Record

Performance TitleLeft Book Club Meeting
Performance Date16 January 1938
Performance DaySunday
Main PerformersMr Victor Gallancz (presiding),
Lord Addison,
Sir Charles Trevelyan,
Mr R Acland MP,
Mr John Strachey,
H Pollitt - speakers,
Paul Robeson - vocals
Set ListSpeech (Mr Victor Gallancz),
Speech (Lord Addison),
Speech (Sir Charles Trevelyan),
Speech (Mr R Acland MP),
Speech (Mr J Strachey),
Speech (H Pollit),
Music (Paul Robeson)
Performance Notes'About 8,000 members of the Left Book Club were present at the Albert Hall yesterday to celebrate the second anniversary of the club. It now has a membership of 50,000. Mr Victor Gallancz, who presided said that during last year, they had issued about 750,000 books to members, and 12,000 members were meeting every fortnight to discuss the books and their problems. The Dean of Canterbury had undertaken the editorship of a Christian and religious section of the club. Lord Addison, Sir Charles Trevelyan, Mr R Acland MP, Mr J Strachey and Mr H Pollitt also spoke, and Mr Paul Robeson sang.'
(The Times, 17 January 1938)
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work8112Left Book Club Meeting1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1450The Left Book Club; 1936-; British left-wing book club
DS/UK/3459Gollancz; Sir; Victor (1893-1967); British publisher, Socialist
DS/UK/11714Acland; Sir; Richard (26 November 1906-24 November 1990); 15th Baronet; British politician and anti-nuclear activist
DS/UK/6973Strachey; John (1901-1963); English politician
DS/UK/3398Pollitt; Harry (1890-1960); British head of the trade union department of the Communist Party of Great Britain
DS/UK/307Robeson; Paul Leroy (1898-1976); American singer, actor and Civil Rights activist
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