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____________________________________________________________________________________________ Shakespeare Singing Saloon, 36 Saltmarket, Glasgow.
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The Shakespeare Singing Saloon was a tavern at 36 Saltmarket, which flourished from the 1840s to the 1860s, along with others in the Saltmarket such as the Jupiter, the Oddfellows and the Sir Walter Scott. A review from 1848 gives an early glimpse of David Brown, later such an important figure in the development of Music Hall in Glasgow: "Mr David Brown is a decided acquisition to this place of amusement, and the taste and high finish displayed in some of his songs, show him to be ever improving; he is encored in almost every song." The proprietor in 1859 was Henry Levy, in 1860 Lachlan McGown (or McGowan); the latter also had a long career as a music hall chairman. This information Courtesy Adam McNaughtan. If you have any more information or images for this Hall please Contact me here...
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