JUNE 17th. For Five Nights. FORBES RUSSELL in association with BUTLIN'S LTD., Presents The Great International Star, JOSEPH FISHER, in ''MOUNTAIN AIR''. A Comedy of a Swiss Holiday. By HENRY WILKINSON. Play Directed by DAVID KENNINGTON.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Mountain Air' - Butlin Theatre, Skegness
 |date= 18 June 1952
 |newspaper= Skegness News 
 |department= The Butlin Theatre.
 |location= Skegness
 |issue= 2,252
 |page= 3; col.1
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 |quote= Comedy of Errors. JOSEF FISHER STARS IN ''MOUNTAIN AIR''. Henry Wilkinson's play ''Mountain Air'', comedy of a Swiss holiday, which is being presented all this week by the Forbes Russell Company under the direction of David Kennington, opened at the Butlin Theatre last (Tuesday) night, and has a special interest for holiday-makers. For this is a story of a holiday spent in the Swiss Alps, and the playgoer will encounter some quite extraordinary people in some quite extraordinary situations. "Mountain Air" affects all and sundry in a variety of ways, and this is indeed another comedy of errors, verbal and actual. The popular Forbes Russell Company are at their very best, with Josef Fisher, the world famed Continental star in his original part as the Swiss business man eager to learn English, and with a craze for cycling which dominates even his decisions in his big chemical factory.
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* {{cite news
 |title= Filey - Forbes-Russell Repertory Company
 |date= 7 August 1952
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Summer Entertainment.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,721
 |page= 7; col.3
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 |quote= Filey and its council are fortunate in their entertainments, for since the war they have had an arrangement with the neighbouring Butlin's under which they share certain entertainments with the holiday camp. What they share is the Forbes-Russell Repertory Company, and Richard Stone and Felix de Wolfe's ''Laughtertime''. The Southdene Pavilion stages both, the repertory company occupying the stage on Thursday,  Friday and Saturday, and ''Laughtertime'' on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. These shows alternate with Butlin's Camp. Repertory. The repertory company consists of five gentlemen and four ladies, with Peter Forbes-Russell as general manager, George Ricarde as manager, Peter Drew as stage director, and Marigold Sharman as assistant stage manager. The regular company of players are Barbara Cole, Mable Spencer, '''Susan Neil''', Peter Drew, Peter Wilson, George Ricarde, Haydn Williams, and Donald Carter. ''Laughtertime'' is made up of Terry Scott, George Clarkson, Gail Leslie, Bill Williams, Wren Mathews, Valentine Webber, Hetty Brayne, Molly O'Connor, and Thelma Scott.
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* {{cite news
 |title= Filey - Forbes-Russell Repertory Company
 |date= 9 July 1953
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Round the Country.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,769
 |page= 12; col.4
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 |quote= FILEY. The Forbes-Russell Repertory Company again provides the "straight" theatrical fare for Butlin's Camp here, and also plays in Filey itself for two nights of the week at the South Dene Pavilion. Plays presented include ''Maiden Ladies'', ''The White Sheep of the Family'', ''Husbands Don't Count'', '' Night Was Our Friend'', and ''David and Abanazar'', the children's play by George Ricarde, who, for the sixth year in succession, is manager and producer for the company. The stage-director is Robert Bett, and the company includes Tony Miles, Martin Wade, Ross Wilson, Garth Wilson, Jenny Trafford, Jean Morley, Giselle Vaughan and Anne Jackson.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'The Fortune Hunters' - Kemble Theatre, Hereford
 |date= 26 November 1953
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Chit Chat
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,789
 |page= 8; col.4
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 |quote= ''The Fortune Hunters''. A new comedy, ''The Fortune Hunters'', by Mark Paul, is to be tried out at the Kemble, Hereford, on December 7. The cast will include Laurie Main, Pat Franklin, Winifred Braemar, Gordon Bell, Dallas Yorke, Joanna Clarke, Mr. Hunt, Peter Street, and '''Susan Neil'''. The play will be directed by Miles Byrne.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'The Fortune Hunters' - Kemble Theatre, Hereford 
 |date= 4 December 1953
 |newspaper= Kington Times
 |department= Entertainment.
 |location= Kington
 |volume= 45
 |issue= 2,407
 |page= 4; col.3
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 |quote= THE KEMBLE. When the fortune hunters come to the city, there is bound to be fun! And when the company includes the radio comedian, Laurie Main, there is no doubt that this is a show to see. ''The Fortune Hunters'', by Mark Paul, stars not only Laurie Main, but Betty Franklyn, Winifred Braemar, Peter Street, Neil Grant, Francis Hampton, and '''Susan Neil'''. [p. 1; col.7–8:] KEMBLE THEATRE, HEREFORD. On Stage! Personal Appearance of Radio Star LAURIE MAIN in THE FORTUNE HUNTERS. A Comedy for the Family. Evenings at 7.30. Saturday at 6 and 8.30 p.m. [7 perf.]
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* {{cite news
 |last= Waterhouse
 |first= Keith
 |title= Barmaid for a day! It was Susan's Secret Wish  
 |date= 4 August 1954
 |newspaper= Daily Mirror
 |department= The Friday Show Page
 |location= London
 |issue= 15,775
 |page= 9; col.6
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 |quote= HAVE you a secret wish? said the announcement in the ''Daily Mirror''. Something like serving pints in a pub? "Well, that's funny", said '''Susan Neil''', 22, when she read it. "Because I've ALWAYS wanted to draw pints of bitter behind a bar". Miss Neil's was the first of the thousands of Dream Wish postcards we read yesterday. And straight away we took her from her home in Grove End Road to her local&mdash;the Star Tavern in St. John's Wood, London, where landlord Bill Jones was waiting to show her the right way to draw a pint of bitter. '''Slow—''' Susan's reason for going into the barmaid trade: "It seems such a simple way of making such a lot of people happy". But she found that it is not so simple. The first pint she drew in the saloon bar of the Star came out as flat and as tepid as a lily pond. "TOO SLOW", said Bill Jones. The second pint had a good head on it—but there was no beer under the head. Susan had drawn a pint of froth. "TOO FAST", said Mr. Jones. "Look"— and he drew a pint of bitter with a sparkling white collar on it that was a joy to behold. The secret? Bill said: "You have got to get the feel of the thing. There's no regulation number of pulls, no regulation time in which to draw a pint. Every beer handle behaves differently. You have got to make friends with it. "Most people drink with their eyes. You must have a head on a pint of beer. And the perfect head has very tiny bubbles that last the whole drink through". '''—and Quick''' Soon Susan was pulling beer that the regulars could drink without grimacing. It usually takes a week for a barmaid to learn the art of pulling a pint&mdash;but Susan was quick on the draw. What was Susan's verdict of the day her dream wish came true? "My feet ache, and my arms ache", she said. "But I enjoyed it. The funniest thing is seeing people only from the waist up". "And now, after your day's work, let me get you a drink", said Mr. Jones. "Thanks," said Susan happily. "I'll have a fizzy lemonade."
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
 |date= 12 August 1955
 |newspaper= Faversham News
 |department= Screen and Stage.
 |location= Faversham
 |issue= 3,784
 |page= 6; col.5
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 |quote= In the following week (commencing August 22), Leslie Henson visits Canterbury for the first time, making a personal appearance in ''Harvey'', Mary Chase's classic comedy about an invisible rabbit. He will play Elmer P. Dowd, ''Harvey'''s constant companion, a part he has made famous all over the country.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
 |date= 15 August 1955
 |newspaper= Leicester Evening Mail
 |department= Leslie Henson taken ill.
 |location= Leicester
 |issue= 13,928
 |page= 8; col.5
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 |quote= Leslie Henson, the comedian, had a heart attack at St Helier, Jersey, on Saturday [13 August 1955] and has had to withdraw from the '''new company''' with which he was due to start at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, next Monday. He was to play in Mary Chase's comedy of the invisible rabbit, ''Harvey'', but his place is to be taken by Clifford Mollison. Leslie Henson is 64.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
 |date= 15 August 1955
 |newspaper= Sunderland Daily Echo
 |department= Two Heart Attacks.
 |location= Sunderland
 |issue= 26,143
 |page= 1; col.3
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 |quote= Leslie Henson, the comedian, who has had two heart attacks at St. Helier, Jersey, has had to withdraw from the new company with which he was due to start at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, next Monday. He was to play in Mary Chase's comedy of the invisible rabbit ''Harvey'', but his place is to be taken by Clifford Mollison. Leslie Henson is 64. Mr Henson was flying back to London to-day with his wife and ten-year-old son.
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 |ref= {{sfnref|''Sunderland Daily Echo''; 15 Aug 1955}}
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
 |date= 16 August 1955
 |newspaper= Yorkshire Post
 |department= Leslie Henson Had Two Heart Attacks.
 |location= Leeds
 |issue= 33,674
 |page= 5; col.1
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 |quote= Much Better, but must take it easy. Leslie Henson, the comedian, had two heart attacks at the beginning of last week while on holiday in Jersey. He said on arrival London Airport yesterday: "I feel very much better now and am ready for work." Early in his holiday he had to see a doctor. "He told me to take it easy for a few days, which I did." Mr Henson, who is 64, walked briskly through the Airport formalities and said: "I have radio series for the next six weeks." Mrs. Henson said that although Mr. Henson was feeling much better he was unable to appear next week at Canterbury in ''Harvey''. "He had not had a holiday for three years, and I think the sudden relaxation, when we went to Jersey on holiday, had the effect of showing how overworked and tired he was", she explained. Clifford Mollison is taking Mr. Henson's part at Canterbury.
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}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
 |date= 19 August 1955
 |newspaper= East Kent Gazette
 |department= At the Cinema and Theatre.
 |location= Sittingbourne
 |issue= 5,272
 |page= 4; col.5
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 |quote= [Marlowe Theatre](/source/Marlowe_Theatre), Canterbury. Next week's production is Mary Chase's classic comedy ''Harvey'', starring Clifford Mollinson in the role made famous by Leslie Henson. There is a strong supporting cast. Marjorie Hawtrey is a director of the Embassy Theatre, London, and had a great success there recently in ''The Old Ladies''. '''Susan Neil''', Ann Burton, and Stuart Wagstaff, played in ''Harvey'' recently at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, while Harry Brunning is a well-known comedian and appeared in ''Harvey'' at Canterbury three years ago, playing the part Clifford Mollison is now playing. The scenic designer, Ruth Sofaer, is the daughter of the famous English actor now in Hollywood, Abraham Sofaer. Seymour Green, the director, was recently in ''St. Joan'' at St. Martin's Theatre, and is in the current B.B.C. television serial, ''The Prince and the Pauper''.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Streatham Hill Theatre, Lambeth
 |date= 26 August 1955
 |newspaper= Streatham News
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,427
 |page= 2; col.7–8
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 |quote= Streatham Hill Theatre. Evenings at 8 o'clock. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday 2.30 [8 perf.]. COMMENCING MONDAY, AUGUST 29th. James Shirvell presents BOBBY HOWES in the record breaking comedy success ''HARVEY'' By Mary Chase. [Photo:] Bobby Howes, who appears in that famous comedy, ''Harvey'', at Streatham Hill Theatre next week.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Hippodrome, Golders Green
 |date= 1 September 1955
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Calls For Next Week.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,381
 |page= 2; col.2
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 |quote= GOLDERS GREEN HIPPODROME. ''Harvey'' – Bobby Howes.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
 |date= 14 September 1955
 |newspaper= Eastbourne Gazette 
 |department= 
 |location= Eastbourne
 |issue= 5,025
 |page= 16; col.1–2
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 |quote= Devonshire Park Theatre. To-Day (Wednesday) at 2.30 and 8.0 p.m. Thursday & Friday 8 p.m. Saturday 6.0 & 8.30 p.m. [8 perf.] James Shirvell presents Bobby Howes in the record breaking play from the West End and Broadway ''HARVEY'' by Mary Chase with Vera Cook, Denis Thorne, Guy Fane, Anne Burton, Josee Richard, John Hoskin, Jane Comfort, '''Susan Neil''', Frederick Tripp, Gerald Walsh. Production by Seymour Green. [p. 16; col.5–6:] '''Bobby Howes' Alcoholic Is a Study to Remember'''. (...) Bobby Howes, looking as young and cheeky as ever, is the constantly inebriated Elwood P. Dowd, forever supplying the ''mot juste'', the charming phrase, and with a passion for giving away visiting cards or visiting "Charley's place". It is a part which Mr Howes took over when illness prevented Leslie Henson from doing so, and one which, with his quizzical features, cheeky grin and mannerisms, he plays to perfection. Of course, he has excellent lines to play with, but he adds them with his disarming charm and timing. It is a performance to make the hearts of even the staunchest supporters of teetotalism warm towards him in sympathy. '''A Natural Harvey'''. A refreshing feature, too, is that no fetish is made of Harvey himself. The efforts to convince of his presence are not strained or prolonged, but merely injected almost casually at points in the dialogue where required, and no more. In support, Vera Cook holds down the part of Elwood's sister, who though originally wishing her brother's cure, ultimately suffers a change of heart. Perhaps some scenes are over-dramatised, but the part calls for a performance slightly larger than life. Denis Thorn and Anne Burton are doctor and nurse engaged in a one-sided romance in the mental home, and contribute helpful cameo portraits. The doctor in charge of the home is excellently played by Gerald Welch, aided by fine stage presence and a deep, rich voice. Others in the cast play their parts well, and each is an equal piece of the jig-saw of the whole. There are no attempts at scene-stealing or addressing the audience direct. Only two sets are used in this production, and they are good ones. Although this play has its being in the United States, no attempt is made to simulate American accents. Only one, that of an attendant at the mental home, creeps in, and in consequence, sounds incongruous and out of place. However, that is a small price to pay for the entertainment gained from the scintillating study by Bobby Howes. It is enough to make many banish the thoughts of the film performance, or the superb stagings in the West End, and merely to remember Bobby Howes at Devonshire Park. A.P.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Palace Theatre, Leicester
 |date= 22 March 1956
 |newspaper= Leicester Evening Mail
 |department= Theatres.
 |location= Leicester
 |issue= 14,118
 |page= 3; col.1
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 |quote= PALACE. All This Week. TWICE NIGHTLY. 6.25 & 8.40. Guy Charles, Ltd., (In Association with Philip Hindin). Presents WALLY PATCH Famous West End Comedian. C. DENIER WARREN, "The Man with the Thousand Broadcasts". DOROTHY SUMMERS, "Mrs Mop of ITMA Fame". In ''THIS HAPPY HOME''. A sparkling New Comedy by MICHAEL WILSON.
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 |access-date= 29 July 2025
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Royal Hall, Harrogate
 |date= 22 March 1956
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,910
 |page= 2; col.5
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 |quote= Easter At Harrogate. Not to be outdone by the coastal resorts, Harrogate has arranged an attractive Easter programme, with the <s>Floral</s> Royal Hall prominent in its provision of well-varied entertainment. (...) Starting on Easter Monday, Guy Charles, Ltd. are presenting ''This Happy Home'' for the week [Mon 2 – Sat 7 April 1956]. A strong cast includes Wally Patch, C. Denier Warren, Susan Arnold, Dorothy Summers, Gawn Grainger, '''Susan Neil''', Barbara Robins, and Doreen Season. (...) [p. 8; col.5–6:] ''This Happy Home''. 19. Palace Theatre, Leicester; 26, Theatre Royal, Norwich.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Royal Hall, Harrogate
 |date= 29 March 1956
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Calls For Next Week.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,911
 |page= 2; col.4
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 |quote= HARROGATE ROYAL HALL. ''This Happy Home''. Wally Patch; C. Denier Warren; Dorothy Summers; Susan Arnold; Gawn Grainger; Susan Neil; Barbara Robins; Doreen Season. [p. 8; col.5–6:] ON TOUR. ''This Happy Home''. 26, Theatre Royal, Norwich; 2, Royal Hall. Harrogate.
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 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 29 Mar 1956}}
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Royal Hall, Harrogate
 |date= 5 April 1956
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= On Tour.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,912
 |page= 12; col.4
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 |quote= ''This Happy Home''. 2 [April], Royal Hall, Harrogate; 9 [April], Hippodrome, Derby.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Hippodrome, Derby
 |date= 7 April 1956
 |newspaper= Derby Daily Telegraph
 |department= Theatres.
 |location= Derby
 |issue= 23,271
 |page= 2; col.1–2
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 |quote= DERBY HIPPODROME. April 9th Week. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, at 7.15. Wednesday and Saturday at 5.0 and 8.0. WALLY PATCH, C. DENIER WARREN, DOROTHY SUMMERS. In a Sparkling New Comedy by Michael Wilson. ''THIS HAPPY HOME''. With Full Supporting Company.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
 |date= 13 April 1956
 |newspaper= East Kent Gazette
 |department= Theatres.
 |location= Sittingbourne
 |issue= 5,306
 |page= 2; col.8–9
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 |quote= MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY. Monday 16th April for one week. Evenings at 7.15. Sat. at 5 & 7.40. WALLY PATCH, C. DENIER WARREN, DOROTHY SUMMERS, in ''THIS HAPPY HOME''. A sparkling new comedy by Michael Wilson.
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 |ref= {{sfnref|''East Kent Gazette''; 13 Apr 1956}}
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
 |date= 14 April 1956
 |newspaper= Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald
 |department= 
 |location= Whitstable
 |issue= 4,775
 |page= 3; col.5
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 |quote= ''THIS HAPPY HOME''. NEXT WEEK'S MARLOWE PRODUCTION. Mrs. Mopp, of ''ITMA'' is held in affection by  millions of radio listeners. The remarkable way in which she infused a warm humanity into her comic roles as Tommy Handley's ever faithful "char" made her one of radio's favourites. Next week she is appearing personally in a new sparkling comedy entitled ''This Happy Home'' at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, and playgoers will have the splendid opportunity of seeing their favourite "Mrs. Mopp" on the stage. As you know, her stage name is Dorothy <s>Somers</s> Summers and she is playing one of the leading parts in this domestic comedy. It should appeal to Canterbury playgoers as the action takes place in a seaside bungalow which is rented by friends; everything goes swimmingly until they find each other out. This play is full of witty dialogue and funny situations and is really family entertainment. Also in the cast is that fine West End comedian, Wally Patch, and C. Denier Warren, the man with a 1,000 broadcasts who will be remembered as Mr. Mo in the "Kentucky Minstrels" and "The White Coons", also one of Tommy Handley's comedians in ''ITMA''. These artistes are supported by <s>Elizabeth</s> Doreen Season, '''Susan Neil''', Gawn Grainger and clever Susan Arnold, who recently played a juvenile part in ''Blind Man's Buff'' at the St. Martin's Theatre. The play is directed by Colin Loudan and playgoers can look forward to an hilarious evening.
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 |url-access= subscription
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* {{cite news
 |last= Bell
 |first= Jack
 |title= Dream-girl Susan Gets a TV Part...  
 |date= 26 May 1956
 |newspaper= Daily Mirror
 |department= Telepage.
 |location= London
 |issue= 16,315
 |page= 15; col.1–2
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 |quote= SUSAN NEIL, 22, the green-eyed blonde actress who was the Daily Mirror's first "Dream Wish" girl, is on B.B.C. television tonight. And a fiancé at the same time. Susan's secret wish was to "draw pints of bitter behind a bar". And when the ''Mirror'' made her wish come true two years ago, she was taken to her "local", the Star Tavern, at St. John's Wood, London, where landlord Bill Jones showed her how to pull up the beer. Two more wishes come true for Susan this week-end. 1—She is set on a TV career—and tonight she gets a part in the ''Ted Ray Show'' (9.15). She will play Tarzan's mate in a sketch featuring that hunk of beefcake, ex-champion wrestler Joe Robinson. And Susan has the right proportions for a "jungle girl": 37, 22, 37. 2—Susan's other wish—to meet the right man—is linked with that first wish to be a barmaid for a day. For while she was working in her "local", in walked bearded musician Lawrence Robinson, who plays double-bass in a symphony orchestra. They got talking—"but I wasn't particularly struck by him the first time", says Susan. Later they met again at a party—"and we got on fine". And this week-end, Lawrence, 29, and Susan will announce their engagement. 
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
 |date= 21 July 1956
 |newspaper= South Notts Echo
 |department= 
 |location= Nottingham
 |issue= 2,954
 |page= 2; col.3
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 |quote= THEATRE ROYAL. MONDAY, JULY 23—AND WEEK. Mon. to Fri. at 7.15. Sat. at 5 and 8 p.m. WALLY PATCH, C. DENIER WARREN, DOROTHY SUMMERS In ''THIS HAPPY HOME''. Sparkling New Comedy With DOREEN MASON.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
 |date= 24 July 1956
 |newspaper= Nottingham Guardian
 |department= 
 |location= Nottingham
 |issue= 31,224
 |page= 4; col.5–6
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 |quote= THEATRE ROYAL. After the brittle sophistication of American humour the Theatre Royal this week opens its doors to a real breath of English comedy, and the play is as bracing as a "wish you were here" postcard from the seaside. Michael Wilson, who has written ''This Happy Home'', has dipped his pen into the rich vein of humour that stems from the Englishman's habit of laughing his way through adversity. His play is filled with stock characters, but ones that theatregoers never tire of meeting. When the laughs come as raucous as a seaside postcard, few will care to complain. Here are Mr. and Mrs. London Town on holiday complete with precocious daughter and son just old enough to walk along to prom for other things than the breezes. And with them come the neighbours – old friends of 16 years' standing with a daughter who thinks every coastal resort has its Gretna Green. They rent a seedy house and find that its best view is of the local railway junction. The daily help fails to appear and everyone has to turn a hand to the chores – all excepting the neighbour's ailing wife, who always seems to ail best when the work has to be done. Wally Patch romps through the piece as the warm-hearted boisterous organiser of this holiday on the rocks.       There is a laugh in every ripple of his oversized figure and Mr. Patch is too old a hand to miss any of them. C. Denier Warren contributes a real gem of a character as the henpecked husband – Robertson Hare could hardly do better. As the aggressive but ailing wife, Dorothy Summers is as acid as a lemon but refuses to  caricature a part that would tempt a less experienced performer to do so. Special praise is due to young Susan Arnold, who plays the little Miss Precocious. She breathes freshness and vigour into the part. Doreen Season is the hard-working, long-suffering wife; Peter Morton, the son with an eye for a pretty face, and '''Susan Neil''' the girl who attracts his attention.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Empire Theatre, Swansea
 |date= 27 July 1956
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Calls For Next Week.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,928
 |page= 25; col.3
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 |quote= SWANSEA EMPIRE. ''This Happy Home'' – Wally Patch, Dorothy Summers, C. Denier Warren. [p. 28; col.3:] ON TOUR. ''This Happy Home''. 23, Royal, Nottingham; 30, Empire, Swansea.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Theatre Royal, Hanley
 |date= 3 August 1956
 |newspaper= Staffordshire Sentinel
 |department= For Your Leisure Time.
 |location= Stoke-on-Trent
 |issue= 5,342
 |page= 3; col.5–6
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 |quote= THEATRE ROYAL. MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1956–Twice Nightly (6.30 and 8.45). For a Happier Holiday-at-Home See: WALLY PATCH, C. DENIER WARREN, DOROTHY SUMMERS, in ''THIS HAPPY HOME''. A Sparkling New Comedy by Michael Wilson.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Hippodrome, Golders Green
 |date= 9 August 1956
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Calls For Next Week.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,930
 |page= 2; col.2
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 |quote= GOLDERS GREEN HIPPODROME. ''This Happy Home'' – Wally Patch, Dorothy Summers, C. Denier Warren.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Hippodrome, Golders Green
 |date= 14 August 1956
 |newspaper= Evening News
 |department= Theatres.
 |location= London
 |issue= 23,211
 |page= 4; col.1
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 |quote= Golders Green. Evenings 8.0. Thursday and Sat. 2.30. A new comedy: ''This Happy Home''. [p. 3; col.5:] HAPPY IN THE RAIN. Radio stars Dorothy ("Mrs. Mopp") Summers and Denier ("Kentucky Minstrels") Warren supply most of the fun at the Golders Green Hippodrome in ''This Happy Home'', a highly seasonable farce all about a wet weather holiday at the seaside.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Streatham Hill Theatre, Lambeth
 |date= 17 August 1956
 |newspaper= Norwood News
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 5,621
 |page= 2; col.5–6
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 |quote= RADIO FAVOURITES AT THE THEATRE. Mrs. Mopp, of ''ITMA'' is held in affection by  millions of radio listeners. The remarkable way in which she infused a warm humanity into her comic roles as Tommy Handley's ever faithful "char" made her one of radio's favourites. Next week she is appearing personally in a new sparkling comedy entitled ''This Happy Home'' at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, and playgoers will have the splendid opportunity of seeing their favourite "Mrs. Mopp" on the stage. Her stage name is Dorothy Summers and she is playing one of the leading parts in this domestic comedy. Also in the cast is West End comedian, Wally Patch, well known to playgoers, and C. Denier Warren, the man with a 1,000 broadcasts who will be remembered as Mr. Mo in the "Kentucky Minstrels" and "The White Coons", also one of Tommy Handley's comedians in ''ITMA''. These artistes are supported by Doreen Season, '''Susan Neil''', Peter Morton, and clever Susan Arnold, who recently played a juvenile part in ''Blind Man's Buff'' at the St. Martin's Theatre. The play is directed by Colin Loudan and playgoers can look forward to an hilarious evening. [p. 2; col.7–8:] STREATHAM HILL THEATRE. Week Commencing Monday, August 20th, Evenings at 8 o'clock; Matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2.30. Wally PATCH. Dorothy SUMMERS. C. Denier WARREN. in a Light-Hearted Comedy:  ''THIS HAPPY HOME''.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'This Happy Home' - Empire Theatre, Sunderland
 |date= 29 August 1956
 |newspaper= Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette
 |department= 
 |location= Sunderland
 |issue= 26,468
 |page= 3; col.6
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 |quote= EMPIRE. TWICE NIGHTLY At 6.15 and 8.30. The Famous West End Comedian, WALLY PATCH. The man of 1,000 broadcasts, C. DENIER WARREN. Mrs Mopp of ''ITMA'' Fame, DOROTHY SUMMERS. In the Screamingly Funny Comedy ''THIS HAPPY HOME''.
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* {{cite news
 |title= Lawrence Robinson and Susan Neil
 |date= 13 September 1956
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Chit Chat.
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,935
 |page= 8; col.5
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 |quote= Items. Lawrence Robinson and Susan Neil are to be married on Saturday next at Christ Church, [Lancaster Gate](/source/Lancaster_Gate), at 12 o'clock.
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* {{cite journal
 |title= Back Matter
 |date= 1957
 |journal= The Musical Times
 |volume= 98
 |number= 1372
 |page= 346
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 |quote= Broombank School, Selsey, Sussex. Sound education with special facilities for music and art.
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 |publisher= Musical Times Publications
 |location= London
 |jstor= 937137
 |issn=
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' for troops 
 |date= 25 June 1957
 |newspaper= Western Mail
 |department= London Letter.
 |location= Cardiff
 |issue= [Unnumbered]
 |page= 4; col.4
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 |quote= I found Leslie Henson packing his bags for a four-week tour of Germany. He heads a company presenting ''Harvey'' to the troops. This experienced tourer of troop camps has never seen much of Germany before. "I went to Berlin at the end of the war with Ivor Novello and a whole bunch of stars," he said. " All we saw were the ruins. Perhaps I'll get there again this time and see how they've put them together again." Leslie toured Cyprus camps at the time of the Suez crisis. "That was a picnic, I can tell you." he said.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Forces tour, Germany
 |date= 4 July 1957
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 3,977
 |page= 11; col.2
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 |quote= Amelia Bayntun is joining Leslie Henson on a four-weeks' Forces tour of ''Harvey'' in Germany on July 6.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Harvey' - Forces tour, Germany
 |date= 8 July 1957
 |newspaper= Belfast Telegraph
 |department= An Ulsterman's Diary.
 |location= Belfast
 |issue= [Unnumbered]
 |page= 4; col.6
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 |quote= Fun on the Rhine. Bee Duffell, the former Group Theatre actress, is having a working holiday in Germany. To-night she begins a four-week tour of the Rhineland with Leslie Henson in the American comedy, ''Harvey''. This versatile actress, who has taken part recently in a number of television plays, will enjoy her return to the stage.
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* {{cite news
 |title= What the Camera Sees  
 |date= 25 July 1957
 |newspaper= Liverpool Echo
 |department= 
 |location= Liverpool
 |issue= 24,149
 |page= 8; col.2
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 |quote= (...) Just who is this Clemence Bettany? Though you would never guess from her name, voice or very English looks, she comes from Sydney, Australia. She is married to English actor John Bonney, now touring the forces with Leslie Henson in ''Harvey''. (...)
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* {{cite news
 |last= Keniston
 |first= Tony
 |title= Interview with Leslie Henson 
 |date= 9 August 1957
 |newspaper= Kensington News and West London Times
 |department= 
 |location= London
 |issue= 4,623
 |page= 4; col.7–8
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 |quote= An armchair, Leslie Henson and I just about filled the tiny dressing room at a Garrison Theatre on an Army and Air Force camp in Germany. There was a sparkle in Leslie Henson's eyes. I was speaking to him between acts of his favourite play, ''Harvey''. "Ever since dear old Sid Field died I have been playing this part", he told me, "I played it in London, then when it went to the Repertories, I went with it I liked it so much." Now the man who brought fun to the Forces in the First World War and was a co-founder of ENSA in the Second has brought a play to the Services. "It's the first time I've done it", he remarked. "In the past I have always just taken the ''Gaieties Concert Party''. I called it that because that was where I really started, at the Gaiety Theatre in London. Now they are pulling it down, you know." Leslie looked sad. But a moment later he was his bubbling self again. At 65 I wondered where he found all his energy. I looked around for a box of 'pep' pills, but there were none in sight, only five bottles of Carlsberg beer. And then there were four. In between there being five and four I skipped through the years with Leslie from 1910 when he first put his feet on the boards, to 1957. Then I asked him if he had any regrets or any unfulfilled ambitions. "You know I don't think I can do better than say what Elwood P. says in ''Harvey''", he replied, "I always have a wonderful time wherever I am. I ''have'' had a wonderful time. No, no regrets." Beside a faded photo in an old blue velvet case on his dressing table lay a silver pocket watch. If I remember my ''Alice in Wonderland'' correctly, white rabbits carry silver pocket watches. I wonder, was that Harvey's?
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - New Theatre, Hull
 |date= 6 March 1958
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= On Tour.
 |location= London
 |issue= 4,012
 |page= 12; col.6
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 |quote= ''Beside the Seaside''. 10 [March], New Theatre, Hull.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - New Theatre, Hull
 |date= 14 March 1958
 |newspaper= Hull Daily Mail
 |department= Theatres and Cinemas.
 |location= Hull
 |issue= 22,520
 |page= 8; col.1–2
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 |quote= New Theatre. Nightly 7.30. SAT. 5 and 8 p.m. [7 perf.] George Formby in ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''. With Nancy Roberts "Mother Grove".
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
 |date= 15 March 1958
 |newspaper= South Yorkshire Times
 |department= Theatres and Cinemas.
 |location= Mexborough
 |issue= [Unnumbered]
 |page= 28; col.5–6
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 |quote= Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield. Next Week — Evenings 7.15 p.m. Matinee Wed. 2.30 p.m.; Sat. 5 and 8. [8 perf.] A Riotous Holiday Romp. George Formby in ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''. With Nancy Roberts.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Hippodrome Theatre, Brighton
 |date= 20 March 1958
 |newspaper= West Sussex Gazette
 |department= Entertainments, etc.
 |location= Arundel
 |issue= 5,382
 |page= 14; col.7–8
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 |quote= Hippodrome Theatre, Brighton. Week Commencing Monday, March 24th 1958. Evenings 7.45 p.m., Sat. 5 and 8 p.m., Wed.  Matinee 2.30 p.m. [8 perf.] George Formby in ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''. A Holiday Romp by Leslie Sands. With Nancy Roberts.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
 |date= 3 April 1958
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= On Tour.
 |location= London
 |issue= 4,016
 |page= 10; col.2
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 |quote= ''Beside the Seaside''. 31 [March], Pavilion, Bournemouth.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
 |date= 6 April 1958
 |newspaper= Birmingham Weekly Mercury
 |department= 
 |location= Birmingham
 |issue= 2,048
 |page= 15; col.6
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 |quote= Alexandra Theatre. Evenings 7.15 p.m., Sat. 5 & 8 p.m., Matinee Wed. 2.30 p.m. [8 perf.] George Formby in ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''. With Nancy ("Grandma Groves") Roberts.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - New Theatre, Oxford
 |date= 10 April 1958
 |newspaper= Banbury Guardian
 |department= 
 |location= Banbury
 |issue= 5,905
 |page= 4; col.6
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 |quote= New Theatre, Oxford. April 14th – Mon. to Fri. 7.15; Sat. 5 and 8; Wed. Mat. 2.15. [8 perf.] George Formby in ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''. A Holiday Romp by Leslie Sands. With Nancy (Television's "Grandma Groves") Roberts. Directed by Maxwell Wray.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Opera House, Manchester
 |date= 17 April 1958
 |newspaper= Manchester Evening News
 |department= Theatres.
 |location= Manchester
 |issue= 27,713
 |page= 2; col.1
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 |quote= Opera House. Next Week at 7; Sat. 5 and 8; Wed. Mat. 2.30. [8 perf.] George Formby in a comedy by Leslie Sands. ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''. [p. 2; col.9:] BEFORE he leaves the boarding-house at the seaside resort "somewhere in the North" with the landlady cruet up his sleeve, George Formby—who plays the hard-headed Lancastrian, Wilf Pearson, in ''Beside the seaside'' at the Manchester Opera House next week—will have solved every problem a boarding-house can provide. He has the grasping Mrs Austin to conquer, a violent row between a honeymoon couple to end, and the elopement of his own daughter with a married man to avert. This is one of those comedies full of unsophisticated laughter through which George drifts happily with an effect the greater because of its apparent lack of direction or effort. With him was to have been Nancy ("Grandma Groves") Roberts but she has left the cast and has been replaced by Kathleen St. John. His daughter is played by '''Susan Neil''', who was for a time at Buxton, and others in the company include Barbara Mitchell, Dennis Spencer, Doreen Andrew, and Anne Jameson. Dennis Spencer has worked on stage management in Manchester, but he was last here acting in ''Nest of Robins'' with Sonnie Hale. Anne Jameson, believe it or not, has just played principal boy in a pantomime and followed that up by touring as Lady Isobel in that famous old tear-jerker ''East Lynne''. She is also a singer and pianist, was trained the hard way in repertory, and has been climbing steadily ever since; at 12 she began as one of the children in ''No Room at the Inn''. That was 12 years ago and the lucky break is not far away. By Alan Bendle.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Grand Theatre, Blackpool
 |date= 24 April 1958
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Calls for Next Week.
 |location= London
 |issue= 4,019
 |page= 2; col.1
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 |quote= Blackpool Grand. – ''Beside the Seaside''. George Formby, Barbara Mitchell, Doreen Andrew, Dennis Spencer, Rosemary Towler, Anne Jameson, '''Susan Neil''', Michael Lomax, Kathleen St. John. [p. 10; col.6:] ''Beside the Seaside''. 21 [April], Opera House, Manchester; 28 [April], Grand, Blackpool.
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Court Theatre, Liverpool  
 |date= 2 May 1958
 |newspaper= Liverpool Echo
 |department= The Friday Show Page
 |location= Liverpool
 |issue= 24,387
 |page= 7; col.3–4
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 |quote= It is apparently becoming fashionable for leading music-hall comedians to try their fortunes in straight plays, and at the Court Theatre next week we are to see [George Formby](/source/George_Formby)'s second venture in this field. Leslie Sand's comedy ''Beside the Seaside'' sounds like an ideal vehicle for the irrepressible George who, of course, lives in the Blackpool area and, as the action takes place in a seaside boarding house, should be in his element. The story deals with a Lancashire couple on holiday with their attractive daughter, roles taken by George Formby, [Barbara Mitchell](/source/Barbara_Mitchell), and '''Susan Neil'''. They run into trouble with their landlady (Kathleen St. John) and a philandering Canadian actor (Dennis Spencer), and further fun is provided by Doreen Andrew as a slapstick maid of all work. [p. 1; col.1:] Court Theatre. (...) May 5–10, Mon. to Fri. at 7pm. Matinee, Wed. at 2.30; Sat. at 5pm & 8pm. [9 perf.]
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* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Court Theatre, Liverpool  
 |date= 6 May 1958
 |newspaper= Liverpool Daily Post
 |department= The Critics.
 |location= Liverpool
 |issue= 32,039
 |page= 3; col.9
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 |quote= Court. Boarding House Hot-Pot. One of the temptations of theatre criticism is to assume that you have heard it all before. Confronted with a play about seaside boarding house you are horribly tempted to believe that it will be peopled with a battle-axe of a landlady, a comic maid, a good-hearted working-class couple and a pair of honeymooners, at the very least. And it is remarkably little satisfaction to a critic when his prophecy comes true in every detail, as it does at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, this week. ''Beside the Seaside'' is as homely, as inconsequential, and every bit as corny as it sounds. The battle-axe (she would be even more effective if she softened her tone occasionally) is Kathleen St John. The good-hearted pair are Barbara Mitchell (who gives us the best few moments of the evening when she thinks her daughter has been killed) and your old friend George Formby. The comic maid is well-played by Doreen Andrew. The honeymooners, bashful, quarrelling, and reconciled in turn with devastating predictability, are Michael Lomax and Anna Jameson, who could do with a little more passion. And for good measure, two dancers one feminine and inclined to melodrama (Rosemary Towler) and one a playboy "who is not bad really" (Dennis Spencer), and a slightly headstrong daughter for Mr Formby ('''Susan Neil'''), and the ingredients are complete. The Lancashire hot-pot which results tastes exactly as it always did. Theirs is a thankless task. The cast did their best to make the old situations seem fresh and Mr Formby in particular is always easy, accomplished, and pleasant to watch. But faced with every well-worn gag in the business they have a thankless task. I shall not be accused of spoiling the plot if I disclose that the play includes such historic lines as "You're going to enjoy this holiday if it kills you", "Her breath will be coming in short pants", and "Put your foot down with a firm hand". There are even jokes about mothers-in-law, worked in–by a stroke of inspiration–through having her ring from Huddersfield all through the holiday. Despite all this, last night's audience found plenty to delight them, and the nasty-minded critics left the theatre in a considerable minority. The moral seems to that those who have not yet seen their fill of boarding-house comedies will find this a good specimen its kind. And there is an opportunity–far too rare nowadays–of hearing Mr Formby sing "Leaning on a Lamp-post".
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 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005475/19580506/003/0003
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 25 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Liverpool Daily Post''; 6 May 1958}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Grand Theatre, Leeds
 |date= 12 May 1958
 |newspaper= Huddersfield Daily Examiner
 |department= 
 |location= Huddersfield
 |issue= 29,961
 |page= 3; col.8
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 |quote= Grand Theatre, Leeds. Evenings Mon.–Thurs. at 7.0. Fri. 7.30. Sat 5 and 8 p.m. Mat. Tues. at 2. [8 perf.] Reduced Prices. GEORGE FORMBY in A Riotous Comedy. ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''.
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 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19580512/003/0003
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 4 August 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Huddersfield Daily Examiner''; 12 May 1958}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Coventry Theatre, Coventry
 |date= 8 May 1958
 |newspaper= Banbury Guardian
 |department= 
 |location= Banbury
 |issue= 5,909
 |page= 9; col.1–2
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 |quote= The Coventry Theatre. May 19th – Evenings at 7.30. Thurs. and Sat. at 5 and 8. [8 perf.] George Formby in ''BESIDE THE SEASIDE''. The Seaside is a Holiday Tonic for the whole family.
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 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001523/19580508/206/0009
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 4 August 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Banbury Guardian''; 8 May 1958}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Coventry Theatre, Coventry
 |date= 16 May 1958
 |newspaper= Coventry Standard
 |department= 
 |location= Coventry
 |issue= 11,204
 |page= 11; col.5–6
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 |quote= George Formby is ''Beside the Seaside'' at the Coventry Theatre next week. "Two minutes from the sea"... "pleasant outlook"... you know how those "Seaside Holiday" adverts go. "Pleasant outlook", more often than not, can mean a grim view of the gasworks, and the other could mean that an Olympic champion could just about make it by sprinting. One of those forbidding seaside boarding houses comes to the Coventry Theatre next week with dragon-landlady, extras for "use of cruet" and so on. It will be the setting for ''Beside the Seaside'', a new comedy by Leslie Sands, at which audiences all over England have been chuckling in recent weeks. The dragon of a landlady–played by character actress Kathleen St. John–meets her match in Wilf Pearson, hard-headed, soft-hearted Lancastrian visitor... who is none other than our old friend George Formby, universally beloved and certainly "the greatest" among many fine comedians from Lancashire. SECOND VENTURE. This is only his second venture into "straight" comedy, and a climax in the career of the former jockey, who has long been such a favourite as a star of pantomime, variety, films and revue. Barbara Mitchell plays his dearly-beloved but caustic-tongued wife, and the part of their wayward daughter is played by '''Susan Neil'''. Maxwell Wray directs this Derek Salberg presentation with settings by Norman Smith.
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 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000683/19580516/011/0011
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 4 August 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Coventry Standard''; 16 May 1958}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
 |date= 21 May 1958
 |newspaper= Nottingham Guardian
 |department= Amusements.
 |location= Nottingham
 |issue= 31,789
 |page= 4; col.1
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 |quote= Royal. May 26th: George Formby in ''Beside the Seaside''. Mon. & Sat. 5 & 8 p.m. Other evenings at 7.15. [8 perf.] [p. 4; col.3:] George Formby Back Again. 'Digging' at the Seaside. (...)  The piece in which he appears next week is a romp by Leslie Sands – ''Beside the Seaside''.  With his wife (played by Barbara Mitchell) and daughter ('''Susan Neil''') he spends a week in a drab boarding-house overlooking the gasworks, an establishment run the invincible Mrs Austin (Kathleen St John), whose motto is: "When in doubt slap it on the bill". Within the week he composes the differences between a honeymoon couple (Anne Jameson and Michael Lomax) and puts a damper on the philandering ambitions of an actor (Dennis Spencer). Doreen Andrew and Rosemary Towler complete the occupants of the dreadful digs. (...)
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 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004722/19580521/004/0004
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 4 August 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Nottingham Guardian''; 21 May 1958}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'Beside the Seaside' - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
 |date= 27 May 1958
 |newspaper= Nottingham Guardian
 |department= 
 |location= Nottingham
 |issue= 31,794
 |page= 4; col.5–6
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 |quote= Theatre Royal. (...) In the part of his wife Ethel, who keeps worrying about how mother is getting on, Barbara Mitchell creates a sharply defined character, which just needs a little more sense of comedy. Doreen Andrew is exaggeratedly comic as Florrie the maid, and '''Susan Neil''' is charming and pleasant as  Sally. The honeymoon couple are portrayed by Anne Jameson and Michael Lomax, and Dennis Spencer is the dashing young actor. Rosemary Towler takes the part of Pat Marlow, and Kathleen St. John is Mrs. Austin, the landlady. (...)
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 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004722/19580527/004/0004
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 4 August 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Nottingham Guardian''; 27 May 1958}}
}}
* {{cite news
 |title= 'The Voice of the Turtle' - Intimate Theatre, High Wycombe
 |date= 19 June 1958
 |newspaper= The Stage
 |department= Chit Chat
 |location= London
 |issue= 4,027
 |page= 17; col.3
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 |quote= During the current week [Mon 16 – Sat 21 June 1958], ''The Voice of the Turtle'' is being presented by Plantagenet Productions at the [Intimate Theatre](/source/Wycombe_Repertory_Theatre), [High Wycombe](/source/High_Wycombe), with '''Susan Neil''', Ivor Kimmel, and Tangie Bird in the cast, directed by Dorothy Rose Gribble.
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 |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001179/19580619/102/0017
 |url-access= subscription
 |access-date= 26 June 2025
 |via= British Newspaper Archive
 |ref= {{sfnref|''The Stage''; 19 Jun 1958}}
}}
{{refend}}

==== Documents ====
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* {{cite document
 |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 |title= Susan J Neil 
 |date= July 1932
 |type= Birth registration
 |location= Kensington, London
 |publisher= England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007.
 |at= Vol. 1a, p. 161
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 |quote= Mother's Maiden Name: Lascelles.
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 |ref= {{sfnref|CRBI 1932}}
}}
* {{cite document
 |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 |title= Susan J Neil 
 |date= September 1956
 |type= Marriage registration
 |location= Paddington, London
 |publisher= England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005.
 |at= Vol. 5d, p. 386
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 |quote= Spouse: Lawrence A. Robinson.
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 |ref= {{sfnref|CRMI 1956}}
}}
{{refend}}

==== Websites ====
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* {{cite web
 |title= Broombank school in Selsey closed (1969)
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 |quote= (...) In 1969, Broombank school in Selsey closed and some years later the Cricket Club had the opportunity to acquire its wooden sports hall, subject to the Club arranging its removal. It was duly taken down and rebuilt on the council recreation ground by a large number of volunteers. Jim France supervising and Jim Crowley arranging the oversite concrete and sleeper walls. The building was erected in shell form through the winter of 1976/1977 helped by local farmers with their JCB’s and tractors. Among the volunteers was Patrick, (later Sir Patrick), Moore. (...) The pavilion was finally fitted out, complete with bar, between 1977 and 1979. (...)
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 |url= https://chippingdale.play-cricket.com/grounds/9674
 |publisher= Chippingdale Cricket Club
 |website= chippingdale.play-cricket.com
 |access-date= 22 June 2025
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Chippingdale CC''}}
}}
* {{cite web
 |title= Desire in the Night
 |date= 1952
 |quote= A play by [Patrick Cargill](/source/Patrick_Cargill).
 |url= https://theatricalia.com/play/jv9/desire-in-the-night
 |publisher= Matthew Somerville
 |website= theatricalia.com
 |accessdate= 6 August 2025
 |ref= {{sfnref|''Desire in the Night''; 1952}}
}}
* {{cite web
 |title= This Happy Home
 |url= https://www.postcardfinder.co.uk/this-happy-home-wally-patch-doctor-in-the-house-vintage-derby-theatre-programme-43839-p.asp
 |at= (Cast list, at "Image 2 of 2")
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 |quote= Characters in order of appearance: "Jim Drew", Wally Patch; "Doris Drew", Doreen Season; "Phyllis Drew", Susan Arnold; "Arthur Sparling", C. Denier Warren; '''"Natalie Sparling", Susan Neil'''; "Dick Drew", Gawn Grainger; "Elizabeth Sparling", Dorothy Summers; "A Girl", Barbara Robins.
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 |publisher= Hippodrome Theatre, Derby
 |via= Post Card Finder
 |website= postcardfinder.co.uk
 |date= 1956
 |access-date= 30 July 2025
 |archive-date= 30 July 2025
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250730111234/https://www.postcardfinder.co.uk/this-happy-home-wally-patch-doctor-in-the-house-vintage-derby-theatre-programme-43839-p.asp
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 |url-status= 
 |ref= {{sfnref|''This Happy Home''; 1956}}
}}
* {{cite web
 |title= Susan Neil
 |series= BBC Programme Index
 |url= https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=%22Susan+Neil%22#top
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250915154903/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q%3D%22Susan%2BNeil%22#top
 |url-status= dead
 |archive-date= 15 September 2025
 |at= [Contributors]
 |quote= Susan Neil
 |date= 1953
 |publisher= [BBC Genome Project](/source/BBC_Genome_Project)
 |website= genome.ch.bbc.co.uk
 |access-date= 12 August 2025
 |df= dmy-all
 |ref= {{sfnref|BBC Genome}}
}}
{{refend}}

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