City Varieties Theatre, The Headrow and Swan Street, Leeds

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Above - Auditorium of the City Varieties, Leeds in 1986 - Courtesy Ted Bottle The City Varieties is believed to have been built in 1865 by George Smith on the site of an earlier Music Hall called The White Swan Inn but early records are yet to be fully researched. The Theatres Trust, in their book, The Theatres Trust Guide To British Theatres 1750 -1950, John Earl & Michael Sell, say: 'What is seen today would appear to be the 1865 hall, possibly incorporating earlier fabric, and still more or less in its modified 1888 form. It is, thus, one of the most important early grand music hall survivals, comparable in rarity and completeness with London, Wilton’s and Hoxton Hall and the Glasgow Britannia.' The Theatre currently has a seating capacity of 531. For more details on the building and its current performances you may like to visit the Theatre's own website which can be found here... Left - Programme for 'Remember Me' at the City Varieties 1951
Right and Below Left - The Circle bar of the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds, displaying archive images for this and other Leeds Theatres, including a poster for Arthur Lloyd and his wife, Katty King at the Princess' Palace, Leeds 1880. - Photo Courtesy The City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. For more details on the building and its current performances you may like to visit the Theatre's own website which can be found here...

Above - Programme front and centrefold for 'Wisecracks of 1940' at the City Varieties 1940.