The Portsmouth Music Scene
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Audrey Jeans, Singer, dancer, comedienne
Daughter of Portsmouth Dockyard Worker |
Audrey's Personal Appearances1949Cinderella. Empire Theatre, Liverpool. 17 January 1949 onwards. Tom Arnold for Julian Wylie Productions. Produced by Joan Davis. Dialogue by Austin Melford. Musical Score by Phil Park. Settings designed by Charles Reading. Costumes by Doris Zinkeisen. Cast: Greta Fayne (Prince Charming), Audrey Jeans (Dandini), Arthur Scott (Baron Stoneybroke), George Bolton (Maggie, his Second Wife), Joy Jackley and Seth Jee (Ugly Sisters, her daughters), Virginia Vernon (Cinderella), Harry Allen & Joe Ritchie (The Broker's Men), Richard Lancaster (Captain ofthe Guard), Rosemary Dorken (Fairy Godmother), Dawn Swane (Ballerina), Al Read (Buttons). The Royal Dancers and Singers. Winstanley Babes. Specialities by Allen and The Albee Sisters. |
1950 The Love Racket
Venue Theatre Royal, Adelaide, SA
First Date 1950 The GAYEST and HAPPIEST of all musicals!
J. C. Williamson Theatres, Touring Company
Contributors
Arthur Askey Actor
Wilma Harrison Actor
Audrey Jeans Actor |
1953London Palladium, 7th October 1953 The cast included:
George Formby. Terry Thomas. Alan and Blanche Lund. Gillian Lynne. The Mathurins. Audrey Jeans. Doreen Stephens, Alan Breeze. Clem Benard. The Deep River Boys. The Carole Colores Strings, Ted and Flo Vallett. Billy Cotton and his Band. G. Farfel and Pat Dodd Direction by Charles Henry. D cor by Charles Reading. Choreography by Pauline Grant. Costumes by R. St. John Roper and Alec Shanks |
1954Empire Liverpool 17th January 1954 Cinderella Panto Al Read & Audrey Jeans(as Dandini) Panto CinderellaEmpress Brixton 1954 Harry Secombe Freddie Frinton Audrey Jeans |
195525th Maerch 1955, Chiswick Empire Variety, David Hughes, Billy Dainty, Audrey Jeans, King Brothers5th June 1955: Ruby Murray; Sid Phillips and his Band with Rick Mills and Rosemary Archer; Audrey Jeans 4th July 1955 Pavilion Torquay George Formby, Audrey jeans,Narriott & Evans 25th July 1955 Capitol Aberdeen George Formby, Audrey jeans, Arthur Haynes, Billy Baxter 1955 1st - 6th Aug Arthur Haynes, Saveen and "Daisy May", Bob and Alf Pearson, Audrey Jeans, Royal Hall Harrogate August 11th Cheltenham Town Hall, George Formeby, Audrey Jeans, Arthur Haynes 1955 August 15th for six days, George Formeby, Audrey Jeans, Arthur Haynes, Winter Gardens Margate PANTO 1955,MANCHESTER PALACE,CINDERELLA,HARRY SECOMBE,AUDREY JEANS |
19561956 Ruby Murray Chic Murray & Maidie, J. Stewart, Audrey Jeans, Tommy Fields, etc Birmingham |
1957David Whitfield 1957 Palace, Manchester Programme (Audrey Jeans/Harry Worth) Kings Theatre Souythsea for the summerDavid Whitfield 1957 Palace, Manchester Programme (Audrey Jeans/Harry Worth) Hippodrome, Bristol week commencing Monday November 19, 1956.
1957 Ruby Murray * Ken Platt ..photos/ info within * Billy Dainty, Tommy Locky, Audrey Jeans, etc. Doncaster |
1958
March 24h Chiswick David Hughes, King Bros Audrey Jeans |
1959FRIDAY April 3rd 1959 Startime A revue devised and produced by Robert Nesbitt.
Ruby Murray Malcolm Vaughan Audrey Jeans 1959 Finsbury Park Empire |
1960MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS. JIMMY EDWARDS, AUDREY JEANS Winter Gardens, Bournemouth * June 1 week 1960
Cinderella. Theatre Royal, Nottingham. 22 December 1960 to February 1961. Book, Lyrics, and
Music by Harry Bright. Directed by E. Kelland-Espinosa. Decor by Tod Kingman. Choreography by Beatrice Livesey. A Tom Arnold (for Julian Wylie) Production. This production was adapted for the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre in 1961, then Oxford in 1964, etc. See below. Cast: George Arnett (Baron Hardup), Danny La Rue & Alan Haynes (Fabrina & Marlene, Cinderella's step-sisters), Jill Westlake (Cinderella), The Three Monarchs (The Broker's Men), Lonnie Donegan (Buttons), Peter Huggett, Nick Nicholls, & Les Bennetts (Bill the Butcher, Bob the Broker, and Charlie the Candlestick-Maker -- Button's Friends), Audrey Jeans (Dandini), Terry Donovan (Prince Charming), Jennifere Burch (Fairy Godmother), Al Parker (Major Domo), Dorothy Fraser (Premi re Danseuse), Tolan's Ponies, The Royal Dancers and Singers. |
19611961 March 20th Southampton with Tony Hancock, Skylons, Leo Bassi & June, Three Ghezzis, Neil & Patricia DelrinaMay 27th 1961, Saturday Appearance on "Thank your Lucky Stars", hosted by Pete Murray. It featured Johnny Kidd and the pirates, Ronnie Hilton, George Chisholm and the Tradsters, Cleo Laine, Audrey Jeans and The Springfields apart from Kiss & co. Brighton Hippo: Tony Hancock*, Audrey Jeans, Albert & Les Ward, Three Ghezzis, The Skylons, Leo Bassi & June, Neil & Pat Delrina, Reg Drew's Dancing Lovelies 1961 May 27th 1961, Saturday Appearance on "Thank your Lucky Stars", hosted by Pete Murray. It featured Ronnie Hilton, George Chisholm and the Tradsters, Cleo Laine, Audrey Jeans and The Springfields apart from Kiss & co. |
1962TARBUCK'S BACK. 1962 PUSS IN BOOTS PROGRAMME SIGNED BY CAST FRANKIE VAUGHAN, JIMMY EDWARDS, JOAN REGAN, MIKE AND BERNIE WINTERS, DICK EMERY,AUDREY JEANS, DAVID DAVENPORT AND GILLIAN LYNNECinderella. Hippodrome, Birmingham. 25 December to mid January 1962. Book, Lyrics, and Music
by Harry Bright. Adapted and directed by E. Kelland-Espinosa. A Tom Arnold & Emile Little Production. This production was revived in Oxford, 1964. See below. Cast: George Arnett (Baron Hardup), Danny La Rue & Alan Haynes (Fabrina & Marlene, the Step-sisters), Jill Westlake (Cinderella), The Three Monarchs (The Broker's Men), Lonnie Donegan (Buttons) Petter Huggett, Pet Appleby, & Les Bennetts (Bill the Butcher, Bob the Baker, & Charlie the Candlestick-Maker, Button's Friends), Audrey Jeans (Dandini), Terry Donovan (Prince Charming), June Powell (Fairy Godmother), John Brennan (Major Domo (Barbara Chambers (Premi re Danseuse), Tolan's Ponies, and The Hippodrome Dancers & Singers. |
1963MERRY KING COLE 1963 Oxford New Theatre programme: Audrey Jeans, Jimmy EdwardsSouthsea Parade Pier Show Time Programme, Arthur Askey & Audrey Jeans July 19th 1963 "Comedy Bandbox: Episode #2.7" (1963) TV Episode [Actress .... Herself] Leeds Grand Harry Secombe, Audrey Jeans Ronnie Corbett 8th April 1963 |
1964May 13th, London Palladium, Audrey Jeans with Frankie Vaughn, Cilla Black, Tommy Cooper
Royal Hall Harrogate, 1964 15th Nov Dickie Henderson, Dennis Spicer (ventriloquist), Audrey Jeans (Dennis Spicer tragically died in a road accident on his way home from this show). The Gaumont (Salisbury Odeon after 1964) |
19651965 Wellington Pier Pavilion Great Yarmouth, for 'Showtime 1965' with Mike and Bernie Winters, Matt Monro, Jimmy Tarbuck, Audrey Jeans, Les Della Chiesas Janr Murdoch |
1966She was in summer season with Frankie Vaughan and Roy Hudd in 1966.
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19671967 Summer season ABC Blackpool Holiday Showtime with Frank Ifield, Jimmy Tarbuck, Barron Knights |
19701970 SPRING SHOW, HARRY SECOMBE, NORMAN VAUGHAN, NEW FACES, AUDREY JEANS, Peter MAXWELLCoventry Theatre ; commencing March 26th
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1971'Goody Two Shoes' with Hugh Lloyd, Ronnie Hilton, Audrey Jeans, Hope and Keen, Lis Edmiston, New Theatre Oxford 1971.
1971 Theatre Royal Nottingham
Summer Shows
Here s Harry Harry Worth...Norman Vaughn...The Mixtures
1971 August 22nd Sunday Weymouth Pavilion Theatre, with Tony Mercer, Lawrie Adams
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19721972 Jack & the Beanstalk Wimbledon Theatre Jimmy Tarbuck Audrey Jeans |
19731973 Patomimes Wimbledon Theatre JOKERS WILD: with Diana Dors, Audrey Jeans, Aimi MacDonald, Les Dawson, Alfred Marks, Jack Smethurst (1973)
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19741974 Pantomimes |
19751975Pantomimes |
1976Wimbledon TheatreThe Mating Season 15th March 1976 Sidney James... Audrey Jeans, Bill Waddington Winter Gardens Blackpool 1976
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197818th September to 23rd September 1978 is for the Wellington Pier Pavilio Great Yarmouth, for 'The Freddie (Parrotface) Davies Laughter Show' with Audrey Jeans, The James Boys, The Mistins, Don Crann. |
Audrey's known BBC Radio and Television appearances17 April 1954 21.10 MUSIC-HALL, Jon Pertwee, Rikki Fulton, Mario Coloma, Dave King, Sally and Charles, Audrey Jeans, Enrico Nobell, Maureen Kershaw, The Television Toppers, BBC TV.
25 May
1954
12.25
WORKERS' PLAYTIME,
from a canteen in Brighton, Sussex with,
Vernon and Val, Audrey Jeans,
Monty Norman,
Peter Sellers,
James Moody at the piano Harold Smart at the organ,
BBC Home,
29 October
1954
19.30
TED RAY TIME, with Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters and for one night only
Fred Emney,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Light.
1 November
1954
20.30
The clock's gone back and The nights are drawing in But who cares, it's * TED RAY TIME',
with Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Ben Lyon,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Variety Orchestra,
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet,
BBC Home.
5 November
1954
19.30
The clock's gone back and The nights are drawing in But who cares, it's TED RAY TIME,
Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Ben Lyon,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Light.
8 November
1954
20.30
Pull up a chair and turn up the radio, it's ' TED RAY TIME',
with Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
P.C.48's brother: Brian Reece,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Home.
12 November
1954
19.30
Pull up a chair and turn up the radio, it's TED RAY TIME,
with Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
P.C. 48's brother
Brian Reece,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Light.
15 November
1954
20.30
TED RAY TIME,
with Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Diana Dors,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Home.
19 November
1954
19.30
Pull up a chair and turn up the radio, it's TED RAY TIME,
with Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Diana Dors,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Light.
22 November
1954
20.30
TED RAY TIME,
With
Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Hermione Baddeley,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Home.
26 November
1954
19.30
Pull up a chair and turn up the radio, it's TED RAY TIME,
with Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Hermione Baddeley,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Light
29 November
1954
19.30
TED RAY TIME,
with Peter Sellers,
Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Guest star : Robb Wilton,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Home.
3 December
1954
19.30
TED RAY TIME,
with Peter Sellers,
Harold Berens, Kenneth Connor,
Audrey Jeans, Don Peters,
Guest star, Robb Wilton,
The Beaux and the Belles,
BBC Light.
22 January
1955
20.00
Vic Oliver again invites you to VARIETY PLAYHOUSE,
Audrey Jeans
The new comedienne,
Arthur Worsley
The master ventriloquist,
Harold Blackburn,
Ken Platt a gift from the North Country,
Carole Carr singing popular melodies,
Hermione Baddeley in funny and serious moods,
BBC Home.
9 March
1955
20.45
Henry Hall invites you to FACE THE MUSIC,
Joyce Grenfell,
Desmond Walter-Ellis,
Eve Boswell,
Ian Wallace,
Leslie Randall,
Audrey Jeans,
BBC TV.
15 April
1955
12.25
MIDDAY MUSIC-HALL,
BBC Home.
3 September
1955
20.45
National Radio Show SECOMBE HERE,
at Earls Court with Harry Secombe,
Peter Sellers Ruby Murray,
Ted Durante and George Durante,
Audrey Jeans,
The Arnaut Trio,
Libby Morris,
Sam Kydd,
John Vyvyan,
The Peter Glover Dancers,
The George Mitchell Singers,
BBC TV.
18 September
1956
19.30
Kenneth Home brings to CAMERA ONE,
King's Theatre, Hammersmith with
Chic Murray,
Audrey Jeans,
Dennis Shirley,
Humper and Dink,
The Corny Three,
Johnny Francis,
Tom Mennard,
Digby Wolfe,
The George Mitchell Singers,
BBC TV.
12 July
1958
18.05
SIX-FIVE SPECIAL,
with Jim Dale introducing,
Marion Ryan. Audrey Jeans Steve Martin. Kirk Graham,
The Bel-Airs and the music of The Reg Owen Band,
The Wilf Todd Trio,
The Frantic Seven,
Also
Stanley Dale 's
NATIONAL SKIFFLE CONTEST,
BBT TV.
6 September
1958
18.05
SIX-FIVE SPECIAL,
The Beach Pavilion,
Prestatyn with Jim Dale as your guide starring,
Malcolm Vaughan,
Audrey Jeans,
Maxine Daniels,
Tony Brent,
Mal Perry,
The Kestrels,
The Preston Cygnets and featuring,
Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys and the music of The Tito Burns Septet,
Winston Lee and his Band,
BBC TV
1 November
1958
18.05
SIX-FIVE SPECIAL,
with Jim Dale as your host starring,
Ronnie Carroll and Marty Wilde and featuring,
Don Rennie,
The Giolli Sisters,
Audrey Jeans,
Vince Eager,
Craig Douglas, Billy Raymond Terry Burton,
The Confrey Phillips Trio and The Six-Five Dates and presenting the music of Eric Delaney and his Band,
The Tito Burns 6.5ers,
Tony Osborne and his Brasshats ,
BBC TV.
8 November
1958
18.05
SIX-FIVE SPECIAL,
visits the Tower Ballroom, Swansea with Jim Dale as your host,
The Six-Five Dates as your guides starring,
Ruby Murray,
Ronnie Carroll,
Russ Conway,
Audrey Jeans,
Vince Eager,
Craig Douglas,
Frank Cook,
Billy Raymond,
The Tracy Sisters,
Peter Regan and the music of Tony Osborne and his Brasshats,
The Tito Burns 6.5ers,
BBC TV.
6 December
1960
20.30
BE MY GUEST,
says
JOAN REGAN and invites,
DAVID KOSSOFF,
Audrey Jeans,
MALCOLM CODDARD,
THE POLKA DOTS,
EITHNE MILNE, and Special guests from America:
THE KIRBY STONE FOUR,
BBC TV.
10 June
1962
18.30
SEASIDE NIGHT,
from Great Yarmouth,
Harry Secombe,
Billy Fury,
Stephanie Voss,
Marty Wilde,
Audrey Jeans,
Dennis Spicer and The Karl Denver Trio,
BBC Light.
30 June
1963
19.25
THE COUNTRY AND WESTERN SHOW,
starring
THE MITCHELL MEN with Don Cleaver, Bob Clayton,
Jim Fraser, Ted Darling,
Les Rawlings,
THE PRAIRIE FLOWERS with Eve Blanchard, Liz Paul,
HAPPY PARRY,
CHICK AND GEOFF,
VAN DOREN,
GORDIE LIGHTFOOT,
DOUGIE SQUIRES,
THE HICKORY STICKS: Heather Angus, Elaine Carr,
Jackie Joyner, Anna Sharkey Bonnie Curren, Terry Gilbert,
Danny ' Strad ' Levan The Blue Grass Group,
The Texas Big Brass and Audrey Jeans,
BBC TV.
22 July
1963
12.31
HOLIDAY PARADE,
MIKE AND BERNIE, WINTERS,
invite you to Southsea to meet some of the stars appearing in the district this summer,
ARTHUR ASKEY,
Audrey Jeans,
THE SOUTHLANDERS,
JULIUS NEHRING,
BILLY BURDEN,
MAUREEN JONES,
BBC Light.
9 April
1965
20.25
CLUB NIGHT,
from the Lyceum Rainbow Club, Bradford,
DONALD PEERS introduces,
TED RAY,
Audrey Jeans,
KENNETH EARLE and MALCOLM VAUGHAN, THE ALFRERO,
REYNA ROOL,
THE LANCLEYS DEAN,
BBC1.
21 July
1968
20.15
SHOW OF THE WEEK,
The Jimmy Tarbuck Show starring,
JIMMY TARBUCK and HERMAN'S HERMITS,
RONNIE CORBETT,
Special guest star, BOBBIE GENTRY with Rita Webb, Audrey Jeans,
Bryan Blackburn, Valerie Stanton The Beat Girls,
The Mike Sammes Singers,
BBC2.
18 September
1968
19.30
THE GOOD OLD DAYS,
Old-Time Music-Hall from the stage of the Famous City Varieties Theatre, Leeds,
THE TRIO VITALITES,
MARCONICK,
PENUEL LAWS,
WONG MOW TING,
Audrey Jeans,
JULIUS NEHRING,
JAN HARDING,
ARCHIE AND DIANNE BENNETT,
BBC1.
19 December
1971
22.25
Comedy Tonight,
from The Talk of the Town,
Introduced by Roy Hudd with Audrey Jeans, Jerry Bergman, Bob Ker Whoopee Band, Stan Stennett,
Morton Fraser Harmonica Gang TONY MANSELL 'S COFFEE SET,
BBC2.
2 July
1980
21.25
The Good Old Days,
Old-time Music-Hall from the stage of the famous City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. (By arrangement with Stanley and Michael Joseph ) For your delectation and delight, your chairman Leonard Sachs,
introduces Moira Anderson Jack Douglas, Robert White Audrey Jeans, Jenny Till Omar Pasha, Marc Metral,
BBC1.
Audrey's known ITV Television appearances
02.08.69 with The Hollies, Audrey Jeans, Dickie Henderson, Rita Webb 2. "Jokers Wild" (1969) Herself (2 episodes, 1973) 1973 - -
THE WITCHES BREW UK / Yorkshire / 34x15m-e / 1972-73
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