Still Standing: The Savage Years (48 page)

The perfect outfit for a court appearance.

With Beryl Reid at John Addy’s birthday party.

Lily.

Regina, Adrella, Breda, Pat and me – the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

Early publicity shot – I think I’m trying to look sexy. Either that or I’ve been caught mid-shot picking my nose.

INDEX

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An A to Z Sort of Thing
, 199

Action Enterprises, 50

Addy, John, 91, 302

Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, 290–1

Adrella (Peter): Aids ward shows, 266; cancer, 268, 357–9; career, 92–4;
Cinderella
panto, 156–7; death, 268, 362; Finland tour, 269–72; High Society act, 157, 235–6; relationship with author, 92–4, 269, 277, 357–9

Adrian (musical director), 9

Aids, 191, 213–14, 231–3, 262–8

Aladdin
, 1, 366

Albert Hall, 243

Alfie’s Antique Market, 195

Allen, Dave, 102

Allsop, Kirsty, 334

Alvis and O’Dell, 153–4

Amstel Tavern, Amsterdam, 166

Amsterdam, 165–7

Anderton, James, 231

André (partner), 329–30

Andrews Sisters, 166, 279

Andy (at Elephant and Castle), 176, 178, 179–81, 234

Armathwaite Hall, 302

Armstrong, Louis, 49

Arrowe Park Hospital, 113

Arsenic and Old Lace, 144

Astor House Hotel, Shanghai, 329–30

The Avengers
, 153, 156, 194, 247, 304–5, 366–8

Babs (landlady of the Black Cap), 147

Bacall, Lauren, 326

Bangs Disco, 145

Bankhead, Tallulah, 11

Barry Sisters, 35

Bartlett, Neil, 307

Bartley Variety Club, 49

Barton, Avril, 26, 93

Bassey, Shirley, 49

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, 352–6, 359, 362

Baxter, Stanley, 332

Beatles, 11

Beattie’s of Birkenhead, 99

Bee Gees, 49

Betty Legs Diamond (Simon Green), 200

Bibby, Jeff, 300–1

The Bill
, 291–2, 293, 296, 300, 307, 313

Billy St James (Madame Betty), 273

Birkenhead Central Library, 309

Birkenhead Market, 103–4

Birmingham, 76, 247, 249

Black, Cilla, 14, 337

Black Cap, Camden Town: costume storage, 157; meeting place, 25, 145; performances, 91, 92, 147, 158, 277; talent nights, 308; Vera’s work, 239, 273

Black Emmanuel club, Tampere, 269

Blackman, Honor, 366

Blackpool, 124–6

Blake (in Victoria Mansions), 140–1

Blanche (David), 152–3

Blanche (pig), 363

Bob (in Kent), 8–9

Bob (partner of Paul), 50

Bolton, 123

Borovicks, Berwick Street, 220

Bournemouth, 175–6, 247

Bowring, Sir John, 353–4

Bradford: Fleece pub, 128, 132–3; Furnace pub, 95; Hush’s work, 61, 78; red light district, 58; Vera in, 233, 234

Brownhill, Bill, 233

Bullseye (dog), 343

Burns, Nica, 163

Buster (dog), 2, 4, 356

Camden Council: author leaves, 26, 43, 238, 292; author’s work as peripatetic care officer, 25, 135–6, 138; author’s work in Area One offices, 172; cheque from, 96; gay employees, 233; interview with, 137

Cameron, David, 364–5

Campella (bouncer), 179, 187, 189

Capital Gay
, 192, 204, 232, 236, 247

Capron, Brian, 351

Cardiff, 247, 248–9

Carmine (dog), 355

Carroll, Sue, 335–6, 337, 338

Casson, Johnnie, 94

Cavaliero, Rosie, 348

Celia (teacher), 227–8, 230

Cellar Bar, 141

Chad (celebrity booker), 326

Charabanc theatre group, 285–6

CHE (Campaign for Homosexual Equality), 103

Cherry Tree pub, Leeds, 93–4

Chichester University, 366

Chris, Welsh (Maggie), 219–20, 223, 237

Chris (Dream Girls), 91–2

Chrissie (couturier): at the Elly, 177; Camden Square squat, 24; costume making, 220; fancy dress party, 205–10; friends from Birkenhead, 239–41; fur discoveries, 182, 190, 237; furnishing and decorating, 139, 154, 171–2, 180, 217, 219; mooning, 187–8; neighbours in Victoria Mansions, 140–1, 276; on Murphy brothers, 222; relationship with author, 137, 142–3, 155–6, 172–3, 180–2, 184–5, 220, 223, 225, 240;
Roaring Twenties
performance, 226; theatre going, 215, 216; Victoria Mansions flats, 137, 139, 151, 162, 171–2, 240–1; work at theatrical costumiers, 182

Churchill, Winston, 290

Chyat, Beryl, 237–8

Cinderella
, 156–9

Clarke, Frank, 299

Clarke, Kevin, 292

Clary, Julian, 14, 209

Clause 28 demonstration, 284

Clitheroe, Margaret, 79

Clone Zone, Manchester, 190

Coleherne pub, Earl’s Court, 199

Colin (John’s partner), 178

Collings, Sheila, 162, 164

Connie (John), 25, 26, 143

Copa club, Key West, 284

Copacabana Club, Fort Lauderdale, 279, 282

Copenhagen: carnival, 168–9; Madame Arthur’s club, 61, 62, 64–5, 67, 165; rooms in, 65–7; social life, 67–70, 270; Tivoli Gardens, 169–71; travelling to, 62–3

Coronation Street
, 54, 351–2

Coronation Street Musical, Street of Dreams
: opening, 362; planned tour, 355; postponement, 334, 336, 352; read-through, 351; rehearsals, 324, 359, 362; script, 331, 351–2

Coyle, Nadine, 327

Crawford, Joan, 152

Cricketers pub, Battersea Park Road, 153–4

Cunningham, Mrs (at the chip shop), 257

Daily Mirror
, 13–14, 224, 232, 335, 338

Daily Star
, 233

Dale, Doris (David):
Annie
production, 220; at the Elly, 177;
Cinderella
, 157; Divine films, 276; flatmate, 221, 223; High Society act, 157, 235;
If They’d Asked for a Lion Tamer
, 157, 162, 164–5; Israel booking, 244–5; Kopy Katz, 219; LSD act, 172–6, 243; photo strip, 237; relationship with author, 243–4; relationship with Reg, 157, 164–5; Seine cruise, 243–4; view of Russell, 212

Damien (son of Skippy), 236–7

Davis, Bette, 87–8, 122, 303, 346

Davis, Steve, 306

Dawn, Liz, 54–5, 56–7

Dennis, Les, 94

Dennis (at Green Hammerton Hotel), 76, 80

Diamonds (at Keighley Fun House), 55–8, 60

Diane (mother of Sharon), 103, 104–5, 114–15, 121–3

Disapointer Sisters, 157, 166, 172

Disneyland, 279–81, 365

Divine (Glenn Milstead), 276

Divine club, Tel Aviv, 244, 245

Dolly (cat), 273

Dominion Theatre, 351

Donmar Warehouse, 162, 215

Doolittle, Dudley, 94, 95

Dot-Next-Door, 89, 110, 258, 259, 261, 304

Downton Abbey
, 337–8

Drama at Inish
, 332–4

Dream Girls, 91

Drill Hall, 307

Durkin, Peter, 162, 163

Dusty (dresser), 17–18

Ebony (John), 269–72

Eddy (dog), 356, 365

Edinburgh, 174

Eilat, 245–6

Elephant and Castle pub (Elly), Vauxhall, 176–90, 192, 233–4, 292

Ellis, Jonathan D., 348

Ellison, Chris, 300

Elsie (Jimmy), 25

Empress Ballroom, 103

Equity, 161

Eric (Tourette’s sufferer), 135–6

Fanshawe, Simon, 284

Fantasy Island
, 55

Farnham, Brian, 292

Fashion Aid, 243

Fawcett, Anne (Annie Savage, aunt): drinking, 6; drugs, 116; neighbours, 259; sister Chrissie’s death, 117–18; sister Molly’s death, 296, 297–8, 304–5; social life, 311; TV viewing, 293; views on Aids, 262–3; views on youth, 365

Fawcett, Willy, 260

Finborough, Earl’s Court, 331–3

Finland, 269–72

Finn, Mickey, 94

Fire Island, Edinburgh, 174

Flamingo club, Blackpool, 124, 126

The Fleece pub, Bradford, 128, 132–3

The Fleece pub, Keighley, 139

Flo (Diane’s aunt), 103–4

Fong, Regina (Reg): Amsterdam adventures, 165–7; career, 157–8, 268, 307–8;
Cinderella
, 157, 159; Donmar Warehouse part, 162, 163–4; Drill Hall part, 307; Ovalhouse part, 215–16; pub shows, 158; relationship with Doris Dale, 157, 164–5; view of Lily Savage, 91–2

Fort Lauderdale, 277–9, 281–4

Fox’s, Covent Garden, 174, 175

Frank (dog), 354–5

Freya (holiday housemother), 254–5

Fry, Stephen, 346

Fun House, Blackpool, 126

Furnace pub, Bradford, 95

Garland, Judy, 201

Gay Times
, 195

Gazzard, Professor Brian, 264

Gemini Club, 74, 86, 91, 302

George (drinking crony), 205–6

George IV, East End, 240–1

Gladys (drag queen), 233–4

Glamazons, 25–6, 50, 120

Glasgow, 284–7

Golden Lion, Dean Street, 228–9

Golders Green Crematorium, 362

Goldsmiths Tavern, 231, 235

Goodyear, Julie, 351

Graham, Vicki, 127

Great Fosters, Egham, 349–50