Jimmy Slater...
from:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevira/sets/167864/
the
owner of that site wrote:
Jimmy Slater: born in 1898 in Yorkshire, he started performing with
seaside concert parties just before the First World War, and served
during the war (in concert parties of course). After the war he was
recruited to the cast of 'Splinters', a smash hit revue made up of
an ex-military concert party, which toured into the 1930s - possibly
the longest running revue on the British stage. He left Splinters
some time in the 20s and went on to build himself a career in the
North of England, produced revues, seaside shows and pantomimes and
performed himself well into the 1960s. By this time he had a thriving
costume supply business, and continued in this field. He lived to
100. My mum got to know him when she ran a vintage clothing shop and
he called her and offered some of his old costumes for sale. They
became good friends. When he died, mum went to the auction of his
effects and bought a sackful of old publicity photos and press cuttings
which she gave to me.

































