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Tivoli Theatre, St. Stephen Street,
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Above - Leith Walk in the 1900s - The proposed Site for the Grand Theatre in 1889 - From a postcard
Right - Notice announcing that the new Grand Theatre will be built in Leith Walk, Edinburgh - From The ERA December 1889.
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Left - Postcard advertising The Grand Theatre, Edinburgh's production of "Cinderella." An Eade Montefiore Pantomime with Miss May Marton as Cinderella, Miss Millie Engler as Prince Rupert, and Little Zola as Buttons. Caption Reads 'Buttons: "That's your little game! I'll call again tomorrow." The building doesn't seem to have been very successful though as it closed as a Theatre soon after and became a Riding Academy. The Theatre was later converted for Cinema use and opened as the Grand Picture House in December 1920. Thomas Barrasford may have been the promoter and this ties in with the reference to Newcastle in the ERA notice (Shown above). The Theatre closed altogether in 1960 and was subsequently demolished. Some of the above information on this page was kindly sent in by Archie Foley |
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Above - Leith Walk Edinburgh in 2003 M.L. - The Site of the proposed Grand Theatre in 1889. If you have any more information or images for this Theatre that you are willing to share please Contact Me here... |
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The
Grand Theatre was originally proposed to have been built in Leith
Walk, Edinburgh and details of the plans being passed were advertised
in the 
The
Theatre was not built in Leith Walk in the end however, but was eventually
built in St. Stephen Street, Edinburgh in 
