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Below are all the latest additions and updates:
16th July 2014
The Coronet Theatre, Elephant
& Castle, London - A Petition to help save this historic Theatre
has been launched - See the Petition Link and details at the bottom
of the page.
6th July 2014
The Royalty / Lyric Theatre, Glasgow
- New Programme and Better Poster Scan Added
A Poster for The Royalty Theatre,
Glasgow - Better Scan Added
5th July 2014
The Pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 1912/13/14 - New Information and Images
Added
28th June 2014
1885 Poster for the Canterbury Theatre
of Varieties - New Improved Scan Added
26th June 2014
The Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith
- New 1897 Programme Added
The Regent Theatre, Great
Yarmouth - Listing Updated
25th June 2014
The Grand Theatre of Varieties, Cardiff
- New Images Added
24th June 2014
The Summer Edition of 'Old Theatres
Magazine' is now on sale - Details Here
22nd June 2014
The Grand Theatre of Varieties, Cardiff
- New Listing Added
21st June 2014
The Criterion Theatre, London - New
1970s Auditorium Image Added
Lupino
Lane - New Blue Plaque Added to Plaques Page
17th June 2014
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre,
London - New Images Added
16th June 2014
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
and The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London - New Page Added
Theatres of Shakespeare's
Time from the ERA, 1878 - New Article Added
15th June 2014
The Theatre Royal, Nottingham
- More Information Added and New Image of Matcham's 1897 Auditorium
Added
14th June 2014
Tudor's Empire Circus, Gateshead
/ The Standard Theatre - New Listing Added
9th June 2014
The Dominion Theatre, London - Page
Updated
8th June 2014
The Palace
Theatre, Manchester - Page Rebuilt and Many New Articles and Images
Added
Jill Millard Shapiro's New Book
on the Windmill Theatre is Out Now - Details Here
7th June 2014
The Theatre Royal, Paragon Street,
Hull, later the Tivoli Theatre - New 1935 Tivoli Poster Added
The Sunderland Empire - New 1970s
Poster added
6th June 2014
The Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventy
Street, London - New 1950s Poster Added
The Winter Gardens, Margate
- New 1959 Poster Added
The Shakespeare
Theatre, Liverpool - New 1956 Poster Added
5th June 2014
The Victoria Theatre, Burnley
- New Image Added
4th June 2014
The London Hippodrome - Page Restructured
and New Images Added
2nd June 2014
The Broadway Theatre, New Cross,
Deptford - Listing Completely Rebuilt and New Article and Information
Added
1st June 2014
The Watford Palace Theatre - New
Page Added
31st May, 2014
The Garrick Theatre, Southport
- New Image Added
The Royal Hippodrome Theatre,
Eastbourne - New 1928 Programme Added
30th May, 2014
The London Coliseum - New Images and
Information Added
The Empire Theatre, Southend - More
Information Added
Rameses the Wonderworker - New Article
Added Here
26th May, 2014
The London Palladium - Many New Images
and Opening Programme Added - And Here
24th May, 2014
The Theatre Royal,
Bradford - Better Copy of the C. H. Wood Photograph Added
21st May, 2014
The St. Georges Theatre, London
- Opening Poster Added
20th May, 2014
The Theatre Royal, Plymouth - Two New
Early Fan Programmes Added,
Enlarged Here, and Here
9th May, 2014
The Palace Theatre, Swansea
- Listing Updated
8th May, 2014
The Prince's Theatre, Coventry
Street, London - Opening Night Programme Added - And
Here
The Philharmonic Hall, Islington - New
Early Entrance Token Added
6th May, 2014
The Gaiety
/ Comedy Theatre, Manchester - New Information and Images Added
John
Pitt Hardacre - New Section Added to the Comedy Theatre, Manchester
Page
Little
Bo Peep at the Comedy Theatre, Manchester - Information and Images
Added
29th April 2014
The Gracie Fields Theatre,
Rochdale - New Listing Added
The Palace Theatre, Rochdale
- New Listing Added
25th April 2014
The Albert Hall Music Hall,
Hull - New Page Added
The Leicester
Haymarket Theatre - Page Updated
24th April 2014
The Theatre
Royal, Shakespeare Square, Edinburgh - New Information Added
The
Stage in Edinburgh (1859) - New Article Added
The Theatre Royal,
Bristol / Old Vic - New 1951 Programme Added
22nd April 2014
The St. James's
Hall and Theatre, Manchester - More Information Added
The Queen's Theatre, South Shields
- More Information Added and Error Corrected
20th April 2014
The Mechanics Music Hall,
Hull - New Information Added
18th April 2014
The Saville Theatre, London - New Images
Added and Page Updated
The Savoy Cinema Theatre, Llandudno
- New Image Added
The Sandown Pavilion,
Isle of Wight - New Images Added
The Garrick Theatre, London - New Image
Added
17th April 2014
The Empire Music Hall, Rochdale
- New Listing Added
The Apollo Theatre, London - New Image
Added and Page Updated
The Lyric Theatre, London - New Image
Added and Page Restructured
The Odeon West End / Leicester
Square Theatre - New Image Added and Page Restructured
The Odeon, Leicester Square / Alhambra Theatre
- New Image Added and Page Updated
The Prince of Wales Theatre, London
- New Image Added
16th April 2014
The Shaftesbury Theatre, London
- New Image Added and Page Updated
The Palace Theatre, London - New Image
Added and Page Updated
The Gielgud Theatre, London - New Image
Added and Page Updated
The Queen's Theatre, London - New Image
Added and Page Updated
15th April 2014
Arthur
Lloyd in America - New 1893 Bill and Details Added Here, Here,
and Here
The Gaumont Palace, Wood Green
- New Image Added
The Shaftesbury Theatre, London
- New Image Added and Page Updated
13th April 2014
The St. James's
Hall / Theatre, Manchester - New Information Added and Page Moved
Here
11th April 2014
The Library
Theatre, Manchester - Page Updated
The Theatre
Royal, Fountain Street, Manchester - New Information Added
10th April 2014
Arthur Lloyd's Biography
- New Piece on his association with Victor Liston Added Here
Arthur Lloyd's 'Just by the Angel at Islington'
- Entire Song Sheet Added and Transcribed Lyrics
8th April 2014
The Theatre Royal & Opera
House, Rochdale - New Listing Added
The Theatre Royal Adelphi, Glasgow
- New Early Bill and More Information Added
T. C. King - New Early Bill Added
The Pier Pavilion, Llandudno
- Error Corrected and New Information Added
6th April 2014
The Palladium Theatre,
Llandudno - New Listing with Many Images Added
The Tivoli
Theatre, Manchester - New Information and Images Added
3rd April 2014
The Wimbledon Theatre - Information
on the basement Turkish baths Added
The Mechanics Hall, Hull
- New Image Added
The Camberwell Palace of Varieties
- New Images Added and Error Corrected
22nd March 2014
The Fulham / Grand Theatre - New
Programme and Images Added
21st March 2014
The Princes Theatre, Llandudno
- New Early Photograph Added
Neil Sean is to host an
"All Star Variety" event at the London Palladium in June
- Details Here
19th March 2014
The Lyric / Palace Theatre, Bath - New Listing
Added
The Empire Theatre, Belfast
- Anecdote Added
18th March 2014
The
Switchboard Illuionist - Herbert Stilling working his lighting magic
at the Empire Theatre, Belfast in 1947 - New Page Added
The King's Theatre, Dundee
- New Recent Images Added
17th March 2014
The Empire Theatre, Belfast
- Much New Information and Many New Images Added
16th March 2014
The Alexandra Music
Hall, Glasgow - Page Rebuilt with New Article and More Images
15th March 2014
The Holborn Empire - New Early Programme
Added
14th March 2014
The Theatre Royal Hope Street,
Glasgow - New Information on the 2014 Development Added Here
The Empire Theatre,
Bristol - New Information Added
The Alhambra
Theatre, Manchester - More Information Added
13th March 2014
Rochdale Theatres - New Page Added
The Savoy Cinema Theatre, Llandudno
- New Listing Added
Graeme Smith on the Theatre Royal Hope
Street, Glasgow - New Video Added Towards Bottom of Page
The Alhambra
Theatre, Manchester - New Image Added
12th March 2014
The Picture Playhouse, Peckham -
New Listing Added
11th March 2014
The Angel Picture Theatre,
Islington - New Page Added
The Electric Brixton / Picture Playhouse
- Page Updated and New Information and Image Added
Kitty McShane Signed Photograph
Added to Haykney Empire Memories and Queen's
Theatre, South Shields Mentions of Her
10th March 2014
The Theatre Royal, Brighton
- New 1866 Article Added
The Regal Cinema, Kingston - New Image
Added to Bottom of Page
9th March 2014
The Stage Equipment
Company - New Page Added
The Electric Palace /
Prince of Wales Picture Playhouse, Lewisham - New Listing Added
The Lewisham Hippodrome
- Listing Moved Here
The Temple of Varieties, Hammersmith
- More Information Added
Theodore Gordon, Manager of the Temple of
Varieties and Sun Music Halls - New Article Added
8th March 2014
A Chat With Acton Phillips, Manager
of the Temple of Varieties and Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith - New
Article Added
7th March 2014
The Hammersmith Palace / Temple
of Varieties - New Listing Added
The Clapham Picture House / Electric Palace
- New Listing Added
6th March 2014
The Octagon Theatre, Bolton
- New Listing Added
The Grove Picture House, Stratford
East - New Listing Added
The Parkhurst Theatre, Holloway, London
- New Article and Image Added
The Theatre
Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin - Page Restructured - New
Images for the second Theatre Added - New
Article on Fred Midgley Added
5th March 2014
The Scala Theatre, London - Page Restructured
and New Article Added Here
4th March 2014
The Theatre De Luxe, Southend - New
Short Listing and Photograph Added
The Brixton Theatre - More Information
Added
3rd March 2014
Backstage Conditions
in Theatres - New Page Added
The Picture House, Ipswich
- New image Added
The Stoll Picture Theatre, London - New
1924 Image Added
The Tottenham Palace Theatre, London
- New 1924 Image Added and Page Restructured
The Tivoli Picture Theatre, Strand, London -
New 1924 Image Added
The Palace Theatre, London - New 1924
Image Added
2nd March 2014
The Empire Theatre/ Alexandra Theatre,
Southend-on-Sea - Listing Updated and New Images and Early Programme
Added
The Alhambra Theatre,
Brighton - New Information and Images Added
1st March 2014
The Gaiety Theatre, Glasgow -
New 1880 Programme and Information Added and Here
28th February 2014
The Glasgow Empire Theatre - Page Completely
Rebuilt with a new Article by Graeme Smith and Many New Images
27th February 2014
The Middlesex Theatre of
Varieties - New Programme Added
The Palace Theatre, Hull - Better
Scans of Programme Added
The Bolton Empire / Hippodrome
Theatre - New Listing Added
The Empire Palace
Theatre, Newcastle on Tyne - New Images Added
The Paragon Theatre, Mile End, London
- Page Restructured and New images Added
25th February 2014
The Palace Theatre, London - New Information
Added
Improvements
in Stage Machinery at the New Royal English Opera House in 1891
24th February 2014
The Grand Theatre, Llandudno
-New Listing Added
22nd February 2014
The Prince of Wales Theatre, London
- Page Updated
C.
J. Phipps' handwritten planning application letter to the Metropolitan
Board of Works concerning his plans for the Prince's Theatre, Coventry
Street - New Page Added
21st February 2014
The Aldershot
Hippodrome - New Photograph Added Top of Page
The Victoria
Pier, Blackpool - New Programme Added
20th February 2014
The Bolton Grand Theatre - New
Listing Added
19th February 2014
The Shakespeare Theatre, Clapham
Junction - New Programme, Information, and Photographs Added
18th February 2014
The Royal Hippodrome, Salford
- Listing Rebuilt
17th February 2014
The Gaiety Theatre, Glasgow -
New Page Added
Rowley's Empire, Huddersfield
- New article Added
14th February 2014
The Middlesex Theatre of
Varieties - New Image Added
The
Queen's Park Hippodrome, Manchester - New Information Added
The Royal Hippodrome, Salford
- New Brief Listing and Image Added Here
The Plymouth Palace Theatre - Listing
Updated and Video showing the state of the Theatre in 2013 Added
13th February 2014
The Gymnasium Hall,
Huddersfield - New Article Added to Replace Old Listing
12th February 2014
The Parkhurst Theatre, Holloway, London
- New Page Added
The Regal Cinema, Kingston - New Images
Added
10th February 2014
The Alexandra Theatre,
Stoke Newington - New 1897 Advertisement Added
9th February 2014
The Victoria Theatre / Star
Music Hall, Bolton - New Article Added
8th February 2014
The Theatre
Royal, Birmingham - New 1941 Programme Added and Here
7th February 2014
The Camden Hippodrome - New 1908 Poster
Added
The
Queen's Park Hippodrome, Manchester - New Information and Images Added
The Leeds Empire - New
Information Added About the Theatre's Closure and Auction
6th February 2014
Arthur Lloyd's Song 'The Old
Woman & Her Pig' - New Complete Song Sheet Added
The Leeds Empire - New
Image and Information Added
The Royal Albert Music
Hall, Glasgow - New Page Added
The Victoria Music Hall, Glasgow - New
Information Added
The Alexandra Music
Hall, Glasgow - New Information Added
3rd February 2014
The Park Theatre, Glasgow - More
Information and Two New Programmes Added
1st February 2014
Wylson And Long Theatre Architects -
New Page Added
Alhambra / Palace Complex,
Blackpool - New Image Added
31st January 2014
The Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno
- New Article and Images Added
The Prince Edward Theatre, London
- Two New Photographs of the Theatre during its Cinerama Years Added
29th January 2014
Walter Emden (Theatre Architect) - New
Page Added
28th January 2014
The St. James Theatre, Westminster
- Many New Images Added and Page Moved Here
The Westminster Theatre - Page Restructured
and Updated
27th January 2014
The Pier Pavilion, Llandudno
- New Image Added
26th January 2014
The Pier Pavilion, Llandudno
- New Article with Many Images Added
The New Theatre, Llandudno (Unbuilt)
- New Article and Images Added
The Theatre Royal, Kilburn /
Kilburn Palace Cinema - New Images Added
24th January 2014
The Rotherhithe Hippodrome - New 1921
Poster added
The Palace Theatre, Reading
- New Billy Russel Poster Added
The Theatre Royal, Scarborough -
New Poster Added
The Clydebank Gaiety Theatre
- New Poster Added
23rd January 2014
The former Leicester Square
Theatre, Odeon West End, is to be demolished - Page Updated
The Embassy Theatre, High Holborn,
London - New Image and Information Added
The Alexandra Music Hall, Sheffield
- New Information Added
9th January 2014
The Leicester
Haymarket Theatre - More New Information and Video Added Bottom of
Page
8th January 2014
The Leicester
Haymarket Theatre - Some New Show Information Added
7th January 2014
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - Charlie &
The Chocolate Factory Baddeley Cake Added
The Dunfermline Opera
House - New Information on its period as a Cabinet Making Workshop
Added
The Winter Gardens
at the Floral Hall, Leicester - New Programme Added
The Theatre Royal, Bolton - New
Listing Added
The Curtain Theatre, Glasgow
- New Page Added
The Park Theatre, Glasgow - New
Page Added
5th January 2014
The Scotia Music Hall / Metropole Theatre,
Glasgow - New Articles and Images Added
Arthur Lloyd's 'I'll Place it in the
Hands of my Solicitor' - Music Added
4th January 2014
The St. Georges Hall / Princes
Theatre, Llandudno - New Page Added
3rd January 2014
The Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
- New Information and Images Added
The City Theatre, Sheffield
- New Listing Added
I have added Links to Lighting Designer Nick
Hunt's Website on my Lyric and
Her Majesty's Theatre pages as
it is a great resource for anyone interested in the old Strand Light
Consoles.
For an archive of the updates
to the site in 2013 Click Here
