Hello Laurel & Hardy friends,
Our next film show is this Wednesday, 17th May at the usual location, THE WHITE LION….24, Middle Street, BEESTON, NG9 1FX commencing at the usual time of 7.30pm in the upstairs function room – in the “Beeston cinema”.
All are welcome and entry is free.
This month, we have themed our film show “May Out West”. After so many requests….yes, this month we will be showing one of the Boys best feature films ….”Way Out West”. This was actually released in April 1937…so what a good way to celebrate its 80th birthday with a showing this Wednesday. But I hear you ask….why theme the show “May out West’…well, I’m not thinking Theresa May – infact, Wednesday eve will be an election free zone – nor am I thinking Mae West !! Yes, OK it is May….and the reason being is that the tent has made the month of May when we celebrate the university of the birth of Annie Mae Busch. Admittedly, her actual birthday is in June…just 2 days after Stan’s…but, then obviously our thoughts of Stan would over-shadow Mae’s birthday. So ,after so much of my peramubulating waffle… we will be showing at least 3 short Laurel & Hardy film subjects where Mae Busch takes (almost) top billing with Stan & Ollie…..and infact one of the films we are showing could have been alternatively titled “May out West” . I will let you try and work that one out on the night. We shall also continue our recomembrances of the 1947 tour….which will include a showing of the Boys antics at the Daily Mail Film Awards ceremony on April 28th 1947.
In June, we have two film shows…
Firstly, our regular 3rd-Wednesday-in-the month, evening show will be on Wednesday, June 21st….where will be celebrating the summer solstice with a trip to Mexico…and the showing of the 1940s Fox film “The Bullfighters” …themed “The Bullfighters – Part 1”. We will also be celebrating Stans birthday.
Then, on Saturday, June 24th, 1pm-6pm, we will be at the Bull Inn, Bottesford for “The Bull Fighters – Part 2”. This will have a strong programme of short films where the Boys become wrapped up in battles including a number of tit-for-tats. The highlight of the day will be a showing of the most complete version of the Boys silent film Battle of the Century….which includes a showing of the recently discovered complete 2nd reel on 16mm by our special guest, Dave Wyatt. This is not to be missed. For those that are new to the tent, the Bull Inn was regularly visited by Stan & Ollie during the early 1950s as Stan’s sister Beatrice Olga and her husband Bill Healey ran the pub as landlords. In the lounge there are numerous photos of their visits….including photos of the boys pulling the pints behind the bar. In the morning, we will be again be venturing out to Barkston (a few miles north of Grantham) to lay flowers on the Stan Laurels father’s grave (AJ) and to visit the Plough Inn (the pub that Beatrice Olga and Bill ran during the 1940s). Meet at the Stag Inn, Barkston 10.30am. All are welcome to Bottesford & Barkston, and it always makes a fun day out. We have already started to advertise the event, see under coming events on the Bowler Desert website, http://www.bowlerdessert.co.uk/
So, hopefully,we’ll see you this Wednesday. All are welcome.
Fraternally Yours,
Dave T
(Grand Sheikh – Nottingham Beau Hunks tent)
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