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BLACK VELVET |
Title of The Play | BLACK VELVET |
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Year of Premiere | 1939 |
Place of Premiere | London Hippodrome |
Language(s) | English |
Genre | Revue |
Based on/Source | |
Producer(s) | Robert Nesbitt |
Director | Robert Nesbitt |
Author | Harry Parr Davies |
Cast | Vic Oliver, Jack and John Bredwin, Pat Kirkwood, Frances Day, Roma Beaumont, Carol Lynne, Max and Harry Nesbitt |
Literature | Times, 15 November 1939 Jewish Chronicle, 17 November 1939 |
Special notes | The very successful show included the famous blackout song "Crash, Bang, I Want to Go Home" |