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Victoria Palace
Frank Matcham
Victoria Street, | |
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Important events
(detail)6.11.1911 | opening
It was designed by Frank Matcham. It opened with a variety entertainment which included Lizzie Glenroy, Betty Barclay, Herbert Sleath and company in a one-act play The Deputy Sheriff.
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Frank Matcham |main architect
History
The theatre was built on the site of Moy's Music-Hall, which opened in about 1840. In 1863 it was redecorated and reopened on 26 Dec. as the Royal Standard Music-Hall. Demolished during the rebuilding of Victoria Station and Victoria Street, it was rebuilt in 1886 and continued its successful career until 1911. It was then replaced by the present building, which opened as the Victoria Palace on 6 Nov. 1911.
In: Hartnoll, Phyllis, ed. The concise Oxford companion to the theatre. 1st ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1972. ISBN 0-19-281102-9. p. 578
Author: Hartnoll Phyllis
Hartnoll Phyllis:
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