STANLEY BAXTER 24TH MAY 1926 -

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Stanley Baxter was an award-winning Scottish actor and impressionist, known for his highly popular British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter Show, Baxter On..., Time For Baxter, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series and for a generation he was the wonderful and magical Mr Majeika in the show of the same title.

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He began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland. In a long career he has worked with some celebrated colleagues in a wide range of productions in radio, theatre, television and films. He has also wrote a number of books based on Glasgow.

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PANTOMIME HISTORY

1949 The Tin Toc Cup - Citizens Theatre
1950 Red Riding Hood - Princess Theatre, Glasgow
1951 The Happy Hap'ny - Citizens Theatre
1952 Cinderella - The Royal Glasgow
1953 Aladdin - King's Theatre, Edinburgh

1954 Aladdin - Theatre Royal Glasgow
1955 Cinderella - Glasgow Alhambra
1956 Cinderella - King's Theatre, Edinburgh
1957 Mother Goose - Glasgow Alhambra
1958 Mother Goose - King's Theatre, Edinburgh
1966 Cinderella - Glasgow Alhambra
1967 Cinderella - King's Theatre, Edinburgh

1970 Mother Goose - Kings Theatre, Edinburgh

1971 Mother Goose - Kings Theatre Glasgow
1972 Mother Goose - Theatre Royal, Newcastle

1973 Mother Goose - Grand Theatre, Leeds

1975 Jack and the Beanstalk - Kings Theatre Edinburgh

1976 Jack and the Beanstalk - Kings Theatre Glasgow

1977 Jack and the Beanstalk - Manchester Opera House

1979 Cinderella - Kings Theatre Edinburgh

1980 Cinderella - Kings Theatre Glasgow

1982 Mother Goose - Kings Theatre Edinburgh

1983 Mother Goose - Kings Theatre Glasgow
1984 Mother Goose - Sunderland Empire
1985 Aladdin - Kings Theatre Edinburgh

1986 Aladdin - Kings Theatre Glasgow

1990 Cinderella - Kings Theatre Edinburgh
1991 Cinderella - Kings Theatre Glasgow