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Prince's Theatre, Bradford, West Yorkshire

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Above - Victoria Square, Bradford from a Postcard. To the right is the Prince's Theatre, below which was the Palace Theatre. And to the left is the Alhambra Theatre.

The Prince's Theatre, Bradford was built by Jackson and Langley in 1876 above their earlier Palace Theatre which had opened the year before. There was a pass door just inside the stage door of the Prince's, which was at street level, and this led into the back of the circle of the Palace. The Palace Theatre closed in 1938, many years before the Prince's Theatre but a lot of old equipment was still left inside including the dimmer mechanism. All the seats in the auditorium had gone however, and there was just the occasional safety light to see by.

The Prince's Theatre was restructured in 1900, again by Jackson and Langley.

The Prince's Theatre was demolished along with the Palace Theatre below it in the mid 1970s.

Arthur Lloyd is known to have performed at the Prince's Theatre, Bradford in: 1890.

Bradford Daily Telegraph advert...

Prince's Theatre - Week commencing Mon 29 Sept 1890
Arthur Lloyd's Company in "Ballyvogan".

Right - Two 1940s Programmes for the Prince's Theatre, Bradford; 'The Guinea Pig' 1948 and 'A Cuckoo In The Nest' 1949 - Click for details.

Review in Bradford Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 30 Sept 1890 . . .

"Mr Arthur Lloyd's Company are paying a return visit to the Prince's Theatre this week and are producing the piece "Ballyvogan" with which Mr Lloyd's name is so well identified. This drama has a genuine smack of Hibernian taste and humour, is well mounted and well presented and well portrayed by a capable company.

Miss Katty King sustains her original character of Norah O'Sullivan in the most charming fashion, and her rendering of the two songs was much appreciated by a very good house. Mr Arthur Lloyd was as versatile as ever in his impersonation
of the naughty and humorous Mr McCrindle, and the other characters were well filled."

Review and dates information above kindly sent in by Colin Sutton.

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