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Member	Item		Review/Comment
mikerhyl SUBS 11th Aug 2023		Live Music Petula Clark @ Caesars Palace (1969)	Apparantly Petula saw Elvis live in Vegas this night too
mikerhyl SUBS 10th May 2023		Live Music Petula Clark @ Oakdale Theatre (1986)	For that night The Association changed the name in their hit song from Along came Mary to Along came Petula .A memorable night and both acts were wonderful
mikerhyl SUBS 23rd Apr 2023		Live Music Petula Clark @ Queen Elizabeth Hall (2002)	Also featured spoken performances by Hayley Mills ,Nerys Hughes ,James Bolam, Susan Jameson and Ronnie Corbett and Raffle Draw by Dame Vera Lynn
mikerhyl SUBS 18th Feb 2023		Live Music Harry Fryer And His Famous Broadcasting Band @ Palace Theatre (1942)	Thanks to Steven Warner for finding this first billed concert advertisement months before her first radio broadcast for 9 year old Petula Clark .Before this we know from her father and Petula herself that she appeared with Harry Fryer and his Orchestra in the Escalator Hall at Bentalls,Kingston-upon Thames before this where she was paid with toffees and presumably not named in advertisements .
mikerhyl SUBS 4th Dec 2022		Live Music The Beach Boys @ Royal Festival Hall (1972)	Great concert
mikerhyl SUBS 1st Sep 2022		Live Music Petula Clark @ Theatre de la Comedie-Canadienne (1966)	This date should read Sunday March 20th 1966 Correction applied for
mikerhyl SUBS 5th May 2022		Live Music Michael Ball @ Sondheim Theatre (2022)	Petula Clark first sang on the London stage in 1942 at the Prince Edward Theatre at a concert for servicemen recorded by the BBC ,the same stage she was appearing in Mary Poppins (Covid pandemic permitting ) from 2019 to January 2023,
mikerhyl SUBS 27th Jan 2021		Live Music Petula Clark @ Odeon,Leicester Square (1951)	King George did not attend .The Queen was accompanied by her daughter Princess Margaret .
mikerhyl SUBS 21st Sep 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Empire Theatre, Chiswick (1952)	Contrary to what the news article of 1952 said Petula herself always says her first professional engagement was at Bentalls ,Kingston on Thames when she was about 8 with Harry Fryer and his Orchestra
mikerhyl SUBS 20th Sep 2020		Live Music Harry Fryer And His Orchestra @ Odeon (1943)	The first “professional “ short 1943 tour of England by 10 year old Petula with Harry Fryer and his Orchestra who she had first performed with In the very early 40’s before she was discovered by the BBC in 1942 Billed here as Little Petula Clark Harry Fryer ,who released many records and featured often on programmes for BBC Radio sadly passed away after an operation at the age of 50 in 1946 .
mikerhyl SUBS 7th Sep 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Shepherd's Bush Empire (1953)	Chan Canasta appearing with Petula was the first celebrity magician of the 1950’s
mikerhyl SUBS 2nd Sep 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Great Room, Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane (1980)	Charity event
mikerhyl SUBS 29th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Cannes Municipal Casino ,Salon des Ambassadeurs (1967)	It was a gala not a tour
mikerhyl SUBS 29th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Cannes Municipal Casino ,Salon des Ambassadeurs (1967)	It was a Gala not a tour
mikerhyl SUBS 28th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Gaumont Palace (1950)	It was in fact a 20 minute act including impersonations, Minnie the Moocher and If I was the only girl In the world
mikerhyl SUBS 25th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Salone Del Linta Park Hotel (1968)	Petula sang Kiss me goodbye in Italian
mikerhyl SUBS 20th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Hippodrome (1992)	Petula celebrated 50 years of stardom at this event
mikerhyl SUBS 19th Aug 2020		Live Music Vera Lynn @ Earls Court (1992)	Prince Charles and Princess Diana also attended
mikerhyl SUBS 19th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Hippodrome (1992)	Correct date Sunday 11 Oct 1992
mikerhyl SUBS 17th Aug 2020		Live Music Vera Lynn @ Horse Guards Parade ,Westminster (2005)	In the Presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. ,HRH Prince Philip and Prime Minister Tony Blair
mikerhyl SUBS 17th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Hippodrome (1949)	Apologies for the press cutting being difficult to read .it was how it was digitised from the newspaper by the British newspaper archive
mikerhyl SUBS 17th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Odeon (1949)	Apologies for the press cutting being difficult to read .it was how it was digitised from the newspaper by the British newspaper archive
mikerhyl SUBS 17th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Odeon (1949)	Asked for correction ,her film being shown was Vote for Huggett in which she also sang
mikerhyl SUBS 16th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ White Rock Theatre (2019)	Petula sang This is my song ,Feed the birds(from her London West End Musical “Mary Poppins” where she was playing the Bird Woman , and Downtown
mikerhyl SUBS 16th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Odeon, South Norwood (1947)	It has been confirmed in 2020 that Petula did sing a few songs at this event by one of the children who attended who is now 85 years old !
mikerhyl SUBS 14th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Winter Gardens (1955)	Petula had worked with Trevor Brookes before with his Orchestra on BBC TV’s “ Garrison Theatre”
mikerhyl SUBS 13th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Granada (1943)	Petula at that time would mimic the singing of Sophie Tucker,Vera Lynn and Carmen Miranda !
mikerhyl SUBS 11th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Princes Theatre (1984)	Superior image added
mikerhyl SUBS 10th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Whiteleys Department Store,Bayswater (1954)	Asked for date correction to Sat July 3rd 1954 Press publication July 9th
mikerhyl SUBS 8th Aug 2020		Live Music Petula Clark @ Cavern Club (1965)	Interesting that neither Sandie nor Gerry and the Pacemajers were mentioned in the ad ..perhaps they were surprise guests or recorded their performances beforehand.

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