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Operetta House, Town Hall, / Tivoli / Savoy,
Clacton-On-Sea

The Operetta House, Clacton-On-Sea was built in 1894 by J. W. Chapman on the first floor of the original Town Hall. It was renamed the Tivoli in 1936, and again renamed The Savoy in 1938, and at this point the auditorium and frontage were altered.

The building is still standing and retains parts of its auditorium albeit altered once more, now for Nightclub use.

Right - Poster for Arthur Lloyd, his wife Katty King, and their children Harry, Annie and Dulcie at the Operetta House Clacton On Sea 1899 - Click to Enlarge.

On the 23rd of September 1899 the ERA published a small article which will be of interest to anyone who wondered how Arthur and his family may have traveled from Clacton on Sea to his next date, which in this case was in Brightlingsea. Well it seems that Arthur was one of the first Music Hall artistes to use the new fangled invention, the motor car. The ERA found this interesting enough to print an article about it saying:

'Mr Arthur Lloyd and his company, after his three nights at the Operetta House, Clacton-on-Sea, went by road on a motor car to Brightlingsea, traveling thirteen miles in about fifty minutes, another car following with the baggage. It being a fine day, and the road being excellent, the trip was most enjoyable.' - The ERA Sep 23 1899 - Kindly sent in by BF.

Left - Another Poster for Arthur Lloyd, his wife Katty King, and their children Harry, Annie and Dulcie at the Operetta House Clacton On Sea 1899 - Click to Enlarge.

The posters on this page are from a large collection of original Lloyd / King Posters collected since the mid 1800s by members of the family and found recently after being lost for 50 years. To see all these posters click the Poster Index here...