I found this in the 'Evening News (London)' dated 19th June 1980: “Specialists in rare, deleted and currently unavailable records of SOUNDTRACKS, FOREIGN, LONDON & BROADWAY CAST MUSICALS, NOSTALGIA, PERSONALITIES (including imports). THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, 43 The Market, Covent Garden. Telephone 01-240 2227.”
Dave Harwood
11 Sep 2025 at 10:04
I found this in 'The Stage' dated 31st August 1978: “Wanna collector's item nostalgia record? Or deleted stock musical soundtrack, perhaps? I've got just the place for you. A smart new shop, size of a pocket handkerchief, has opened in the Drury Lane Hotel precinct by the name of That's Entertainment (11 Drury Lane, WC2. Tel: 240 2227). John Andrew Yap, one of two directors, showed me through some of the soundtracks, revues, West End and Broadway shows packing out this buff's paradise. Here, 'Romeo and Juliet' (Philips) a 1955 release with Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Flora Robson, Mervyn Johns, Lydia Sherwood and Sebastian Cabot with prologue by Sir John Gielgud; there, an old English musical, 'Marigold' with Sophie Stewart, Jean Kent, Sally Smith and Jeremy Brett (HMV) also from the 1950s. Cecil B De Mille's 'Samson and Delilah' score, a special recording by the Northern Theatre Company of 'Amy', a musical based on the life of Amy Johnson and other golden oldies jostle with the latest imports from New York. Yap began the business 3 years ago as mail-order and it grew and grew. Prices start from £1 and rise to £50 for rare items like the original score of 'Quo Vadis?'. In time, posters, librettos and rare operas will be added. The outlet is unique, Yap says, which explains such continuing popularity throughout their market: impoverished actors right through to sleek producers.”
“Specialists in rare, deleted and currently unavailable records of SOUNDTRACKS, FOREIGN, LONDON & BROADWAY CAST MUSICALS, NOSTALGIA, PERSONALITIES (including imports). THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, 43 The Market, Covent Garden. Telephone 01-240 2227.”
“Wanna collector's item nostalgia record? Or deleted stock musical soundtrack, perhaps? I've got just the place for you. A smart new shop, size of a pocket handkerchief, has opened in the Drury Lane Hotel precinct by the name of That's Entertainment (11 Drury Lane, WC2. Tel: 240 2227). John Andrew Yap, one of two directors, showed me through some of the soundtracks, revues, West End and Broadway shows packing out this buff's paradise. Here, 'Romeo and Juliet' (Philips) a 1955 release with Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Flora Robson, Mervyn Johns, Lydia Sherwood and Sebastian Cabot with prologue by Sir John Gielgud; there, an old English musical, 'Marigold' with Sophie Stewart, Jean Kent, Sally Smith and Jeremy Brett (HMV) also from the 1950s. Cecil B De Mille's 'Samson and Delilah' score, a special recording by the Northern Theatre Company of 'Amy', a musical based on the life of Amy Johnson and other golden oldies jostle with the latest imports from New York. Yap began the business 3 years ago as mail-order and it grew and grew. Prices start from £1 and rise to £50 for rare items like the original score of 'Quo Vadis?'. In time, posters, librettos and rare operas will be added. The outlet is unique, Yap says, which explains such continuing popularity throughout their market: impoverished actors right through to sleek producers.”