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Above - The building in Tavistock Street which was originally the offices of the ERA.

The ERA was a weekly newspaper about theatre, actors, music hall, and all related matters.

It was published and printed in London from 1837 to 1939. Its equivalent now would be The Stage (and television today), although it is apparent, when looking through the archives, that it was far more in depth than 'The Stage' is today.

The Paper was originally edited by Frederick and Edward Ledger, then W. Hamar Bass, in Catherine street, where the Theatre Royal Drury Lane has its entrance. Later it moved to The ERA Buildings in Tavistock street (Shown Right.)

There is currently a project running to submit the ERA archive to CD Rom. Details of which can be found here…

Right - The ERA building Tavistock Street - Courtesy John Culme. His site John Culme's Footlight Notes has information on the following topics: Theatre - Variety - Music Hall - Vaudeville - Musical Comedy - Ballet - Revue - Circus, and other popular entertainment, with portraits - biographies and reviews from the 1850s to the 1920s.