Comments on: James Fawn

By: Peter Charlton

Peter Charlton — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:08:24 +0000

No-one has contacted me yet but I would like to hear from anyone who knows anything about James Fawn and his family. Incidentally, CJ, James did record. The only one I know about, presumably a cylinder recording, was “Tablets” which was re-issued on an LP “On the Halls”, EMI SHB 43. Possibly still available on the 2nd hand market but I have a copy if you want to hear it.

By: Peter Charlton

Peter Charlton — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:34:35 +0000

Hello,
I am a singer/researcher and every year prepare a programme for the British Music Hall Society Study group on a particular music hall star. I am thinking of making James Fawn my subect for next January’s talk (this year it was George Beauchamp, last year Charles Godfrey). If anyone has positive information about James and would be prepared to share this with me I would be most grateful. Sadly my work is unpaid so I can’t offer financial recompense.
Regards,
Peter Charlton
member of the British Music Hall Society and The Society for Theatre Research

By: Terry de Winne

Terry de Winne — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:23:55 +0000

James Fawn appeared at the Canterbury Theatre of Varieties May to June 1880, on the same bill as my great grandfather, Henri Dewinne, Ballet Master of the Canterbury Ballet, who choreographed the two dance productions on those nights – Nymphs of the Ocean and the Grand Spactacular Snowball Ballet.

By: dorothyjeffs

dorothyjeffs — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:59:14 +0000

my brother has in his posession a ivory handled walking stick with engraved silver band. “to my old pal harry from james fawn christmas 1922″ which had belonged to our grandfather henry winter
we believe that his stage name was william henry prince,which was on his masonic lodge certificate dated 1899,we have been told that this may have been an entertainers branch of the bolingbroke

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:31:49 +0000

Hi Kim. Sadly I’ve never heard an audio recording. I keep meaning to get in touch with the Bristol Theatre Archive to ask for advice about tracking down recordings from this period. I’ve got your email ad if I ever manage to find anything.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:47:02 +0000

Do you know where I can find an audio sample of “if you want to know the time ask a policeman” for my grandparents please?

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:34:19 +0000

Thank you. Fawn was only the stage name of our ancestor, or so I believe.

Genealogy rocks!!

By: Don Fawn

Don Fawn — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:26:01 +0000

excellent page