Record

Performance TitleDerby Ball, in aid of the Royal Northern Hospital
Performance Date31 May-1 June 1927
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time22:00
Main PerformersTeddy Baldock
Johnny Curley - boxers,
Alice Delysia,
Josephine Bradley,
Wellesley Smith,
Molly Spain,
G K Anderson,
Barbara Miles,
Maxwell Stewart,
Mr and Mrs Victor Sylvester,
Beryl Evetts - dancers,
Mr Ritti,
Roseta Jones,
S N Andrews,
Duchess of Westminster,
Lady Louis Mountbatten,
Marchioness of Northampton,
Lady Loughborough
Hon. Mrs Evelyn Fitzgerald
Gladys Cooper,
Mrs Walter Dunkels,
Joseph Coyne
Orchestra or BandJack Hylton's Band
ConductorsJack Hylton
Set ListOne-Step: 'Horses',
Fox-Trot: 'Lonely Without You',
Fox-Trot: 'Sunny',
Fox-Trot: 'Shepherd Of The Hills',
Waltz: 'Once',
Fox-Trot: 'Little White House',
Fox-Trot: 'Swords and Sabres',
One-Step: 'Collegiate',
Fox-Trot: 'Bye-Bye, Blackbirds',
Fox-Trot: 'Blue Skies',
Fox-Trot: 'Rhythm Is The Thing',
Tango: 'Tello Mio',
Waltz: 'Cherie',
One-Step: 'Picador',
Fox-Trot: 'Blue Eyes, Be True',
Fox-Trot: 'A New One For Two',
Waltz: 'Vagabond King',
Fox-Trot: 'Black Bottom',
Waltz: 'Because I Love You',
Fox-Trot: 'Do The Black Bottom With Me',
Fox-Trot: 'Four-Leaf Clover',
Fox-Trot: 'One of Those Things',
Waltz: 'Ting-A-Ling',
Fox-Trot: 'Crazy Words, Crazy Tunes',
Tango: 'Julian',
Waltz: 'Desert Song',
Fox-Trot: 'Meadow Lark',
One-Step: 'Oh Paree',
Waltz: 'Kentucky Lullaby',
Fox-Trot: 'Side By Side',
Fox-Trot: 'Froth-Blowers' Anthem',
Waltz: 'Sheila O'Shay',
Fox-Trot: 'Climbing Up The Ladder of Love',
Fox-Trot: 'I'm Flirting With you',
Waltz: 'Shalimar',
Fox-Trot: 'Flat-Tyre Poppa',
Waltz: 'Blame It On The Waltz',
Tango: 'El Estandarte',
Fox-Trot: 'Syncopated City',
Fox-Trot: 'Blue Pipes Of Pan',
Fox-Trot: 'Half A Moon',
Fox-Trot: 'Reaching For The Moon',
Waltz: 'In A Little Spanish Town',
Fox-Trot: 'My Heart Stood Still'
Royal PresenceHRH The Prince of Wales
Performance NotesThe ball was held before the Epsom Derby 1927, which was a flat horse race. Prizes for the best fancy dress included a 7 h.p. Austin motor car. Fancy dress was optional.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1927/51)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/.Zx.ZTI.hv3Ii
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1927/51The Derby Ball - in aid of the Northern Hospital31 May 1927
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
ObomeseanipoopDerby Ball, in aid of the Royal Northern Hospital1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3114Baldock; Teddy (1907-1971); British bantamweight boxer
DS/UK/3635Curley; Johnny (1897-1982); English lightweight boxer
DS/UK/3637Delysia; Alice (1889-1979); French actress, singer
DS/UK/3445Bradley; Josephine (1893-1985); Irish ballroom dancer, dance teacher
DS/UK/3639Smith; Douglas Wellesley (fl 1919-1931); British ballroom dancer and husband of Josephine Bradley
DS/UK/3641Spain; Molly (fl 1927); English dancer
DS/UK/3642Anderson; George Kenneth (fl 1920s); American dancer
DS/UK/3444Miles; Barbara (fl 1924-1927); British professional dancer, winner of World's Dancing Championship of 1924-1925
DS/UK/3446Stewart; Maxwell (fl 1924-1938); British professional dancer, winner of World's Dancing Championship of 1924-1925
DS/UK/3643Silvester; Victor Marlborough (1900-1978); English dancer, author, musician, bandleader
DS/UK/3644Silvester; Dorothy (fl 1922-1927); British wife and dance partner of Victor Silvester
DS/UK/3645Evetts; Beryl (fl 1920s); English dancer
DS/UK/3646Cripps; Lady; Violet Mary (1891-1983); Baroness Parmoor; British peeress
DS/UK/3648Mountbatten; Lady; Edwina Cynthia Annette (1901-1960); Countess Mountbatten of Burma; English heiress, socialite, relief-worker, wife of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, last Vicereine of India.
DS/UK/3651Compton; Lady; Emma Marjory (fl 1921-1940); Marchioness of Northampton; British peeress
DS/UK/3225The Jack Hylton Band; 1923-1940; British band
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