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Dateline: 22nd July, 2005
Jack Tripp (1922 - 2005) Jack Tripp, who died on 10th July at the age of 83, was regarded as one of the great Dames of British pantomime and is the only person ever to be honoured (he received the MBE) for services to pantomime. He began his stage career as a boy in tap dancing competitions around his home town, Plymouth, but did not appear professionally until the Second World War when he joined the "Stars in Battledress" unit, entertaining troops throughout the world. After he was demobbed he went into variety, making a name for himself as a comedian and eccentric dancer, playing summer shows but also appearing in the West End. His panto appearances began in the fifties, when he appeared as Douglas Byng's "son". In fact, he was to use many of Byng's Dame routines in his own performances when he began to play the part himself. By the sixties he was established as a leading Dame and continued to play Dame for almost forty years. During the 1990s he most frequently teamed up with Roy Hudd. He retired in 2000. Asked earlier this year if he would consider playing Dame again, he replied, "I think not. I prefer my memories." He fell ill on 10th July and was taken into Birghton General Hospital where he died. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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