Albert Modley Collection
Albert Modley was a talented, versatile musician with a gift for comedy, he toured the country doing variety shows and pantomimes.
Having learnt his craft in the clubs he topped the bill on many a summer season.
During his long career he found the time to star of the early British films.
Works Timeline:
- Babes in the Wood (1932/33, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Dick Whittington (1933/34, pantomime at the Princes Theatre in Bradford)
- Mother Goose (1936/37, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Mother Goose (1939/40, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Cinderella (1941/42, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- Bob’s Your Uncle (1942, film)
- Mother Goose (1946/47, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- Humpty Dumpty (1949/50, pantomime at the Alhambra in Bradford)
- Up for the Cup (1950, film)
- Take Me to Paris (1951, film)
- Humpty Dumpty (1951/52, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- Cinderella (1953/54, pantomime at the Empire Theatre, Sheffield.)
- The Good Old Days (BBC TV series 1959 and 1968)
- The Leslie Crowther Show (1971, TV series)
- “Play for Today” Sunset Across the Bay (1975, TV drama)
- All Day on the Sands (1979, film)
The Albert Modley Collection is available to view by appointment at the Morecambe Heritage Centre.
A selection of images from the archive can also be viewed below.
