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Theatres and Halls in South Shields
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The Theatre Royal was built in 1866 and ceased as an entertainment venue in 1934. The Empire Palace was built in 1897 on the site of a former theatre called Thorntons Theatre of Varieties, which Arthur Lloyd is known to have performed in, Thornton's Theatre of Varieties was itself built in 1892.
Arthur Lloyd is known to have performed in South Shields 1892, 1902
Right - Photograph showing what remains of the former Empire Palace (above Shoefare) and the Theatre Royal (above Marks & Spencer), South Shields. |
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Above left - The Empire Palace - and above right - The Theatre Royal South Shields Information and Theatre images courtesy Gareth Price. |
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There
were two Theatres built next to each other in South Shields. The first
to be built was the Theatre Royal and the second was the Empire Palace.
Both Theatres
now exist only in their frontage and have been gutted internally and
converted into shops. (See Photo Right.)
