Some of the most lavish and expensive ice shows ever produced were shown at Harringay Arena and the Wembley Arena. He is remembered in particular for his ice shows and circuses.

He also produced films in which George Formby appeared, and produced the Alfred Hitchcock movie Waltzes from Vienna (1934). He made at least one venture into Shakespeare with a production casting Ivor Novello as Henry V at Drury Lane in 1938. Īrnold staged his first London pantomime in 1937, a production of Aladdin. When Julian Wylie died suddenly in December 1934, he had several Pantomime productions ongoing, and they were taken over by Arnold. He started in the theatre world shortly after the First World War, as a promoter and manager of touring revues seen mainly in provincial theatres and music halls.

One of the most versatile and successful theatrical businessmen of his day, his empire extended to the continent and South Africa. He had interests in seaside piers and pleasure steamers and controlled the Ice Palace in Brighton. His business activities were extensive, and included opera, classical plays, films, revues, American rodeo and variety, ice spectaculars and circuses. Tom Arnold, OBE (1897 – 2 February 1969) was a theatrical producer in the United Kingdom.īorn in Yorkshire, Thomas Charles Arnold spent much of his life travelling, although he considered Brighton to be his second home.

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