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____________________________________________________________________________________________ Blackpool Wonderful Blackpool A Special Feature on Blackpool Theatres
Above - Blackpool and the Winter Gardens from the
top of the Blackpool Tower on the 26th of March 1956
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The feature is centered around an article by Donald Auty on his memories of visiting, as a child, and later working, as an adult, Blackpool's many and diverse theatres. The Feature is illustrated with images and details from the 1938 souvenir programme (shown right), and present day images by Donald Auty and Barry Band. The feature is best read and viewed in sequence but the links below will take you to some of the main pages if you are feeling impatient. Main Feature: Winter Gardens Theatre: |
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Please note that although it is often said that the Blackpool Opera House burnt down in 1939 and was subsequently rebuilt, in fact the Blackpool Tower company, at the end of the 1938 season, knocked down the second 1911 Opera House themselves because it was old fashioned and inadequate, and rebuilt the one which is still there today. (The first Opera House in Blackpool was built in 1889.) Although the second Opera House didn't actually burn down, the North Pier Theatre did burn down in 1939. Arthur Lloyd is known to have performed in Blackpool on Oct 20 - 21st 1879 |
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