Papers of Gwen Cherrell Gordon, actress in play by James R Gregson The Rochdale Pioneers 1944

People's Entertainment Society

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The Rochdale Pioneers was a five act play written by James R Gregson. The play was written to salute the centenary of the Rochdale Pioneers. It was produced by The People's Entertainment Society, an independent production company that used professional actors. In 1944 the idea to take a play on the road to celebrate the Rochdal Pioneers came from Co-operative Party MP Alfred Barnes who commissioned his friend James Gregson to write it. Mr Barnes invited the cast to the House of Comm...

Cherrell Gordon, Gwen. Actress

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Rochdale Equitable Pioneers' Society

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