Collection Search

Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for

1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6

West's Cinema to show films at the Opera House

Reference: B/A/L2/1

Date: 16 May 1945

Complaints about seating, fire hazards and public safety at the Opera House from H H Killey, Mona Wee Villa, 62, St Marks Road, St Helier

Reference: B/A/L2/2

Date: 28 May 1945 - 1 June 1945

Costs of extra lighting and staff at the Opera House for the German Cabaret

Reference: B/A/W91/14

Date: 2 January 1941

Petition to Major General A Wilson, Lieutenant Governor; William H V Vernon, Bailiff and the States of Jersey from the managers of 'Moving Picture Palaces' (Wests Picture Palace, The Opera House and the Alhambra) regarding the proposed bill to impose 'ad valorem' duty on all commodities and merchandise brought into the Island, requesting cinematographic films, which are generally rented from England, requesting the provisions of the proposed bill be varied for hired film and stock film. Lodged au Greffe

Reference: D/AP/U/114

Date: 13 May 1919

Financial Services Directorate general correspondence concerning the Opera House

Reference: D/AU1/A1/A/G1-7b/1

Date: 14 October 1994 - 13 December 1995

Financial Directorate general correspondence concerning the Opera House

Reference: D/AU1/A1/A/G1-7b/2

Date: 19 August 1991 - 1 June 1995

Opera House (Jersey) Ltd

Reference: D/L/01/A/445

Date: 1953 - 1961

Cour du Samedi Register. The Samedi Court is the general business court in the island and covers a wide range of matters. These include bankruptcy records, naturalisations, deed polls, licensing and professional registrations. Prior to 1797 some criminal cases can be found in this court. There has never been an Admiralty court in Jersey but the Cour du Samedi would sit in such cases if needed. This volume has been indexed by name but to date the volumes are not attached. Please contact the Archive for further details.

Reference: D/Y/F1/223

Date: 23 January 1904 - 9 September 1905

Flyer and programme of 'Swann with Topping', a two man show with grand piano at the Opera House, presented by the Jersey Evening Post and the Jersey Council of Churches 15/03 [no year]

Reference: H/B/F3/2

Images of an official Court visit to the Opera House in which Thomas Gerard McVay [right] denied the charge of entering the premises with criminal intent to the Court including Robin Short, Assistant Magistrate. Mr McVay was acquitted of the offence [from JEP 04/02/1983 p. 13].

Reference: L/A/75/A3/8/319

Photographer: Glenn Rankine

JEP Photographic Job Number: 1983/319.

Date: 3 February 1983

Jersey Green Room Club progamme from 'What's Next?' at the Opera House - a revue produced by Donald Journeaux

Reference: L/C/20/E/2

Date: 17 November 1941

Album contains documents concerning entertainment including programmes of entertainment and film and photographs of West's Cinema, the Opera House and the Forum, Red Cross messages, poems about the occupation, papers of Ambrose Edward Lea Charpentier, postage stamps and pre and post war postcards of the Channel Islands and France.

Reference: L/D/25/D1/3

Date: 23 January 1883 - 1 June 1990

Talk by Dixie Landick at the Channel Islands Occupation Society Annual Dinner concerning entertainments during the occupation. President of the Channel Islands Occupation Society gives an introduction. Asks the audience how many people were there during the occupation, talks about the association of the period with music, tunes from beginning of the occupation were almost the only entertainment, confiscation of radios, plays music from the occupation period which people identify, the cinemas functioning in Jersey including The Forum, West's and The Opera House, films stuck here during the occupation that kept getting repeated, marching music of the germans, George Le Sueur, a local resident who provided entertainment for local residents, reading of books, people writing in the Evening Post and the censorship involved, Reg Grandin who wrote light hearted poetry about the occupation, the borrowing and passing around of music, German films arriving and the mixed feelingsinvolved in going to see them, propaganda in films, stage plays and variety shows, people who took part, German involvement in censorship, a show he was involved in at the Opera House, improvisation neeed during the occupation, tap dancing, an impression of a performance by Maurice Ricou- a comedian, going out to the country parishes and an impression of a comedy performance that may have taken place and the feeling when the first red cross parcels arrived.

Reference: L/D/25/L/33

Date: October 1981

Occupation-BBC Radio Jersey tape. The story of the occupation of Jersey during World War 2 told by the people who lived through it produced by Beth Lloyd. 1) Part 13: The Todt Organisation and their Russian Slave Labourers. Eye witnesses talking about the background of the Organisation Todt, the arrival of the Russians on the island, the condition they were in, the brutality of their overseers, begging and stealing food, concentration camps, the Jersey Communist Party and other people giving shelter, food, clothes, false papers and english lessons with Mrs Metcalfe to escaped prisoners, the story of Louisa Gould, Harold Le Druillenec and Feodor Burrij and the experience of other residents who harboured escapees. 2) Part 14: Entertainment. Eye witnesses talking about the difficulties of the first show during the occupation put on by the Jersey Amateur Dramatics Club, cinemas and the films that were shown, variety entertainment at the Opera House, West's Cinema and out in the parishes, finding musicians, public dances, the Amateur Variety Band, the Green Room Club productions including pantomimes, easter productions and shows, improvisations with costumes and scenery and censorship of the shows. 3) Part 15: We Are At War. Eye witness accounts of feelings of isolation, seeing and hearing British and German aeroplanes, feeling and seeing bombing raids on the coast of France, leaflet raids, members of the royal air force being taken as prisoners of war, commando raid on Egypt, sabotage, the v sign campaign, resistance and reprisals, youth groups against the Germans, the British Patriots group and Norman Le Brocq and Leslie Huelin working with the Free Germany Movement represented by Paul Muelbach calling for a mutiny in the garrison. 4) Occupation Part 16: Escapes produced by Beth Lloyd made up of interviews of local people who were in Jersey during the Occupation. Subjects discussed include the escape of Denis Vibert to England in September 1941, tales of different escapes to France by islanders recounted by Eddie Le Corre, Basil Le Brun, Peter Crill, John Floyd, Roy Mourant and their subsequent experiences of interrogations by the Home Forces and arrival in England. 5) Part 17: D-Day and the Last Terrible Year. Eye witnesses talking about the realisation that D-Day was taking place, aeroplanes going over the island, lack of fuel and food supplies, health in island worsening, Red Cross parcels, the arrival and unloading of the SS Vega, starvation of German soldiers and waiting for liberation. 6) Part 18: Liberation. Eye witnesses including the bailiff talking about the change in the high command of the german administration and listening to Winston Churchill's speech, release of political prisoners, celebrations, surrender of Germans and arrival of royal navy officers. See R/06/4.

Reference: L/D/25/L/44

Occupation-BBC Radio Jersey tape. The story of the occupation of Jersey during World War 2 told by the people who lived through it produced by Beth Lloyd. 1) Part 15: We Are At War. Eye witness accounts of feelings of isolation, seeing and hearing British and German aeroplanes, feeling and seeing bombing raids on the coast of France, leaflet raids, members of the royal air force being taken as prisoners of war, commando raid on Egypt, sabotage, the v sign campaign, resistance and reprisals, youth groups against the Germans, the British Patriots group and Norman Le Brocq and Leslie Huelin working with the Free Germany Movement represented by Paul Muelbach calling for a mutiny in the garrison. 2) Part 10: There's Good and Bad in all Races. Eye witnesses talking about collaborators, Jerry Bags, informers, the actions of the Post Office to destroy anonymous denunciation letters or warn those who had been denounced, searches by german soldiers to follow up anonymous letters, relationships with and attitudes of the german soldiers. 3) Part 11: Government and God, How the States and the Church Survived. Eye witnesses talking about dissatisfaction with the local authorities, the difficulties faced by the bailiff Alexander Coutanche, confirming legislation in Jersey, rectors and Jurats members of the States, meetings of the States, rectors remaining in the parishes and services continuing, Canon Cohu being taken by the Germans for passing on the news from the radio, praying for the men who were fighting, banning of the Salvation Army and Jehovah Witnesses. 4) Part 12: Brushes with the German Authorities. Eye witnesses talking about being interrogated at Silvertide, experiences of confrontations with the german soldiers, being arrested and beaten, court martials and trials of local residents, listening to the radio and experiences in the prison at Gloucester Street. 5) Part 13: The Todt Organisation and their Russian Slave Labourers. Eye witnesses talking about the background of the Organisation Todt, the arrival of the Russians on the island, the condition they were in, the brutality of their overseers, begging and stealing food, concentration camps, the Jersey Communist Party and other people giving shelter, food, clothes, false papers and english lessons with Mrs Metcalfe to escaped prisoners, the story of Louisa Gould, Harold Le Druillenec and Feodor Burrij and the experience of other residents who harboured escapees. 6) Part 14: Entertainment. Eye witnesses talking about the difficulties of the first show during the occupation put on by the Jersey Amateur Dramatics Club, cinemas and the films that were shown, variety entertainment at the Opera House, West's Cinema and out in the parishes, finding musicians, public dances, the Amateur Variety Band, the Green Room Club productions including pantomimes, easter productions and shows, improvisations with costumes and scenery and censorship of the shows.

Reference: L/D/25/L/47

Programme for the Jersey Eisteddfod Festival of Arts and Crafts. The front cover refers to the festival as being held at the Opera House.

Reference: L/D/37/A/2

Date: 24 February 1985 - 30 March 1985

Programme for the Jersey Eisteddfod Festival of Performing Arts and Crafts. The festival was held at the Opera House and sponsored by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell.

Reference: L/D/37/A/3

Date: 9 November 1997 - 29 November 1997

The Royal British Legion Jersey Branch Jubilee Year Festival of Remembrance Programme - festival to be held at the Opera House

Reference: L/F/11/6

Date: 11 November 1971

Programme: Jersey Instrumental Service Two Winter Concerts in the Opera House featuring the Youth Wind Band, Youth Orchestra and the Intermediate Youth Wind Band

Reference: L/F/28/1

Date: 18 January 1997

Ticket for the Jersey Instrumental Service Winter Concerts

Reference: L/F/28/2

Date: 18 January 1997

1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6

Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for