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What's New on arthurlloyd.co.uk

Now in its eighth year online this website receives over 3,000 individual visitors a day and serves over 5,000 pages a day to people situated all over the world. There are currently over 1,300 pages of information on this site and more than 4,000 images. Below are all the latest additions and updates.

 

9th May 2008

Theatre Royal, Hope Street, Glasgow - New Image Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 - Now have individual pages

8th May 2008

Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh - New Information Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 - Now have individual pages

7th May 2008

The Theatre Royal Drury Lane celebrates its birthday today, the first of four Theatres on the site opened on May the 7th, 1663, 345 years ago today. Coincidentally the Drury Lane page has been updated and slightly reconstructed.

Gaiety Theatre, Manchester - New Images Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - Chapter 7 - Now has individual page

6th May 2008

Leicester Square Theatres and Cinemas Index - New Image Added

Empire Theatre, Leicester Square - New Image Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 - Now have individual pages

5th May 2008

Collins' Music Hall - Page Updated

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Now have individual pages

4th May 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - I am now working on making each chapter a single page on the site but until this is finished the remaining chapters will still be split into many individual pages.

Scotia Music Hall, Glasgow - Page Rebuilt and New Image Added

Royal Osbourne Theatre, Manchester - New Information and Images Added

Kilburn Empire - New Programme Added Here

2nd May 2008

Windmill Theatre Feature Updated - With New Info and Images Here, Here, And Here

Theatres in Guilford - Error Corrected and New Image Added

London Hippodrome in 2003 Feature - New Article added

Milton Colosseum, Cowcaddens Cross, Glasgow - Later - The Prince of Wales Theatre / The Grand Theatre / New Grand Picture House - New Page Added

1st May 2008

Scotia Music Hall, Glasgow - Page Rebuilt and New Article Added

30th April 2008

Royalty Theatre, Glasgow - Page Updated - New Article and Images Added

Prince's Theatre, Glasgow - Page Updated and New Image Added

The site of the Gaiety Theatre from the 1800s to the present day - New Image Added

29th April 2008

Theatre Royal, Hope Street, Glasgow - New Article and Images Added and Page Restructured

Embassy Theatre and Holborn Restaurant, Kingsway - Page Updated and New Images Added

28th April 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - Transcription Finally Completed

Windmill Theatre Feature Updated yet again

27th April 2008

Windmill Theatre Feature - Feature Updated with Opening Night Programme and Several New Images Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

26th April 2008

Alston Street Theatre or Playhouse, Grahamston, Glasgow - New Page Added

24th April 2008

Theatre Royals, Edinburgh - Page Updated and Rebuilt

23rd April 2008

Theatre Royal, Queen Street, Glasgow - Page Updated and New Image Added

22nd April 2008

Collins' Music Hall - Page Updated and New Image Added

Windmill Theatre Feature - Front Page Updated

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

19th April 2008

Harry King Lloyd - Page Updated and New Image Added

Theatre Royal, Queen Street, Glasgow - New Page Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

18th April 2008

Special Feature on the memoirs of Percy G. Court, who began his career as a Stage Carpenter in the late 1800s and retired as a well-known theatre and tour manager in the late 1940s. This fascinating first hand account was originally hand written and has been transcribed from the original diaries and very kindly sent for inclusion on this site by Stephen Wischhusen. - Chapter Five Added - and the Feature is now Complete.

 

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

17th April 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

16th April 2008

Chapter Four of Percy Court's Memoirs - Touring with The Royal Majestic Circus - New Page Added

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen - New Images Added

Wood Green Empire - New Article Added

15th April 2008

Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, London - Page Updated

13th April 2008

Chapter Three of Percy Court's Memoirs - The War Years and Variety - New Page Added

Liverpool Theatres Index - Page Updated

Royal Colosseum Theatre and Music Hall, Paradise Street, Liverpool - New Page Added

11th April 2008

Chapter Two of Percy Court's Memoirs Continued - Gracie Fields and many of the other acts that visited the Kingston Empire and Humanity Year 1920 - New Page Added

9th April 2008

Chapter Two of Percy Court's Memoirs - New Page Added

8th April 2008

Memories of Show Business by Percy G Court, 1953. - The memoirs of Percy Court, who began his career as a Stage Carpenter in the late 1800s and retired as a well-known manager in the 1950s. A fascinating first hand account of the backstage and touring life of a stage carpenter and theatre manager at the turn of the century. - New Section Added and much more to come

7th April 2008

An Indian Summer by Alan Chudley - The Lights flicker for Variety Theatre - New Page Added

3rd April 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

2nd April 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

Astoria Theatre, London - Page Updated

Regent Theatre, King's Cross - New Image Added

Coronet Theatre Notting Hill Gate, London - New Image Added

1st April 2008

Pier Pavilion, Hastings - Page Updated and a review for Arthur Lloyd's play 'An Amateur Detective' Added

9th March 2008

Holborn Empire / Weston's Music Hall - Page completely Rebuilt with new Articles, Reviews, and Images Added

8th March 2008

Music Hall and Me by Nick Kathwaroon - Page Updated

The Metropolitan, 207 Edgware Road, Paddington - Page Updated

7th March 2008

Elephant & Castle Theatre, London - Page Updated and New Images Added

Holborn Restaurant and Embassy Theatre - Page Updated and new Images Added

Woolwich Empire Theatre - Page Updated

Queen's Theatre, Poplar - Page Updated

Bedford Theatre, Camden Town - Page Updated

5th March 2008

Woolwich Empire Theatre - New Page Added with Major Article and Many Images

Woolwich Theatres - Page Updated

4th March 2008

Civic Hall, Croydon - Details and Images Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

3rd March 2008

Embassy Theatre, High Holborn, Kingsway - New Page Added

2nd March 2008

September 1867 Timeline Updated

29th February 2008

East Ham Palace Theatre - New Page Added

Poplar Hippodrome - New Images Added

Davis Theatre, Croydon - New Image Added

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

27th February 2008

London Coliseum - Page Updated and New Page Added for a very early Variety Programme for March 1905 with details of the Theatre, it's designers, and facilities.

Canterbury Music Hall, Bristol - New Images Added

26th February 2008

The Twentieth Century Theatre / Victoria Hall / Bijou Theatre, Bayswater, London - New Page Added with details of its history and Many Images

25th February 2008

Woolwich Empire - New Article and Image Added

Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, London - New Images Added

22nd February 2008

Queen's Theatre, Poplar - New Image Added

20th February 2008

Contact Information Changed

"Thirty Three Years in Tasmania and Victoria" by George Thomas Lloyd - Page Updated

19th February 2008

Croydon Empire - New Image Added

Dominion Theatre, London - New Programme Added

18th February 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

Northampton Theatres - New Image and Information Added

"Thirty Three Years in Tasmania and Victoria" by George Thomas Lloyd - Page Updated

Surrey Music Hall and Surrey Zoological Gardens, Kennington - Error Corrected

17th February 2008

New London Theatre - Page Completely Rebuilt with New Articles and Images Added

Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, London - Page Updated and New Images Added to reflect its return to Live Theatre

Prince Edward Theatre, London - New Image Added

16th February 2008

Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, London - Page Updated

15th February 2008

New Theatre, Northampton - New Programme Added

Information on Osborne Robinson, The FJB Theatre Circuit, and Lou Warrick - Added to the Northampton Page

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

13th February 2008

Poplar, East London - Town Hall / Queen's / Hippodrome Theatres - Page Rebuilt and New Articles Added

11th February 2008

Empress Theatre / Empress Hall, Earls Court - New Page Added

10th February 2008

Northampton Theatres - New page Added with many images, Videos, and Articles

8th February 2008

Pavilion Theatre Whitechapel - Page Updated with New Information and Images Added

Peckham Crown / Hippodrome Theatre - New Page Added

6th February 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

5th February 2008

All the London Hippodrome pages and Features on the site have been updated to reflect the fact that in 2008 the Theatre is being renovated externally and plans are being drawn up for its proposed conversion into a Casino - Main Index to all pages here.

4th February 2008

Palladium Picture House / The Fridge, Brixton - New Images and Information Added

Redgrave Theatre, Farnham - Page Updated and new Programme Added

30th January 2008

York Theatres and Halls - Page Updated and New Images Added

Tameside Hippodrome, Manchester - Page Updated and Image Added - This Theatre Is Under Threat of Closure!

29th January 2008

York Theatres and Halls - New Page Added with many Images and Articles

Tameside Hippodrome, Manchester - Page Updated with details of online petition to save it from closure.

27th January 2008

"Thirty Three Years in Tasmania and Victoria" by George Thomas Lloyd - Page Updated

A Comic Concert - written by Henry C. Lunn in 1869, in which he writes, rather disparagingly, on the Music Hall artistes of the day, including seeing Arthur Lloyd performing 'Aldgate Pump' at the St. James's Hall, London. - New Page Added

1810 - 1819 Timeline - Page Updated

22nd January 2008

Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More Pages Transcribed

Henry Irving - Article on his Funeral Added

20th January 2008

Stockport Theatres - New Page Added

Kingston Theatres - Page Updated and new Images Added

19th January 2008

Arts Theatre, London - Page Updated and New Programme Added with details of the Murder of Maria Marten

Hackney Empire - New Programme Added

16th January 2008

Brixton Empress Theatre - New Article and Images Added

Bedford Theatre, Camden Town - New Text and Image Added

Henry Irving - Page Updated and New Images Added

Tributes paid to Henry Irving on his death, printed in 'The Stage' on October 19th 1905 - New Page Added

15th January 2008

Theatre Royal, Bradford - New Images Added for Henry Irving's last performance there just before his death in 1905

Henry Irving - Page Updated and New Images Added

13th January 2008

Brixton Theatres - Page Updated - New Theatres and Images Added

Queen's Theatre, Manchester - New Image Added

Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Stepney, London - New Article Added

8th January 2008

The Theatre, Hastings - New information Added

Astoria Theatre, Charing Cross Road - New Information Added

7th January 2008

New Article and Images on the Blackpool Opera House Added

Blackpool Showbitz - Barry Band's Blackpool Entertainment Heritage Newsletter Winter 2007 - New Page Added

Blackpool Theatres Special Feature Updated and some errors corrected

6th January 2008

Bedford Theatre, Camden - Page Updated - New Information Added

4th January 2008

Woolwich Theatres - New Page Added for the Grand - Hippodrome - Empire - Royal Artillery - Granada - Odeon

2nd January 2008

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen - New details and Image Added, and Aberdeen page Updated

The Royal Duchess Theatre, Balham - New Image Added