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____________________________________________________________________________________________ Streatham Hill Theatre, 56-60 Streatham Hill
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Above - The Streatham Hill Theatre, from a F. Frith
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Above - The Streatham Hill Theatre in 2006 - Courtesy Mark Bennett.
On the 3rd July 1944 the Theatre was hit by a bomb which did considerable damage to the auditorium and part of the stage. One person was killed and several were injured. Nearby property was also damaged. The Theatre was rebuilt in 1950 to the original designs, but in 1962 the building was altered slightly for Bingo use. In 2005 the Theatre is still being used for Bingo and remains intact. Left - Detail of The Streatham Hill Theatre, from a F. Frith & Co. Ltd. Postcard dated 12th February 1954 For an image of the bomb damage in 1944, from the website of Ideal Homes click here...
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Above - Tablet laid by Miss Evelyn Laye to commemorate the erection of the Streatham Hill Playhouse on the 6th of September 1928 - Photo Courtesy Mark Bennett. |
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STREATHAM HILL THEATRE RETROSPECT From a programme for the Streatham Hill Theatre 13th January 1936
Left - Retrospective - From a programme for 'This'll Make You Whistle' at the Streatham Hill Theatre - 13th January 1936 Here is a list selected at random from the file of programmes during
1935 : Marie Tempest, who celebrated her fifty years' Jubilee on the
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Above Left and Right - Programme for 'This'll Make You Whistle' at the Streatham Hill Theatre - 13th January 1936 The classics were represented by John Gielgud's production of "Hamlet," unanimously acclaimed as unparalleled in our time. Sophisticated comedy found a place in "The Greeks had a Word for It," and the delightful "Mask of Virtue," and it was possible to secure for Streatham Hill Theatre the spectacular revues "Streamline" and "Stop Press," and the gigantic production of "Glamorous Night" from Drury Lane Theatre. Three productions which were first staged at this theatre "Twenty to One," "Vicky" and "Mary Tudor" were successfully launched in the West End.
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Above Left and Right - Programme details for 'Ruth Draper' at the Streatham Hill Theatre May 8th 1933 No other theatre has been able to offer its patrons so comprehensive a range of theatrical entertainment, and it is intended to extend this range still further in the next presentation, when Mr. Jack Buchanan leaves-the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, in a Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire. From a programme for the Streatham Hill Theatre 13th January 1936. |
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The
Streatham Hill Theatre was built by 
LOOKING
back over 1935, the management of this theatre reviews with a pride
which is surely justifiable, the great variety of first class attractions
it has been possible to present to their patrons. By adhering to the
policy of securing West End successes with West End casts, and, on occasion,
sponsoring first productions of plays which could be considered sufficiently
important to warrant it, they have been able to provide theatrical fare
of the very best, to suit every taste, from Shakespearean tragedy to
musical comedy. During the past twelve months, nearly every star of
stage;
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph, who also open up the 1936 season;
Ivor Novello, appearing in his own plays; Lilian Braithwaite, Owen Nares,
Fay Compton, Edna Best, Gladys Cooper, Raymond Massey, George Robey,
Alice Delysia, Leslie Henson, Lupino Lane, George Graves, Laddie Cliff,
Renee Houston, Binnie Hale, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Marion Lorne,
Gordon Harker, Godfrey Tearle, Marie Ney, Joseph Hislop, Irene Vanbrugh,
Dorothy Dickson, Arthur Riscoe, Charlotte Greenwood, Hermione Baddeley,
Flora Robson, Jeanne de Casalis and Vivian Leigh, the most glamorous
newly discovered star of 1935.
Of
the productions which brought these brilliant personalities to this
theatre, may be mentioned such musical comedies as 
The
year, which was brought to such a happy conclusion with the first presentation
of Jack Buchanan's new musical comedy, has convinced the management
that the policy they have adopted is the most satisfactory for their
patrons, and they trust that by continuing to give such support as that
they have received throughout the past twelve months-for which they
thank you-you will enable them to carry it out with equal success this
year.
