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Right - A photograph of James Patrick Hart, of 'Hart & Rudd' in costume and standing beside a poster of their appearance at the Northampton Empire on October the 23rd, year unknown although it would have been 1876, 1882, 1893, or 1899. Hart was a trapeze artiste and in this photograph he is dressed in the appropriate costume for their act. His descendants were also stage artistes, such as, Margaret Hart (the Mind Reader, who appeared at the Green Room Rags Comedy Theatre in London) also her husband and sister Aziza who toured England during their time in the business, but may have been of Irish origin. James Hart died on the 11th of September 1928 aged 49, in Glasgow. - Photograph and textual information courtesy Tony Turner. The Empire Theatre, Northampton was demolished in 1901. If you have any more information about this Theatre or images you are willing to share please Contact Me. |
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Empire Theatre, Northampton was built in