You might not want reminding, but there are just over nine weeks until Christmas.
Theatres have already organised their pantomimes and rehearsals will start next month.
Today’s picture takes us back to December 1964 when Kenneth Mckellar and Vivienne George were starring in A Wish For Jamie, which was the fun offering at the King’s Theatre.
Also in the romantic music tale – the third in the series after A Love For Jamie and The World Of Jamie – were Johnny Beattie, Fay Lenore and Alice Dale, sister of Stanley Baxter.
A Wish For Jamie was one of the most popular pantomimes staged in Scotland, having originally been held at the Alhambra Theatre in 1960.
This year’s show at the King’s is Snow White, starring Gregor Fisher, Des Clarke, Juliet Cadzow and Allan Jay, with Jenny Douglas as the titled star.
You need skill and patience to make a sculpture, especially when they are made of sand. Kate Robinson, of Gaelic For Sand, showed that as she carved these two impressive figures for Glasgow’s Summer In
The Square festival in July 1998 . We bet her beach sandcastles are also works of art...
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