| Main Performers | Lord Kemsley - speaker
Colonel James Attenborough
Theodore Baron
Hon. Denis Berry
Colin Campbell
Cedric M Davis
Commander Percy Dean
S W R Douglas
R S Dyball
Maurice Dreyfus
Captain Leslie Gamage
L H Gault
Rt. Hon. Lord Gifford
Lt.-Commander Eustace Guinness
Captain T W Heather
Captain H Nutcombe Hume
Edward Hunter
T B O Kerr
G Larken
M G Lillingston
G Mansell
Hon. Harry McGowan
Hon. W J McGowan
Thomson McLintock
Charles Mitchell
S Dickson Moyse
Captain J Russell Pickering
Norman Railing
Trevor Rose
Ivan Spens
D'Arcy Stephens
Kenneth H Tallerman
George Touche
John Weiler
Reginald Wigram
Captain L R J C Wilkinson
Henry Wilson
J Sherman Fisher Girls,
Karina, Vadio and Hertz,
Four Robenis,
Mary and Erik,
Loyalty - A Coronation Ensemble |
| Orchestra or Band | Dagenham Girl Pipers and Drummers,
Royal Military School of Music Trumpeters and Drummers,
Embassy Band |
| Set List | Message from the Princess Royal,
Collection,
Speech (Lord Kemsley)
Foxtrot: 'The Gonna Goo',
Foxtrot: 'Pennies From Heaven',
Foxtrot: 'Looking Around Corners',
Waltz: 'Viennese',
Foxtrot: 'Boo Hoo',
Foxtrot: 'One, Two, Button Your Shoe',
Foxtrot: 'Rap, Tap On Wood',
Waltz: 'Viennese',
Foxtrot: 'Sing Something In The Morning',
Foxtrot: 'Under My Skin',
Foxtrot: 'Frost On The Moon',
Waltz: 'Viennese',
Foxtrot: 'Make-Believe Ballroom',
Foxtrot: 'There's a Small Hotel',
Rumba: 'Cuban Cabby',
Waltz: 'Viennese',
Foxtrot: 'May I Have The Next Romance With You',
Foxtrot: 'O Your Toes',
Foxtrot: 'Copper Coloured Gal',
Medley |
| Performance Notes | "SHOWER OF MONEY AT HOSPITAL BALL.
£10,301 SUBSCRIBED.
... A message from the Princess Royal, president of the hospital, hoping that the hospital would derive a large finaincial benefit from the ball, was taken to heart by the dancers and diners, and they showered notes, cheques and coins on to a sheet held by 10 helpers.
While the replicas of £5 and £10 note sprinted on this sheet wer ebeing covered with genuine notes, other helpers reached crowded tiers with nets and on long poles.
This was the first time the ball had been held at the Albert Hall.
... The dancers were treated to an all-star cabaret with more than 100 performers. A feature was a Coronation ensmble entitled "Loyalty," an inspiring spectacle..."
(The Daily Telegraph, 23 April 1937) |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1937/32) |