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Charles Mortimer played Carl Sanderson in "The Man Who Stayed at Home", on a nationwide tour that included the following venues:

​Opera House, Blackpool
​Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
Opera House, Belfast
Theatre Royal, Exeter
​Grand, Southampton
Theatre Royal, Brighton
Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone
Kennington Theatre
Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Prince's Theatre, Bristol
​Opera House, Coventry
Tyne Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
Hippodrome, Darlington
Theatre Royal, Birkenhead
Gaiety Theatre, Hastings
Grand Theatre, Hull
Winter Gardens, New Brighton

​Also in the cast was Greta Wood, which I presume, led to the relationship my grandparents had for the next 48 years.
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From The Stage of 20 January, 1916.
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Taken from The Liverpool Echo, 25 January, 1916.
Dublin Daily Express - 7 February, 1916. Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.

BELGIAN SOCIALIST AND TEUTON AGGRESSION AT THE GAIETY. "The Man Who Stayed at Home”. This week at the Gaiety Theatre, Mr. E. Taylor Platt’s Company will present "The Man Who Stayed at Home,” the successful spy play that is still running at the Royalty Theatre, London. It is the work of Lochmere Worrell and J. E. Harold Terry, and is in three acts, each act being amusing and at the same time thrilling. The action takes place at Mrs. Sanderson's select boarding establishment in town on the east coast on a certain day in September, 1914. And it is a day with vengeance. During the morning Christopher Brent, inmate of the select establishment and one of the most cute and daring agents of the Secret Service, discovers a wireless plant in the fireplace of Mrs. Sanderson’s private sitting room, taps a message from a German spy in the north, sends a reassuring reply, and by some means arranges a plan for the capture of enemy submarines off the coast. Mrs. Sanderson, the widow of a German officer, her son Carl is in the Admiralty. Fraulein Schroeder is a naturalised British subject, who retains her German sympathies, and Britz, the waiter, registered a Dutchman, is really a German, and all four of them are spies. Carl has stolen the plans of the British minefield, and has come down to his mother’s house in order to despatch them by pigeon post to German Headquarters. They have also concocted the pleasant little plan of burning the select boarding establishment and its visitors during the night as a signal to the enemy’s submarines. Christopher, who, in order to avert suspicion, poses as a 'silly ass," with no interests beyond the turf, his pipe, and snooker, discovers these plots, and takes measures to frustrate them. The strong cast includes —Messrs. Charles Troode, Grahame Herington. Charles H. Mortimer, J. Farries Moss, Russell Bendle, Herbert Rouen, Misses Amy Elstob, Dorothy Hall, Mary Lincoln, Hilda Branoks, Christine Jensen, Edith Outhbert. Two special matinees, Wednesday and Saturday, 2.30. 
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Dublin Daily Express - Thursday 03 February 1916
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Belfast News-Letter - Thursday 10 February 1916
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Tuesday 14 March 1916. Theatre Royal, Exeter.

"Mr Charles.H.Mortimer, as Carl, has by no means an easy role to sustain, for, as the chief of the gang of spies, British audiences naturally see him baulked. But he acts in a polished manner, and not a little of last evening's applause was rightly awarded him."

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Taken from The Stage, 23 March, 1916.
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From The Stage of 6 April, 1916.
Dover Express - Friday 7 April 1916. Folkestone Theatre.

"The strong cast includes Messrs. Charles Troode, Graham Herington, Charles.H.Mortimer, J Farries Moss, Russell Bendle, Herbert Rouen; the Misses Amy Elstob, Dorothy Hall, Mary Lincoln, Hilda Francks, Christine Jenson and Edith Cuthbert."

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The Era - Wednesday 31 May 1916
The Stage - 1 June 1916. Birmingham Royal.

"Graham Herington is sufficiently pompous and amusing as John Preston J.P, and Charles.H.Mortimer is a skilful representative of the German spy."

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Nottingham Evening Post - Tuesday 06 June 1916
Western Daily Press - Saturday 19 August 1916. Prince's Theatre (formerly at the Royalty Theatre, London)

""The Man Who Stayed at Home" is a capital play, with its breezy humour, its briskness, and its thrills. The strong cast includes:- Clifford Marle, Charles.H.Mortimer, J.Edward Pearce, Laverack Brown, Russell Bendle, Malcolm Cumming, Valerie Richards, Greta Wood, Hilda Francks, Frances Waring, Ethel Coleridge, and Edith Cuthbert.

Western Daily Press - Tuesday 22 August 1916. Prince's Theatre, Bristol.

"Mr Charles Mortimer as the principal spy, was quite natural and quiet."

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From The Coventry Evening Telegraph of 29 August, 1916.
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The Era - Wednesday 23 August 1916
The Era - 1 November, 1916.

THEATRE ROYAL.-Sole P. & M. Mr. W. W. Kelly: A. M.. Mr. Bert, Bailey.- Mr. E. Taylor Platt’s company "The Man Who Stayed Home.” is attracting large audiences. Conspicuous in a most efficient cast are Messrs. Clifford Marie. Charles H. Mortimer. J. Edward Pearce, C Laverock- Brown, Russell Beadle, Malcolm Camming, Mesdames Valerie Richards, Greta Wood, Hilda Francks, Frances Waring, Ethel Coleridge, and Edith Cuthbert. 
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The Era - Wednesday 20 September 1916
From The Era of 20 September, 1920.

TYNE THEATRE (Newcastle upon Tyne)

L. Messrs. Howard and Wyndham. Ltd.; M. D., Mr F W Myndham and Mr. G. T. Minshull; B. M. Mr Fred C Sutcliffe.-” The Man Who Stayed At Home" is the attraction, and goodly sized audiences are nightly following the work with rapt attention. The name-part of Christopher Brent is admirably handled by Mr. Clifford Marle, and others prominent in the work are Charles H. Mortimer. J. Edward Pearce, C. Laverack-Brown, Russell Bendle, Malcolm Cumming, Valerie Richards, Greta Wood. Hilda Francks, Frances Waring, Ether Coleridge and Edith Cuthbert. 
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From The Era of 27 September, 1916.
Hull Daily Mail - Friday 9 February 1917 - Grand Theatre, Hull.

"Such a play needs a fine company, and the name of Taylor Platt, who presents it, is a sure guarantee of the efficiency of the players. The cast includes :- Clifford Marle, Charles.H.Mortimer, Arthur Grenville, C.Lazerack-Brown, Russell Bendle, Malcolm Cumming, Valerie Richards, Christina Cooper, Hilda Francks, Frances Waring, Ethel Coleridge and Edith Cuthbert."

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Charles Mortimer played Carl in "The Man who Stayed at Home" at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, in 1916.......
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..... and at the Theatre Royal in Birmingham (this image from the 1800's, the theatre was demolished in 1957 to make way for a new store).....
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.... and the Grand Theatre, Hull.
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.... and at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone ......
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.... and at the Prince's Theatre, Bristol.....
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....and the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.
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Taken from the Western Daily Press, Bristol, on 22 August, 1916.
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An article from The Daily Mail, 9 February, 1917.
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Taken from the Hastings and St Leonards Observer on 25 November, 1916.
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Article from the Birmingham Gazette, 27 May, 1916
From The Era 3 May, 1916.

KENNINGTON THEATRE.

On Monday, May 1, the Play, entitled THE MAN WHO STAYED AT HOME.”

The successful spy play, The Man Who Stayed At Home,” presented by Mr Taylor Platt’s company, drew a crowded audience to the Theatre on Monday night. Mr. Charles Troode was fine in the character of Christopher Brent, the man who had to stay at home to frustrate the designs the Germans. Charles H. Mortimer as Carl Sanderson, the Teutonic spy was also very successful, and gave a well thought- out interpretation of the character. Mr. Grahame Herington gave a droll rendering of the pompous and peppery John Preston, J.P. Miss Hilda Francks as Mrs. Sanderson was lifelike. The Fraulein Schroeder of Miss Dorothy Hall was a good piece of character acting; as was Miss Myrte of Miss Christine Jensen. Miss Mary Lincoln in the part of Molly Preston was engagingly ingenious and innocent. Mr. J. Ferries Moss as Percival Pennicuik and Mr. Russell Bendle as Fritz were both well suited; as was Miss Amy Elstob in the part Miriam Leigh. 
"The Man Who Stayed At Home" played the Royalty Theatre, London, from 10 December, 1914 to 18 March, 1916, and 24 July to 19 August, 1916. It is not known at present whether Charles Mortimer was in the cast of this production. It is interesting to note that he was known as Charles.H.Mortimer at this point in his career, presumably in deference to his father.
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An article from the Liverpool Echo, on 31 October, 1916.
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An article from the Hastings and St Leonards Observer, on 22 April, 1916.
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An article from the Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate and Cheriton Herald, on 9 December, 1916.
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From The Dover Express of 7 April, 1916
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From The Western Mail of 7 March, 1916.
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This programme comes from the Royalty Theatre, London, for the play "The Man Who Stayed at Home", dated October 19th, 1915. Charles.H.Mortimer, was not in this cast.
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