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Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were characters devised by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe for their comedy and musical act. Hinge and Bracket were elderly, intellectual female musicians; in these personae, the male Logan and Fyffe played and sang songs to comic effect. They made many appearances on television and radio.
Playing Dame Hilda Bracket in the comedy act Hinge and Bracket Patrick Fyffe (23 January 1942 – 11 May 2002) was an English female impersonator , best known for playing the character of Dame Hilda Bracket, alongside George Logan as Dr Evadne Hinge as the duo " Hinge and Bracket ".
Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket are a pair of elderly spinsters who live in the fictional English village of Stackton Tressel. They share a large house named Utopia Ltd, owned by Dame Hilda, the east wing of which is occupied by Evadne. Each episode is based around their musical activities at home and in the village community.
In his role as Dr Evadne Hinge, George Logan played the piano accompaniment to Dame Hilda Backet's operatic solos. The pair also sang duets together. [ 8 ] Much of the comedy rested on the constant bickering between the two characters; Evadne played the " straight woman ", providing the voice of reason and frequently sardonic retorts to Dame ...
Patricia Ann Hodge (born 29 September 1946) is an English actress. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Penny in Miranda (2009–2015) and Mrs Pumphrey in All Creatures Great and Small (2021–present).
Jane's family was created by Evadne Price to contain five members - Jane's father, mother, elder sister, Jane herself and baby Henry. Jane's father and mother are usually referred to in the books as "Mr. Turpin" and "Mrs. Turpin", although it is revealed in later books that their names are Henry and Marcia respectively.
Evadne is an 1819 historical tragedy by the Irish writer Richard Lalor Sheil. [1] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 10 February 1819. [2] The original cast included Elizabeth O'Neill as Evadne,William Macready as Ludovico, William Abbot as the King of Naples, Charles Mayne Young as Colonna, Charles Kemble as Vicentio, Charles Connor as Spalatro and Harriet Faucit as ...
In Greek mythology, Evadne (/ iː ˈ v æ d n iː /; Ancient Greek: Εὐάδνη) was a name attributed to the following individuals: Evadne, a daughter of Strymon and Neaera, wife of Argus (king of Argos), mother of Ecbasus, Peiras, Epidaurus and Criasus. [1] Evadne, a daughter of Poseidon and Pitane [2] who was raised by Aepytus of Arcadia.