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Charles Mortimer played Count Orloff in "Diplomacy" in a nationwide tour that included the following venues: Theatre Royal and Opera House, Stockport Central Theatre Northwich Theatre Royal, Barnsley Grand Theatre, Lancaster Paisley Theatre. Royalty Theatre, Barrow-in-Furness Theatre Royal, Blyth Alexandra Theatre, New Washington Theatre Royal, North Shields Eden Theatre, Bishop Auckland Theatre Royal, Colne Theatre Royal, Tonypandy East Oxford Theatre Palace Theatre, Ramsgate Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds Empire Theatre, Cradley Heath. Theatre Royal, Glossop Opera House, St. Helens Court Theatre, Warrington Star Theatre, Swansea Alexandra Theatre, Hull Hippodrome, Hoylake Theatre Royal, Chesterfield Grand Theatre, Brighton New Theatre, Oxford |
The cast were as follows:
Frank G Bayly Ethel Bracewell Lawrence Cecil Esme Church Cecil De Lee Jeanne Diramo Charles Mortimer Mark Paton Mabel Rees Marie Rignold Cecil Stock The Director was Charles Macdona. The author was Victorien Sardou. |
Charles Mortimer was in the cast of "Diplomacy" at the Prince's Theatre, Bristol, left, and the Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, right. The play was also to be seen at the Winter Gardens, New Brighton, in November,1915.
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From The Era of 28 July, 1915. Interesting to note the quick change of company.
Mr. Charles H Mortimer has been released by Messrs. Bransgrove and Slaughter's " What Happened to Jones" company to take up the part of Count Orloff in Lionel Rignold and Charles Macdonas "Diplomacy" company.
Mr. Charles H Mortimer has been released by Messrs. Bransgrove and Slaughter's " What Happened to Jones" company to take up the part of Count Orloff in Lionel Rignold and Charles Macdonas "Diplomacy" company.
The production of "Diplomacy" at Wyndham's Theatre, London, from 26 March to 18 April, 1914, had Arthur Wontner playing "Count Orloff". Arthur and Charles were to later join together in the cast for the film, "The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes" in 1935, Wontner playing Holmes, and Mortimer playing Inspector Lestrade.
"Charles Mortimer, in his solitary chance, grips the audience". Taken from the Liverpool Echo on the 9th, November, 1915. The article commented that the play had given a Royal Command performance.
According to the Western Daily Press of 17 August, 1915, the play was "played by Royal Command at Windsor before the King and Queen." It also quoted that "Count Orloff is made a manly and chivalrous figure by Mr Charles H Mortimer."
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From The Era of 18 August, 1915.
BRISTOL PRINCES THEATRE Licensee. Mr. James Macready Chute; M.D Mrs Chute and John Hart: RM.&T.. Mr. T. Ellis Miller Mus. D., Mr.GR Chapman —This week we have Messrs. Lionel and Charles' company in "Diplomacy". The cast is an excellent one, including Ethel Bracewell (as Dora) Miss Marie Rlgnold (as Countess Zicka), Miss Mabel Rees (as Lady Henry Fairfax). Miss Jeanne Di Ramo (as Marquis de Rlo-Zares), Miss Esme Church (as Mion), Mr Frank Bayly (Henry Beauclerc). Mr. Lawrence Cecil (Julian Beauclerc), Mr. Cecil Stock fAlgernon Fairfax), Charles H. Mortimer (Count Orloff), and Mr. Mark Baton (as Baron Stein). |
According to the Era of 8 December, 1915, the cast of Diplomacy raised 17s 6d towards a supply of cigarettes for soldiers and sailors.
The Cast named were:
Diplomacy & Co, Ethel Bracewell, Cecil de Lee, Marie Rignold, Charles H. Mortimer, Madam Ramo, Frank G. Bayly. F. Pennington Gush, Cecil Stock, Esme P. Church, M. Rees, Mark Baton.
The Cast named were:
Diplomacy & Co, Ethel Bracewell, Cecil de Lee, Marie Rignold, Charles H. Mortimer, Madam Ramo, Frank G. Bayly. F. Pennington Gush, Cecil Stock, Esme P. Church, M. Rees, Mark Baton.
Harrogate Herald - Wednesday 15 September 1915
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Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 09 November 1915
From The Hastings and St Leonard's Observer, 27 November, 1915
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From The Northern Whig of 6 August, 1915.
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Taken from The Era of 8 December, 1915. Charles Mortimer was appearing in Diplomacy, and donations were collected to send items to the Western Front in World War 1.
From The Stage of 9 December, 1915.
