BEATLES PROGRAMME, ROYAL PERFORMANCE, 4 NOV 1963
  £   870
  $   1,153

 


£ 870 Sold For
Jun 24, 2007 Sold Date
Jun 14, 2007 Start Date
£   40 Start price
15   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

A Rare Programme!

THE BEATLES PERFORMING AT THE
Royal Performance
In the presence of
Her Majesty The Queen Mother
on the Evening of
Monday November 4th 1963
at The Prince of Wales Theatre, London


Seller’s comments:
To help you better understand what you’re bidding for, I’ve put together the following information. I hope you will find it of help.

Please note that I’m a private seller, not a dealer.

The Programme for sale here is rare because the Royal Performance is a one-off event and only those who attended on the night of 4 November 1963 were able to buy this programme. As far as I can discover, seating at that time at the Prince of Wales Theatre was not much more than 1,000.  So such programmes are not at all common.

I can confirm that this programme has been in my possession for over 40 years.

This is the Royal Performance where John Lennon made national headlines:  This is the famous performance by the Beatles where John Lennon remarked to the audience, including The Queen Mother, “…those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands’ then with a cheeky side-glance to the Royal Box he added, “…the rest of you just rattle your jewellery.”      Here is a fuller story taken from the very informative Teletronic.co.uk website

Egos aside, many entertainers see the royal performance as the pinnacle of their career and to be invited to appear before royalty is still considered an immense privilege. One of the most famous shows was in 1963 when The Beatles were invited to appear. Delfont had not heard of the group but his daughter was a fan and kept pestering her father to book them. Delfont found out that the group were appearing at one of his bookings at the Princes Theatre, Torquay, so he phoned up the box office to enquire how business was. “We’re sold out,” said the manager. “There are fans sleeping on the street waiting for returns.” Delfont immediately booked the group for the Royal Variety which was still some months away. As November neared the Beatles phenomenon reached fever pitch and by the time they appeared on the show the group were the biggest names in show business. This upset Marlene Dietrich who was booked on the same bill. The actress thought she should take star billing and whenever photographers gathered to take pictures of the Beatles she would muscle her way in. She even tried to win favour with the orchestra by buying them two crates of champagne. But ultimately she was upstaged by John Lennon who, during the group’s performance, made headlines by telling the audience “…those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands’ then with a cheeky side-glance to the Royal Box he added, “…the rest of you just rattle your jewellery.” Stars appearing with The Beatles that night:
These are listed in sequence of appearance  1. THE BILLY PETCH DANCERS
 2. THE CLARK BROTHERS
 3. MAX BYGRAVES
 4. LUIS ALBERTO DEL PARANA and LOS PARAGUAYOS
 5. CHARLIE DRAKE
 6. SUSAN MAUGHAN
 7. THE BEATLES
 8. DICKIE HENDERSON
 9. FRANCIS BRUNN
 10. BUDDY GRECO
 11. NADIA NERINA

INTERMISSION

 12. JOE LOSS and his ORCHESTRA
 13. STEPTOE & SON
 14. PINKY & PERKY AND COMPANY
 15. ERIC SYKES & HATTIE JACQUES
 16. MICHAEL FLANDERS and DONALD SWANN
 17. MARLENE DIETRICH (with Burt Bacarach at the piano)
 18. TOMMY STEELE (with members of the “Half a Sixpence” Company)
 19. HARRY SECOMBE (with members of the “Pickwick” Company)

THE FINALE


Condition of the programme:
This programme is in good condition and still has its blue tassel (which again is not all that common – many programmes, I’m told, have lost this tassel!)

It has a 1” tear on the leading edge of the front cover and has only minor marks on the covers (see photos).  The cover edges are a bit bumped.

All pages are tightly bound and all are present and intact.  The two staples holding the programme together are bright and show no rust.
 

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Postage & packaging costs if final value is up to £500:

(For UK delivery):
Carrier will be Royal Mail
Delivery will be made via Special Delivery, Next Day service
The cost includes Signed For plus compensation cover up to £500

  • The buyer to pay postage and packaging and compensation cover
  • Item will be despatched within 48 hours on receipt of cleared payment
  • Seller only accepts payment by Paypal (preferred), or UK £ sterling cheque (if covered by cheque guarantee card)
  • Payment is expected within 5 days of the end of the sale
  • Postage, packing & compensation cover for UK delivery of this item: -

    • BY SPECIAL DELIVERY NEXT DAY = £5.35
(For Overseas deliveries):
Carrier will be Royal Mail
Delivery will be made via Airmail
The costs include £2.00 for extra compensation cover up to £500
The costs include £3.50 for ‘International Signed For’ service
  • The buyer to pay postage and packaging and compensation cover
  • Item will be despatched within 48 hours on receipt of cleared payment
  • Payment: Overseas buyer’s payment by Paypal only
  • Postage, packing & compensation cover for overseas deliveries of this item:-

    • BY AIRMAIL EUROPE = £9.20
    BY AIRMAIL REST OF WORLD = £11.76

 
 


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