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____________________________________________________________________________________________ Prince's Theatre, Manchester
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'In point of histrionic importance, the Prince's Theatre comes next to the Royal. It was erected by a company with a capital of £20,000, from plans by Mr Edward Solomons. It was opened on Saturday, Oct. 15th, 1864, under the management of Mrs Charles Calvert, who had previously been at the Theatre Royal from 1857 to 1862, with The Tempest, in which Mrs Julia St. George took the part of Ariel, with Mr and Mrs Calvert as Prospero and Miranda, and Mr Cathcart as Caliban, concluding with a burlesque by H. J. Byron, entitled Mazourka; or, the Stick, the Pole, and the Tartar. Right - A Programme for 'Dirty Work' at the Prince's Theatre, Manchester. These were at once followed by a series of Shakespearian revivals, which for a time made Manchester the centre of histrionic interest, and which are regarded by many as the only great thing in Manchester theatrical art or history.' The above text in quotes is from an article in the ERA, 4th of January 1896. The Prince's Theatre closed in 1940 and was subsequently demolished. |
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Above Left - A Programme for 'Whiteoaks' at the Prince's
Theatre, Manchester in May 1938. |
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