London Shows - Chronology

The shows are listed in alphabetical order. The original opening date is the official frst night, not counting previews, unless otherwise stated. By and large revivals of shows are not included. In later years, unless show runs have been officially published I have assumed 8 shows per week, uncluding matinees. Where only short runs have been scheduled I have given the opening and closing dates only. Further information about the shows can be found by clicking on the show title where linked.

Original listing by Edmund Whitehouse of "This England" magazine


London shows - chronology

 

1918

Title

Run

Venue

As You Were (Herman Darewski & Edward Mathe/Wimperis) 3 August Pavilion
The Bing Boys on Broadway (Ayer/Grey) 16 February Alhambra
Box O' Tricks (Stamper & Chappelle/Forbes, Graham, et al) - revue 7 March Hippodrome
Buzz Buzz (Herman Darewski) - revue 20 December Vaudeville
Flora (Herman Darewski & Melville Gideon/James Heard) 12 March Prince of Wales
Going Up (Hirsch/Harbach) 22 May Gaiety
Hullo, America! (Finck/Grey) - revue 25 September Palace
Jolly Jack Tar (H Darewski) Prince's
The Lilac Domino (Cuvillier/Fitzgerald) 21 February (747 perfs) Empire
The Officers’ Mess (Braham/Burnaby) 7 November St Martin's
Shanghai (Witmark/Duncan & Wylie) 28 August Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Soldier Boy (Romberg & Chappelle/Young & Wallace) 26 June Apollo
Tabs (Novello/Jeans) - revue 15 May Vaudeville
Tails Up (Braham/Burnaby & Wright) 1 June Comedy
Telling the Tale (Braham/Blow & Hoare) 31 August Ambassadors
U.S. (Clarke, Ager & Meyer) - revue 28 November Ambassadors
Very Good, Eddie (Kern, Greene, Bartholomew, Bolton) 18 May (341 perfs) Palace