El Granadas and Peter

The history of a variety act.

Appearances

The London Palladium

1944 - Geraldo and his orchestra

1946 - Royal Command Performance

1948 - with Danny Kaye(2nd Feb to 2nd March?)

1948 - with Dinah Shore

1950 - with Jack Benny (June 19th - July 2nd)

1951 - with Judy Garland (April 9th - April 30th)

1952 - with Les Paul and Mary Ford

1954 - with Billy Eckstine (April 19th - May 2nd)

 

Of course we can’t fit all the dates that El Granadas ever did on this web page—nor do we know all the dates at the moment, the detective work is continuing. However,  we are working on an database that will be attached to this page at a later date. So for now, here is just a flavour of the dates the act performed.

 

1937

Jan 4 - Hull Tivoli

Jan 11 - Ratenstall Palace

Jan 18 - Smethwick Empire

Jan 25 - Romford Plaza

Feb 1 - Resting

Feb 8 - Carlisle Her Majesties

Feb 15 - Salford Hippodrome

Feb 22  - Preston - Kings Palace

March 1 - Southampton Hippodrome

March 8th - Resting

March 15th - Belfast Opera House

March 22nd -  Llandudno Arcadia

March 29th -  Llandudno Arcadia

April 5th - Resting

April 12th - Resting

April 19th - Resting

April 26th Blackpool Feldmans

May 3rd - Heeley Green Sheffield

May 10th - Lincoln Gala & Poole

May 17th - Burnley Victoria

May 24th - Croydon

May 31st - Eastbourne Royal

June 7th - Bridlington Spa Theatre

June 14th - Cleethorps

June 21st - Resting

June 28th - Torquay Pavilion

July 5th - Boscome Hippodrome

July 12th - Resting

July 19th - Bristol Royal

July 26th - Southampton

August 2nd - Worthing

August 9th - Frescotis and Obare(sic)

August 16th - Hippodrome Wolverhapton

August 23rd Empire Sheffield

August 30th - Stratford Empire

Sept 6th - Aldershot

Sept 13th - Birmingham

Sept 20th - Chesterfield Hippodrome

Sept 27th - Chester Royalty

Oct 4th - Popley Queens (sic) 

Oct 11th - St Helens

Oct 18th - Exeter Royal

Oct 25th - Brighton Hippodrome

Nov 1st -  Wednesbury

Nov 8th - Resting

Nov 15th - Peterbourgh Empire

Nov 22nd - Doncaster Q Park

Nov 29th - Moss side

Dec 6th - Liverpool Rotunda

Dec 13th - Dublin Olympia

Dec 20th - Resting

Dec 27th - Ryked (sic)

 

1938

Jan 3rd - Luton Grand

 

1944

August 13th - 3rd September—London - Prince of Wales Theatre - with Max Miller

 

1946

April 15th Tower Circus Blackpool

 

1947

George and Alfred Black’s review “Stand Easy”

 

1949

“Tower Circus” Blackpool

“China” Stockholm

“Casino” Oslo

“National Scala and Lorry” Copenhagen

“Tuchinski” Holland

 

1950

Belgium

Holland

Germany

 

1951

“Tivoli Gardens” Copenhagen

Odense

Liseberg

Gotenburg

Folkets Parks

Liverpool Stadium Circus

“Circ Medrano”  Paris

US Zone & German Variety

 

1952

“Moulin Rouge” Paris

“Hansa Theatre” Hamburg

“Trolle Rhodins Circus” Sweden

 

1954

Goteborg

Copenhagen

Finnland

Hamburg

“Cirque Medrano” Paris