Henry Robert Hall (2 May 1898 – 28 October 1989) was an English bandleader who performed regularly on BBC Radio during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, through to the 1960s.
Henry Hall was born in Peckham, South London. He won a scholarship to Trinity College of Music where he studied trumpet, piano, harmony and counterpoint.
His first job was as copyist at the head office of the Salvation Army for which he wrote several marches. During World War I, Hall served with the Royal Field Artillery and played trumpet and piano in the regimental band.
Hall's musical career was slow to start but eventually he was engaged by the London Midland and Scottish Railway to take charge of music throughout their then large chain of hotels, including Gleneagles Hotel, where he had previously led the band.
Hall describes in his autobiography, Here's to the Next Time, that on a Thursday in October 1923 he met a young woman named Margery while traveling by rail to Dartmoor. Hall mentions that he and Margery were about the same age and had much in common after discussing the C.B. Cochran production of the musical, "Little Nellie Kelly" and Paul Whiteman's take on "Till My Luck comes Rolling Along", a tune from the play. The following day, Henry invited Margery to a dance and proposed to her at the end of the evening. By Saturday, just two days after meeting, the two were engaged and were married in January, 1924 at St. George's, Hanover Square, London.<ref name=""Here's to the Next Time"">Hall, Henry (1955). Here's to the Next Time. Long Acre, London: Odhams Press Limited. pp. 56–57. </ref> Henry and Margery had two children during their marriage, Mike and Betty.
Actors: Bruce Blau (actor), Steve Budd (actor), Robin Calvert (actor), Tony Grat (actor), Melvin Payne (actor), Bettina Devin (actress), Chelsea Hollingsworth (actress), Jackie Honea (actress), Jennifer Linkous (actress), Diane Merlino (actress), Emilie Talbot (actress), Rory Dean (producer), Kelly Hobby (producer), Melissa K. Smith (producer), Rory Dean (writer),
Plot: Once Beautiful Past tells the story of Henry Hall, a reclusive librarian in 1980 Berkeley California who discovers that he has the onset of Alzheimer's disease on the eve of his second marriage. Set at a time of national distress over the Iran hostage crisis and the impending election of a new president, the story parallels feelings of separation and captivity as personalized through the relationship of a father and daughter who are in their own right hostages of their past. Henry's quiet life is turned upside down when details of his wife's death fourteen years prior compound growing tension between his fiancé and estranged daughter. Preparations for Thanksgiving preceding a hasty marriage in Reno prove disastrous as Henry's condition worsens and his daughters abusive relationship with an older man reaches the point of no return. Risking everything for one more chance to be a good father, Henry reveals a secret about the car accident to his daughter that he hopes will mend their broken relationship. But Henry's unsympathetic and selfish girlfriend stands in the way of a happy reunion and he is forced to choose between the daughter he left behind and a new marriage without her. Henry embarks on a journey of self discovery to settle ill feelings before time runs out.
Keywords: student-filmIf you go down in the woods today you're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today you'd better go in disguise
For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain
Because today's the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic
Every Teddy Bear who's been good is sure of a treat today
There's lots of marvellous things to eat and wonderful games to play
Beneath the trees where nobody sees they'll hide and seek as long as they please
That's the way the Teddy Bears have their picnic
Picnic time for Teddy Bears
The little Teddy Bears are having a lovely time today
Watch them, catch them unawares and see them picnic on their holiday
See them gaily gad about
They love to play and shout
They never have any cares
At six o'clock their Mummies and Daddies will take them home to bed
'Cause they're tired little Teddy Bears
If you go down in the woods today you better not go alone
It's lovely down in the woods today but safer to stay at home
For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain
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