Frankie Howerd Archive Box 2

Includes:
1. Title: THE HEALTH COMPLEX by Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran.
Date: July 1978
Pages: 5
● Monologue - closing of the first show.
● About the BBC demands of artists - the BBC International Exclusive Executive Health Complex - only to hire artistes who are Olympic-fit. A script about Frankie Howerd losing weight "but not by orthodox methods".
2. Title: Frankie Howerd (single) - Yarmouth typed in red on top right of front page.
Undated.
Pages: 2
● Post-war script - reflects and jokes about how people have changed from before war to after the war.
● Jokes about women taking men's labour, habits and fashion.
● Title of next section - 'Bless You'
● Handwritten message on back of script.
3. Frankie Howerd Esq. - ref. 10.00a.m.
Undated.
Pages: 3.
4. Letter attached covering comedy sketches typed up for Frankie Howerd.
From: Anthony G. Williamson.
To: Frankie Howerd, Esq. ℅ Stanley Dale, 130 Uxbridge-Road, London, W.12.
Dated: 28th February 1957
Sketch 1 - 'Court Sketch' - 5 pages
Sketch 2 - 'Psychiatrist Sketch' - 5 pages
Attached at the back is an earlier letter from Anthony G. Williamson.
Dated: 9 February 1957
● Mentions how Mr Williamson watched Mr Howerd on the Palladium Show
● Mr Williamson expresses disappointment in Howerd's scripts.
● Submit scripts to Frankie Howerd written by himself and his writing partner. Have previously written for Terry Thomas.
● Suggests a programme - "a one hour Frankie Howerd Show, using 10-minute sketches, general patter for compering, three five-minute variety acts, and an audience participation contest."
5. Title: The New Butler. A Comedy Sketch. (typed transcript).
Author: Alan Richardson
Pages: 6.
The characters:
● Lady D'Arcy - Vanderfair (a middle-aged woman)
● Elsie (Her personal maid)
● Craddock (The New Butler)
● Reggie - A young subaltern Army Officer, Lady D.V.'s nephew.
6. Untitled, Undated.
Pages: 9.
Characters:
● Pete Murray (Radio & Television Presenter)
● Alan Freeman (Australian-British DJ)
● David Jacobs (British Broadcaster)
● John Blythe (English Actor)
● Frankie Howerd (enters at page 4)
End of script states - "Additional lyrics by Alan Fell, 13th December, 1962”.
7. Letter attached to Comedy Script
Written by: David Laydon
Written for: Frankie Howerd
Dated: 12 November 1973.
● Wrote to Frankie Howerd in hope that he may be interested in own comedy sketches and to use them in one of his shows.
● Four comedy sketches/scripts in total.
8. Title: Frankie Howerd Monologue.
Author: Roy Tuvey and Maurice Sellar (A.L.S. Management)
Pages: 4.
9. Letter attached to three comedy scripts.
Written by: Len Cooper.
Written for: Frankie Howerd
Dated: 25 July 1974.
10. Title: Frankie Howerd Monologue by Mike Goddard
Undated.
Pages: 5.
11. Untitled (printed in top left corner is 'J.S. TEASDALE').
Undated.
Pages: 3.
● Comedy story about getting a plane full of nuns.
12. Plastic wallet containing comedy gags sent to Frankie Howerd in 1947 and early months of 1948 from Dink Eldridge. Also some sent in July 1948 for Mr S. Dale (aka 'Scruffy') ℅ Artiste Corporation of Gt. Britain Ltd of 10 Hanover Street, London, W.1 to give to Frankie Howerd.
● Includes additional material.
13. Title: Action. (Opening Chorus Milkmaids, Cleaners, 3tc. Discovered on.).
Undated.
Pages: 95
● Pencil and pen edits/annotations throughout
14. Untitled.
Undated.
Pages: 31.
● Pencil and pen edits/annotations throughout
15. Untitled.
Undated.
Pages: 50 [one loose page within this Script - the cover of a rehearsal script for Frankie Howerd, titled 'Room At The Tip' - Episode 3, written by Reuben Ship, 15th May 1959].
16. Untitled. [Appears to be a script for Fine Goings On]
Undated. Annotated/Edited pinned Script.
Pages: 30
Includes Dora Bryan, Freddie Mills, Hugh Paddick, Maria Charles, Lee Young, John Forde.
Sketches include:
• Freddie gives Frankie a letter sent by the BBC.
● Frankie begins to search for jobs to earn money.
● Frankie Howerd becomes an escort for a client at the Cyrill Dewitt Escort Service called Miss Vanderloaf and is paid to spend a week with her. However, Cyrillic Dewitt says she's difficult and has caused her Escorts to end up in nursing homes, but she needs someone to see to her because she's an important client who brings in more clients and revenue.
17. Untitled.
Undated. Pinned typewritten script.
Pages: 32.
18. Untitled. Undated. Pinned typewritten script.
Pages: 41
● Writing in blue pen on front page.
● Includes seven characters:
1. Sir Humphrey Garter (Bart.) (Landowner and squire)
2. Sophie (Sir Humphrey's orphaned Niece)
3. Poll Daily (Village girl, companion of Sophie and a Maid)
4. Able Slowly (Manservant of the household)
5. Lady Beatrice Snaffle (neighbour of the Garter's)
6. Count Ferdinando Ravioli (Italian count)
7. Father Riccardo Cavaletti (a priest who accompanies Cound Ferdinando Ravioli)
19. Title: "Frankie Howerd in Ulster".
Undated.
Written by Roy Tuvey and Maurice Sellar.
A.L.S. Management Limited, 67 Brook Street, W1Y 1YD.
Pages: 15 (including front cover).
20. Title: "Opening… Opening Caption Routine".
Undated.
"FRANK" written in pencil on top right corner of the first page of the script.
Pages: 4.
21. Title: "Opening (Opening Sequence and Captions).
Undated.
"FRANK" written in pencil on top right corner of the first page of the script.
Pages: 4.
22. Untitled.
Undated.
Pages: 1.
● "Frank enters in kilt."
● Numbers written down in blue pen at the top right corner of the page.
23. Title: "Of Course I Can Drive".
Undated.
Written by John Stamp? (This name is written at the right bottom corner of each page of this script).
Pages: 4.
24. Untitled.
Undated.
Typewritten and pinned script with annotations throughout.
Pages: 24
25. Untitled.
Undated.
Typewritten and pinned script with annotations throughout.
Pages: 24
● Same script as Item 24.
26. Titled: "Orderly Room Sketch".
Undated.
Written by Roy Tuvey and Maurice Sellar.
Pages: 11.
27. Untitled.
Undated. Typewritten and pinned script.
Large F Howerd written in Pencil, top right corner of first page,
Pages: 40.
28. Titled: "The Vicar". [Monologue]
Undated.
No author.
Pages: 4.
29. Untitled.
Undated.
Pages: 5.
● Begins with... "Ah yes. "The Theatre Royal". Hm. Dedicated to the memory of King Canute by the look of it."
30. Title: Frankie Howerd - Programme 5. Undated. No author,
Pages: 4.
● Comedy Sketch possibly for a Christmas show? - "Last Wednesday… yes… well you see, I went out Christmas shopping...well I thought I would while I have the money".
● Talks about an expensive shop - joking about people who can afford to buy certain materialistic items and clothing and about himself being unable to buy them without becoming bankrupt.
● Potentially offensive jokes in this script.
31. Titled: Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 2.
● Starting sentence of this script contains racially offensive terminology.
32. Untitled.
Undated.
Pinned and typewritten script.
Pages: 30.
Characters:
- Frankie Howerd
- Mr Hump
- Jackie (old lady)
- Sterling (old man)
- Dentist
- Mr Wimple
- Suspect
- Dr Ramone
- Voice(producer)
- Phil
- Nick
● Parts highlighted: Jackie, Susie, and 'others' sections
33. Title: Broken Hearted Clown.
Undated. Author unknown.
Pages: 4
34. Titled: Frankie Howerd. [Monologue]
Undated. Author unknown.
Pages: 2.
● Beginning line: "Now - what was I going to say - oh yes - Ladies and a gentlemen - Tonight I can sing some romantic songs or some rather vulgar songs, I can please the ladies or the lads. So tonight I have decided to please the ladies, and do the vulgar songs".
35. Titled: Calling all Forces.
Dated: 2 February 1952.
Author unkown.
Pages: 3 (page 3 is ripped and missing a section).
● Annotated in pencil
36. Titled: Frankie Howerd (Solo Spot).
Undated.
Author Unknown.
Pages: 3.
37. Titled: Frankie Howerd On Russell Harty.
Undated. Author: Clive Anderson.
Pages: 6.
● Annotations and edits throughout - blue and green pen. Reverse of pages five and six contain additional script notes.
Characters include:
- Russell
- Frankie
- Nancy
- KR - Nancy's husband
38. Titled: Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Author unknown.
Pages: 3.
39. Titled: Francis's Fretters' Forum - Show Five.
Undated.
Author unknown.
Pages: 4.
40. Titled: Frankie Howerd.
Pages: 10
41. Titled: Frankie Howerd.
Undated. [Details in the script suggest late 1968 – potentially New Year’s Eve]
Author unknown.
Pages: 12.
● A Historical Saga of Bonny Scotland.
Characters include -
- Frankie Howerd
- Cilla Black - British Singer (Priscilla White)
- Billy Cotton - British Orchestra Leader and entertainer
- Irving Davies - Welsh Dancer and choreographer
- Matt Monroe - English singer.
42. Untitled.
Undated.
Author unknown.
Pages: 30.
43. Titled: Opening.
Undated.
Author unknown.
Pages: 51 (pages numbers put of order, different sketches within this entire script. Also one loose page within this script).
44. Titled: Friday. Magnus Pyke.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 4.
● Includes handwritten notes throughout
45. Untitled.
Undated.
Author Unknown.
Pages: 29.
● Starting line: "Good evening - good evening ladies, gentlemen and the chap in the liberty bodice at the back".
46. Untitled.
Undated.
Author unknown.
Pages: 3.
Characters include:
- Queen
- King
- Princess
47. Titled: Comedy Script.
Dated: 6 November 1979.
Author: Tony Heath.
Pages: 8.
48. Untitled.
Undated.
Unknown Author.
Pages: 6
● Similar to Item 46.
49. Titled: Frankie Howerd Confessions: Introduction and Basic Story Outline.
Undated.
Authors: Mike Sharland and Philippe Le Bars.
Pages: 9.
50. Untitled. [Monologue]
Undated.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Barry Pilton.
Pages: 6.
● Mentions his "Ooos and Ahhs" within this comedy script.
● Self deprecating humour
● Story telling/stand up comedy
51. Title: Frankie Howerd Confessions: introduction and Basic Story Outline.
Undated.
Written by Mike Sharland and Philippe Le Bars.
Pages: 9.
● Same item as item 49.
52. Untitled.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 3.
● Includes Frankie, Billy (Ternent)
● "How to render First Aid."
53. Untitled.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 4.
● Includes Frankie, Marjorie Holmes (Miss Meadworthy), and Miss Phyllis Calvert.
54. Title: Frankie Howerd (single). [Monologue]
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 4 (3rd page is a short rhyme titled "Broken Hearted Clown").
● Annotations throughout
● Underlined key words for emphasis
Includes:
- Jimmy Edwards - English comedy actor
- Danny Kaye - American actor, singer, dancer, comedian
- Me Gaitskell - Hugh Gaitskell? - British Politician, served as leader of British Labour Party.
Did include the names Sid Field, Tom Handley and Mr Shinwell originally before the edit -
- Sid Field - English comedy entertainer
- Tom Handley - English comedian, best known for BBC radio programme It's That Man Again.
- Mr Shinwell - Emanuel (Manny) Shinwell, British Politician who served as a government minister, member of the Labour Party and MP for Linlithgowshire, Seaham and Easington.
55. Title: "Step Inside Luv" Opening.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 15 (final page is loose).
● Address written in blue pen on front cover:
St Mary's, Hull, Crawford St.
● Annotations and edits made throughout the script.
56. Title: Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Unknown author. Pinned script.
Pages: 34.
● There are dates written in pencil on the front page.
57. Title: Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 26.
● Page 6 - new script section titled: "Cyril Fletcher in "Holiday Music Hall"
- With Frank Formby, Peter Kent, Lola Fisher, Cy Grant, Percy Edwards, Frank Weir, Robert Easton, Rawitcz and Landauer, Frankie Howerd.
- The Adam Singers, Directed By Cliff Adams
- The BBC Variety Orchestra (Leader, John Jezard), Conductor Paul Fenoulhet.
- Production by Bill Worsley
- Rehearsal: Sunday 28th May 1961, 3pm - 6:30pm. Playhouse. Recording: Sunday 28th May 1961, 7:15 - 8:45pm. Playhouse. Transmission: Saturday 3rd June 1961, 7:30 - 8:30pm. Home.
- R.P. NO. TLO 54406
- Studio Manager: Don Sayer.
58. Title: Lena -4, Frankie Howerd Spot.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 2.
● Lena - The Lena Zavarone Show
● The text ends abruptly, so it is possible that later pages are missing.
59. Title: Frankie Howerd.
Dated: June 1981.
Written by Barry Cryer and Spike Mullins.
Pages: 7.
● Possibly missing pages at the end.
60. Title: Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 2.
61. Title: Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 4.
62. Untitled. [Monologue]
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 4.
63. Title: Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Written by Barry Cryer and Spike Mullins.
Pages: 9
● Same as item 59, but with an extra two pages.
64. Title: Frankie Howerd: Special Material.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 1.
65. Title: A Sample Script For Frankie Howerd.
Undated.
Written by Tim Sutton.
Pages: 4.
66. Title: Frankie Howerd Solo (For "Holiday Music Hall").
Undated.
Written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.
67. Title: Frankie Howerd Spot.
Undated.
Unknown author.
Pages: 6.
68. Title: Frankie Howerd Special Material.
Undated.
Written by Hugh Stuckey.
Pages: 16 (last page is loose).
69. Title: Frankie Howerd Spot. "Good Old Days".
Dated: 22 October [no year].
Unknown author.
Pages: 3.

Box list created by S. Raynsford, 22.3.2022.

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