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Lionel Trim (c1901-1943) |
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"Big Trim"
"Big Trim is the little man with the big voice"
Daily Gleaner, December 19, 1925
Daily Gleaner, December 19, 1925
Morand and Cupidon were the big names of the day.
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"Trim and Rufus"
'. . . the two comedians, Trim and Rufus, delighted their listeners with their various comical monologues.' Daily Gleaner, December 3, 1926.
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note: the names of the fathers have clearly been transposed; I have found nothing about Monitor D Trim, so far.
Lionel Trim's profession - Actor
"Harold and Trim"
How Harold met Trim -
Daily Gleaner, December 21, 1925
Trim goes to England -
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Daily Gleaner, March 23, 1937
"Trim" Going Abroad
Well Known Local Comedian Sails For England To-morrow To See Coronation Lionel Trim, one of Jamaica's foremost comedians, will leave the island to-morrow for England. He is sailing on the s.s. Orduna, and going for the main purpose of being among the thousands to witness the Coronation in London, in May next.
As a comedian, Trim has excelled himself in local vaudeville shows. Followers of the theatre here will know him as the popular entertainer of "Harold and Trim" fame. Trim first started his career in Spanish Town, when along with Kid Harold who was then his partner in fun and jest, he opened the Spanish Town theatre with a big vaudeville show, under the management of Mr. Jim Russell, local impresario. Coming to Kingston, the team of Harold and Trim made a big hit at the Palace Theatre, where their show ran every night for about a week straight. At one time Harold and Trim were "the tops." In an interesting career, which started somewhere back in 1921, Trim has worked in almost all the best theatres in Jamaica. His most recent appearances on the stage were in the last New Year and Christmas mornings' concerts at the Ward Theatre. With the rise of night clubs, Trim earned his spot in this line of local entertainment. He has also travelled and taken part in shows abroad, doing work in foreign countries that added to his fame. Of a jovial disposition, and rather amicable Trim fits himself in everything and anything in the show business. Possessed of a good singing voice, he is always well received and is quite popular among concert goers of the island. The length of his stay in England is indefinite and he hopes to make the best of this "break." If he directs himself in his line over in England, he certainly ought to become very popular. |
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in Theatre World, 1943
NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925 s. 27
Name of Deceased
Trim, Lionel
Address, description and date of death of Deceased
A resident of Jamaica, British West Indies, late of 11, Harrington Square, London, N.W.1, formerly of 19 Rutland Street, and 76, Oakley Square, London, N.W.1. 13th September 1943.
from London Gazette, 27 March, 1945
Name of Deceased
Trim, Lionel
Address, description and date of death of Deceased
A resident of Jamaica, British West Indies, late of 11, Harrington Square, London, N.W.1, formerly of 19 Rutland Street, and 76, Oakley Square, London, N.W.1. 13th September 1943.
from London Gazette, 27 March, 1945
