The Shepherd's Bush Empire
Jasper Maskelyne toured London and provincial variety theatres almost constantly from the mid-1930s through to 1950. The only significant breaks he took were for military service during World War Two, the occasional holiday and, in the post-war period, Easter, summer and Christmas residences at a London theatre with his own show. While bookers avoided getting acts back to the same venue too often, acts would likely visit the same theatres every year or so. One theatre Jasper