Liverpool sale will include net curtains, a brick and autographs from night that catapulted band to superstardom
instructed the 1963 Royal Variety Performance audience at the Prince of Wales theatre in LondonIt was a brave joke greeted by laughter and applause, part of an important performance that helped to catapult the Beatles to superstardom.
“The auctions are always hugely popular,” said Stephen Bailey, manager of the Beatles Shop in Mathew Street, which organises the auctions. “There is so much interest. Even ticket stubs are going through the roof these days. If you find a little ticket stub for a Beatles concert you went to, you’re looking at at least £200.”Photograph: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy
Bailey said it was the only full set of autographs from that evening he was aware of and, along with a photograph from the night, they are expected to fetch £5,000.5,000 salvaged by Royal Life insurance Other lots include net curtains from Ringo Starr’s childhood home on Admiral Grove in the Dingle area of. Not from Ringo’s time, but many years later when a subsequent owner would have fans taking photographs outside on an almost daily basis. “These net curtains will have appeared in every fan picture you have ever seen of Ringo’s house,” said Bailey.
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