Designed by Ernest Schaufelberg, this was the first London theatre to be built after the end of WW1, and one of the first buildings in London to experiment with concrete.
Named initially as the Fortune Thriller Theatre, possibly after the Fortune Theatre in EC1.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Fortune Theatre - WC2
{Above a stylised picture of two performers:} Fortune Theatre. A 'jewel of a ...
Entertainer and cinema manager. Born Edward Cyril Hawken Rowland in Plymouth. He appeared as a music hall comedian in London before joining the army. During World War I, he served in France with th...
Actor, dramatist and theatre manager. Born Hereford. Left home and travelled to London with Samuel Johnson. As a friend of the Adams brothers he was in 1772, one of the first residents in their new...
TV presenter and all-round entertainer. Born Edmonton. Sunday Night at the London Palladium, The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right, Strictly Come Dancing - the shows just...
The world's longest running play - still going in 2013. Written by Agatha Christie who gave the rights to her grandson. We've heard the butler did it.
Comedy actor. Born James Arthur Thomas Marsh in Sheffield to a couple of music-hall entertainers. When Jimmy's successful double act became old fashioned he restarted his career in television in t...
Daughter of Marcus Grantham. Married 1952 Mario Uziell-Hamilton. Autodidact barrister and circuit judge. Left school aged 16 due in part to her parents' divorce. Mother of Fabian Hamilton, Labo...
This listed building was designed by Vernor Rees in 1926, one of the first steel-framed buildings ever erected. The balconies are decorat...
