ZUM4915684: Feb. 15, 1954 - Teenagers at a Swing Session - In British dance halls, where jazz sessions attract hundreds of teenagers and the floor is so crowded dancing becomes almost impossible, something like hysteria can develop. Nearly 3,000 young people crowded the hall, many of them climbing on chairs and tables to glimpse their idols of song and hot music when band leader Ted Heath with singers Dickie Valentine and Lita Roza were performing. Keystone Photo Shows: Dickie Valentine, former theatre call-boy, who is teenagers top favorite, tears off his tie for this number / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4914458: Feb. 02, 1954 - Billy Graham arrives at Waterloo. Large crowds await his arrival.: Billy Graham, the U.S. evangelist, who has arrived here to launch a hot-gospel campaign, arrived at Waterloo this afternoon, where there was a large crowd to greet him. He reached Southampton yesterday / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4914706: Feb. 04, 1954 -” Actress of Year” - And” Showman of Year” Honour At Variety Club Luncheon. Miss Dorothy Tutin, whose performance in Graham Greene's” The Living Room” made her the talk of the entertainment world, and Mr. Jack Hylton, the impresario, were honoured by the Variety Club as the” Actress of the Year” and the” Showman of the Year” respectively at a special testimonial luncheon held at the Savoy Hotel today. Miss Tutin was presented by Dame Sybil Thorndike with a scroll on which are recorded extracts from reviews on her performance in “The Living Room” by London critics. Each extract credits the newspaper in which it appeared and is signed by its author-critic. The choice of Miss Tutin is that of the London critics themselves, as is that Mr. Jack Hylton, to whom an inscribed scroll was presented by Sir Malcolm Sargent. Keystone Photo Shows: - Miss Dorothy Tutin and Mr. Jack Hylton, photographed at the luncheon today / Bridgeman Images