With some shows known to last up to ""3 hours
!!"" "JAM
BUTTY " mines of KnottyAsh.
Over the next 5 years she wrote over 100
letters ! And never got one reply !!! Until 1996 that is ! While on a visit to Blackpool,
walking through the town. She noticed a large poster on the wall of the
"Grand Theatre". "KEN DODD'S HAPPINESS SHOW. EVERY SUNDAY. FEATURING THE Her eyes lit up. She had thought that he had given up performing after
his harrowing tax trial in 1989: Of which he was correctly cleared.!!! But
here he was large as life !! And She eventually
achieved her goal in 1997. Of meeting Ken Dodd. And now, With His
Permission. Does charity shows all over Britain Anything further to say on Ken Dodd?
" Only a very BIG THANKYOU for starting me off on this
wonderful journey all those years ago. And allowing me to use Dickie Mint
at my shows.!
" Well,, To do a show in a theatre in Blackpool is my present goal.
And eventually a season at the Palladium in London. But first and foremost
I must strengthen my act." So what's on the cards for this year Gladys ?
Well I've a very busy year ahead. Variety SHows, Kids Parties, Charity Functions and the like.
But I would like to do more theatre this year. Will you be touring This Year ?
Oh Yes !! Doing over 20,000 miles a year, We are constantly getting requests from homes for the eldery,
hospitals and local organisations in Scotland. And have had a few from the
Borders And England. We have 200 Shows on the books so far, and more coming in. So we
will be pretty busy this year. If the booking keep coming in like they did last year, then we're looking at around 300 shows again.
Baroness Collins of Thorntoune ! Yes it's true ! Inherited, not Bought;
Was born and raised in
' Diddy Dunbar ', Home of chilblains and sun burn! She first appeared on the
Variety stage at the age of 3, wearing a stunning snake-skin suit. After a
magician's python swallowed her ! This multi tallented young woman has
been thrilling audiences all over britain since 1996, with her on-going
tour of Hospitals, Hospices, Rest homes and Town Halls. Her christmas
tours coverover 2,000 miles. And THE "ONE WOMAN VARIETY SHOWS" are tailored to suit all ages.
The journey into the MAD world of
comedy for Doddy's apprentice, started over 25 years ago.when at the age
of 5, she started writing to 'Jimmy Savile'. To try and get him to fix it
for her to meet Ken Dodd and his little "Diddymen". And to visit the
So broken hearted she gave up on her
dream.....
DIDDYMEN OF T.V. FAME."
She bought tickets and for the first time saw
the KING OF BRITTISH COMEDY perform live. The excitement
brought back all her childhood dreams. And for the next 7 months she
laboured hard and often long into the night To create a replica of
"DICKIE MINT", Foreman of the Jam Butty mines. Famous of Knotty Ash.
Eventually he was finished in November 1997. And her Mother persueded her to use him at a Pensioners Xmas Party that year.
With her little "Dickie
Mint"
When asked if she was after Ken's
record for marathon shows? Gladys replied,
And
of course we hope to be doing more shows South of the Border this year.
I hear you are now Incorporating a Drugs Awareness Programme now ?
Yes we are, the DRUGS AND STRANGER DANGER magic show.
We haven't
quite got it off the ground yet. But basically it is a magic show for Primary
Schools, in which we advise the kids and make them aware of the dangers of
drugs, drink, smoking and strangers.
Most definately ! When a teacher tries to tell youngsters about the subject.
Most ofter the kids will approach the subject as,... " Oh God, not another
bloody lesson !!" And will automatically switch off. Therefore maybe missing a
vital part of the information. So when are we going to see you on the telly
?
No seriously. I want to do my craft if you like, to real live
audiences. I feel now a-days the quality of live entertainment is being lost
beacause very few entertainers have had the experience on performing LIVE
infront of a large crowd. By that I mean a hall of between 200 - 3,000 people.
If you can hold that audience all by yourself for at least an hour. Then you are
an entertainer. There is no better feeling in the world than standing infront of
a large audience and watching them wriggling about their seat with laughter. You
have to give yourself to your audience and in return they will trust you with
their minds. A wonderful sensation. Something you can't get when performing
infront of a camera. So I hope to be doing the live stuff for a while yet. Then
eventually some sort of television / radio envolvement. For Bookings and Enquiries
JUST CALL US AT....
Gladys Enterprise
At out show the kids are kept alert by the
fact that the show is exciting, interactive and fun. You always learn more when
you are enjoying it !
When Philips can make one stong enough for me to stand on !
TEL / FAX ; +44 (0) 1368 840 326 MOBILE ; +44 (0) 07971 946 708
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