Celebrating Twenty Years Online 2001 - 2021Updates to the site in 2020
31st December 2020
From tomorrow this site will be celebrating 20 years online !
And Here's wishing all my visitors a Happy New Year, and hopefully a much better and safer 2021 !
If you have contacted me whilst I was away please be patient as I will respond soon.
I have much to add to the site soon also but as a starter here is a new article by Ann Montini:
Ann Montini remembers the 'wonderful' Des O'Connor
30th November 2020
The Dominion Theatre, London - New Image Added Top of Page
The Gillian Lynne Theatre, London - New Images of the Current Refurbishment of the Theatre Added Here
26th November 2020
Gloucester Theatres - The Gloucester Hippodrome Added Here
The Royal County Theatre, Kingston - New 1910 Image Added
25th November 2020
Gloucester Theatres - New Page Added with Details of the Regal Theatre
20th November 2020
The Royal Court Theatre, Wigan - Page Updated
19th November 2020
The Argyle Theatre, Birkenhead - New 1910 Variety Poster Added
City Varieties, Leeds - New 1921 Variety Poster Added
The Glasgow Empire - New 1929 Poster Added
Thomas Barrasford - New Image and Obituary Added
18th November 2020
The London Palladium - New Article and Image for Walter Gibbons Added - And More Information and Images Added for ATV's 'Sunday Night at the Palladium' Shows Here
16th November 2020
The Shepherd's Bush Empire - Page Rebuilt and More Information and Images Added
15th November 2020
The Gillian Lynne Theatre, London - New Image of the Current Refurbishment of the Theatre Added Here
12th November 2020
Ann Montini Remembers the Glorious Summer Days of Cinema Variety and the Star Cinema, Hornsea
11th November 2020
The Princess's Theatre, Oxford Street, London - More Information on the 1880 Rebuild Added
10th November 2020
The Euston Theatre of Varieties - New Painting by George Richmond Added
3rd November 2020
The Gillian Lynne Theatre, London - New Images for the Current Refurbishment of the Theatre Added Here
The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury - New Image Added
30th October 2020
The London Hippodrome - More Information Added and Page Restructured and Updated
28th October 2020
The Novello Theatre, London - Page Restructured - New 1913 Strand Theatre Programme Added Here
27th October 2020
The Theatre Royal, Wednesbury - New Early Poster Added
The Theatre Royal, Bradford - New 1900 Silk Programme Added
The Leicester Palace Theatre - New Toy Theatre Image Added
21st October 2020
The Royal County Theatre, Kingston - Listing Updated
The Vaudeville Theatre, London in 1870 - New Painting by George Richmond Added
15th October 2020
The Prince's Theatre, Bradford - New Images Added Top of Page
The Town Hall, Rotherhithe - More Information and New Image / Article Added
14th October 2020
The Gaiety Theatre, London - Demolition of the first Theatre in 1903 - New Image Added Here
Terriss Theatre, Rotherhithe / Rotherhithe Hippodrome - New Article and Sketches on its First Pantomime Added Here
9th October 2020
Arthur Lloyd's Biography - New Information on his play 'Tom and Jerry or a Life in Dublin' Added Here
8th October 2020
The Kilburn Empire - Two New Early Programmes Added
The Dudley Hippodrome - Listing Updated
7th October 2020
The Huddersfield Palace Theatre - More Information and Images Added and Listing Updated
5th October 2020
Donald Auty's Profile Page - Obituary Added
2nd October 2020
The Vale Cinema, Mirfield, West Yorkshire - New Article by Ann Montini Added
Ann Montini's Variety Days - Page split into two here and here
1st October 2020
The Palace Theatre, Carlisle - New Listing Added
30th September 2020
The Criterion Theatre, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
28th September 2020
The Imperial Theatre, Bordesley, Birmingham - Opening Night Programme Added
25th September 2020
The Colston Hall, Bristol / Bristol Beacon - Page Updated
19th September 2020
The Vaudeville Theatre, London - 1892 Info Bill Added Here
18th September 2020
17th September 2020
The Bedford Theatre, London - New 1946 Box Office Card Added
The Palladium Picture Palace, Oldham - More Information Added
16th September 2020
The Theatre Royal, Aston, Birmingham - The Silk Opening Programme Added
The Gaiety Theatre, London - More Information and Images on its Closure and Demolition Added Here
10th September 2020
The Adelphi Theatre - New Image Added Top of Page
The Gillian Lynne Theatre - New Image Added Top of Page
The Theatre Royal, Gravesend - New Early Poster Added
The Glasgow Empire - New 1950s Poster Added
The Newport Empire - New 1941 Poster Added
8th September 2020
The Broadway Theatre, Catford - New Listing Added Here
7th September 2020
Theatre Royal, Bristol, later the Prince's Theatre - New Painting by George Richmond Added
The Cambridge Theatre, London - Page Updated and More Show Information Added for the 70s / 80s
The Blackpool Palace Complex - Closing Date Corrected
1st September 2020
About This Site - Page Updated and New Images Added
28th August 2020
Her Majesty's Theatre, London - More Images after the Get Out of Phantom of the Opera Added to the bottom of the listing Here
The Bedminster Hippodrome, Bristol - New Image and More Information Added
26th August 2020
The Palace Theatre, Reading - New 1953 Poster Added (Only available on larger screens)
The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth - New Poster Added
The Brighton Hippodrome - New Poster Added
The Finsbury Park Empire - Two New Images Added
The Finsbury Park Empire - New Variety Poster Added Here
The Chesterfield Hippodrome - New 1925 Variety Poster Added
25th August 2020
Ann Montini Remembers the Pavilion Theatre, Dewsbury
The Gillian Lynne Theatre - New Image Added Top of Page
20th August 2020
The London Hippodrome - New Painting by George Richmond Added
Blackpool Theatres Main Page - More Information Added for the Alhambra / Palace Complex Here
Blackpool Palace Theatre - More Information and Images Added
Blackpool Palace Ballroom - More Information Added
19th August 2020
Her Majesty's Theatre, London - More Information and Images for the Get Out of Phantom Added Here
The Belfast Empire - More Images for the Theatre's 50th Broadcast Added
The Victoria Palace Theatre, London - New 1930 Programme Cover Added
The Palace Theatre, Hull - New 1930s Programme Cover Added
The Tivoli Theatre / Theatre Royal, Hull - New Advertising Front Cloth Image Added
18th August 2020
The Blackpool Palace Theatre - New Image Added
The Blackpool Palace Ballroom - New Image Added
17th August 2020
The Novelty Theatre / Kingsway Theatre, London - More Information and Many New Images Added
The Novelty Theatre, London - Better Copy of the 1882 Exterior Engraving Added
14th August 2020
The Playhouse Theatre, London - Many New Images Added
The Alexandra Theatre, Greenock - New Photo of the Original 1905 Marble Memorial Tablet Added
13th August 2020
The Wood Green Empire - Page Restructured and More Information and New Images Added
12th August 2020
Blackpool Theatres - More Information and Images for the Tower Complex Added Here
Blackpool Tower Circus - More Images Added
Blackpool Tower Ballroom - New Image Added
11th August 2020
Today over 300 Arts Venues across the UK will be lit up in red to raise awareness of their continued closure due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The laying off of staff around the Country has begun in earnest this month as the Government's Furlough scheme is wound down. Nearly everyone in the Theatre industry is being made redundant with no sign of when Theatres and other Arts Venues might be able to reopen. A report from the BBC can be read here.
3rd August 2020
The Mexborough Hippodrome - More Information and New Images Added
30th July 2020
The Gillian Lynne Theatre, London - New Images and Information Added for the Current Refurbishment of the Theatre Here
26th July 2020
The Grand Theatre, Blackpool - New Image Added
The Palace Picture Pavilion, Blackpool - New Image Added
25th July 2020
The Lyric Theatre / Hengler's Circus, Hull - New Page Added
24th July 2020
The London Palladium - Page Updated to Include Information on the Coronavirus Pandemic and More Information and New Image on the Royal Variety Performances Added Here
The Hammersmith Palace - More Early Information Added
Arthur Lloyd's 'Beautiful Young Widow Brown' Song Sheet Added to Songs Page
The Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield - New 1937 Poster Added
The Theatre Royal, Stockport - Two New Posters Added
23rd July 2020
The Oxford Music Hall, London - New Painting by George Richmond of the 1893 Auditorium Added Here
21st July 2020
13th July 2020
Julio Iglesias and the Royal Variety Show Invite by Ann Montini
10th July 2020
The Kingston Empire - More Information and New Images Added
9th July 2020
The Theatre Royal, Loughborough - More Information and Images Added
The Burnley Empire - Listing Updated
8th July 2020
Horatio Lloyd's Biography - Rare 1841 Advertsing Envelope Added
7th July 2020
Charles Coborn's Do Ra Mi Fa - New Song Added to Arthur Lloyd's Songs Page
The Royalty Theatre, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
2nd July 2020
The Empire Theatre, Belfast - Some More Information and Two New Images Added
1st July 2020
30th June 2020
The Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire - New Page Added
The Palace Theatre, Hull - New Photograph from 1932 Added
The Grand Theatre of Varieties, Bolton - New 1932 Variety Programme Added
The Finsbury Park Empire - New 1945 Programme Added
The Regal Theatre, Southend - New 1930s Poster Added
The London Palladium - New 1940 Variety Programme Cover Added
27th June 2020
The Theatre Royal, Peter Street, Manchester - New 1997 Photo Added
26th June 2020
Neil Sean Recalls Theatre Legend Binkie Beaumont
25th June 2020
The King's Theatre, Nottingham - Listing Rewritten by Ted Bottle and New Images Added
The Oxford Music Hall / Oxford Theatre - New Image for the 1920 Alterations Added Here. And Demolition Image Added Further Down the Page
23rd June 2020
Ann Montini Remembers her Good Friend the One and Only Sir Norman Wisdom
The Stoll Theatre, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
18th June 2020
The Penge Empire - More Information and New Images Added
The Royalty / Peacock Theatre, Kingsway - New Image and More Information Added
17th June 2020
The Theatre Royal / Music Hall, Chester - New Listing Added
16th June 2020
The Granada Theatre, Shrewsbury - New Listing Added
The Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury - New Listing Added
15th June 2020
The Music Hall, Shrewsbury - New Page Added
The Oxford Music Hall / Theatre, London - New Programme and Images Added Here
The Finsbury Park Empire - New 1948 Programme Added
The Winter Garden Theatre, London - New 1948 Programme Cover Added
14th June 2020
Colins' Music Hall, London - New 1920s Programme Cover Added
The Euston Palace, London - New Early Programme Cover Added
13th June 2020
The Bedord Palace Of Varieties - Three New Programmes Added
12th June 2020
The Berwick Theatre, Berwick-Upon-Tweed - New Page Added
The Theatre Royal, Guildhall Street, Canterbury - More Information and New Images Added
10th June 2020
The Gillian Lynne Theatre, London - Page Updated with Information and Image Added for the Current Refurbishment of the Theatre Here
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - Page Updated Here
8th June 2020
The Theatre Royal, Aston, Birmingham - More Information Added
Leotard Bosco - Obituary and New Images Added Here
5th June 2020
The Noel Coward Theatre, London - Page Restructured and More Information and Opening Programme Added
The New Theatre, Cambridge - More Images and Information Added
The Princes Theatre, Bradford - More Information and New Image Added
The Palace Theatre, Bradford - New Image Added
The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford - New Image Added
The New Victoria Theatre, Bradford - More Information and New Image Added
4th June 2020
The Theatres Trust Director Jon Morgan here outlines the work the Theatres Trust has been doing to support and protect theatres in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Margate Hippodrome - More Information and New Images Added
3rd June 2020
Her Majesty's Theatre, Carlisle - New Page Added
The Theatre Royal, Manningham Lane, Bradford - Demolition details Updated
2nd June 2020
The Capitol Theatre, Forest Hill, London - More Information and New Images Added
The Duke of York's Theatre, London - Wartime opening Information Updated
1st June 2020
The Capitol Theatre, Haymarket, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
The Newcastle Empire - New 1959 Programme Added
27th May 2020
Chester Theatres - New Page Added with Details of the Royalty Theatre
26th May 2020
The Stoll Theatre, Kingsway, London - New Images of the Theatre's Demoltion in 1958 Added Here
Munt's Hall, Clapham Junction - New Image Added for 1893
22nd May 2020
The Carlton Theatre, Haymarket - Page Updated with recent Planning Concent Details
18th May 2020
Neil Sean remembers the BBC TV Theatre - aka The Shepherd's Bush Empire
16th May 2020
Arthur Lloyd's Song 'Beautiful Forever' - More Information and Rare Images Added
15th May 2020
The Kennington Theatre, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
14th May 2020
Today is Arthur Lloyd's Birthday, 14th May 1839 - You can Read his Biography Here
13th May 2020
Ann Montini Remembers the Late Great Variety Legend – Roy Hudd
12th May 2020
The London Pavilion - New Images showing VJ Day being cleberated outside the Theatre in 1945 Added Here
The Royal Opera House, Leicester - New Early 'Red Riding Hood' Pantomine Poster Added
The Royal Cambridge Music Hall, Shoreditch - New Image of its Chairman William Knowles Added
5th May 2020
29th April 2020
The Criterion Theatre, London - More Information Added - And a New Page detailing the construction of the Building by its Architect, Thomas Verity, in 1879 Added Here
The Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, London - More Details for its Conversion into a Store in 1879 Added
27th April 2020
The London Pavilion - New Painting by George Richmond Added
19th April 2020
The Nottingham Empire - New Painting by George Richmond Added
18th April 2020
The Finsbury Park Astoria - More Images Added - And Full Opening Programme Added Here
15th April 2020
The Round Room at the Rotundo, Dublin - New 1866 Lloyd Review Added
13th April 2020
London's West End Theatres in 2006 - New Page Added
12th April 2020
The Woolwich Grand Theatre - Page Updated and New Image Added
The Theatre Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin - More Information Added for the Second Theatre of 1897 Here
The Westminster Theatre, London - New Strand Electric Advertisement for 1931 Added
11th April 2020
The Streatham Astoria - Full Opening Programme Added Here
9th April 2020
Theatres in Barnsley, South Yorkshire - New Page Added
8th April 2020
The Argyle Theatre, Birkenhead - New 1930 Poster Added
The Newport Empire - New Early Lloyd Poster Added
The Washington Music Hall / Battersea Palace - New Image Added
The Empress Theatre, Brixton - New Image Added for the 1930s Here
6th April 2020
The Empress Theatre, Brixton - Opening Night Programme for the 1930 Rebuild Added Here
4th April 2020
The Streatham Hill Theatre - New Page for the Theatre's Opening Night Programme Added Here
2nd April 2020
Euston Palace Theatre - New Programme Added for 1910
1st April 2020
The Middlesex Music Hall, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added Here
26th March 2020
The Theatre Royal, Bradford - Two New Images Added for 1897
25th March 2020
Arthur Lloyd's Biography - More Details Added for 1898
The Leicester Square Theatre / Odeon West End - New Images for the Replacement Cinema Added Here
The Astoria Theatre, Charring Cross Road - Page Updated and New image Added to bottom of Listing
The London Pavilion - New Image Added Here
Daily's Theatre / Vue West End - New Image Added Here
24th March 2020
London's West End Theatres during the Coronavirus Pandemic in March 2020 - New Page Added
Ann Montini meets Gary Morecambe, son of comedy legend Eric, of Morecambe and Wise fame
The Motherwell Alhambra Theatre and John Hall Nicol - New Image Added Here
19th March 2020
The Metropole Theatre, Manchester - More Information and New Short Film Clip Added
The Empire Theatre, Oldham - More Information Added
The Britannia Theatre, Hoxton - New 1917 Bill Added
18th March 2020
The Grand Theatre, Plymouth - More Information and Images Added
The Finsbury Park Empire - New 1926 Programme Added
The Balham Hippodrome / Duchess Theatre - New 1912 Poster Added
The Clapham Grand - New 1912 Poster Added
16th March 2020
The Grecian Theatre, Shoreditch - New Painting by George Richmond Added
The Victoria Palace Theatre, London - Two New Images Added
The Old Square Theatre, Walsall - New Listing Added
13th March 2020
The Royal Alhambra Palace Music Hall, Hull - New Images Added
9th March 2020
The Whitehall Theatre / Trafalgar Studios - New 1946 Seating Plan Added
31st January 2020
Neil Sean Remembers the Wonderful Gracie Fields and her Unforgettable Song "Sally"
29th January 2020
Theatres in Leamington Spa - New Page Added
27th January 2020
Ann Montini on Meeting the Broadway and West End Composer and Showman Jerry Herman
The St. James's Theatre, London - New Painting by George Richmond Added
24th January 2020
The Sondheim Theatre, London (Formerly the Queen's Theatre) - Page Updated
23rd January 2020
The Palace Theatre, Chesterield - Error Corrected
21st January 2020
The Theatre Royal / Hippodrome, Loughborough - Two New Images Added
The Dominion Theatre, London - New Image Added Top of Page
15th January 2020
The Gordon Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent - New Listing Added
The Grand Theatre, Derby - More Information and Images Added
14th January 2020
The Camden Theatre - New Article and Image From 1902 Added
Adelphi Theatre, London - Information and Image of Manager Tom Davis Added Here
13th January 2020
The Theatre Royal, Nottingham - New 1902 Programme Added
The Grand Theatre, Nottingham - New 1891 Programme Added
10th January 2020
The Grand Theatre, Halifax - Two New Images Added
7th January 2020
The Camden Theatre / Koko - Page Updated and Some More Information Added
3rd January 2020