School for Waiters
Series
- Series Name
- Colour Pictorial
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 3
- Summary
- NoS Summary - Toastmaster Ivor Spencer runs a six-month course to help waitresses and waiters improve their skills.
- Researcher Comments
- Commentary: The best waiters avoid embarrassing situations. They’re trained to achieve that smoothness and efficiency characterised by a Jeeves-like countenance. Many are trained by toast-master Ivor Spencer, who gives waitresses an intensive six months’ course at his south London school. Before this, we just didn’t realise that behind a waiter’s bland smile is a mile of careful organisation.
- Keywords
- Education and training
- Locations
- London; England
- Written sources
- British Pathe online database
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- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Tim Brinton
- Length of story (in feet)
- 236
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