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Queen's Theatre

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen's Theatre

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Queen's Theatre - Long Acre

Queen's Theatre The old Queen's Theatre occupied this site for just eleven y...

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Queen's Theatre - Wardour Street

Queen's Theatre Built by W G R Sprague, the Queen's Theatre opened in 1908 w...

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Albert Chevalier

Albert Chevalier

Music hall comedian, singer and musical theatre actor. Born at St Ann's Villas where the plaque now is, to a French father and Welsh mother. Married Florence, daughter of George Leybourne. His ful...

Person, Humour, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Actor, director, writer. Born Streatham.  

Person, Cinema, Literature, Theatre, TV & Radio

4 memorials
Brixton Theatre

Brixton Theatre

Theatre designed by Frank Matcham. It had a capacity of 1,504, and was home to plays, small touring productions, and Christmas pantomimes. It was renamed the Melville Theatre in 1940, but was destr...

Building, Theatre

1 memorial
Finsbury Park Empire Theatre

Finsbury Park Empire Theatre

Designed by Frank Matcham. One of London’s most popular variety theatres. Here, in January 1921, the magician P. T. Selbit performed the illusion of "sawing a lady in half" - its first public perfo...

Building, Theatre

1 memorial
Rupert D‘Oyly Carte

Rupert D‘Oyly Carte

Son of Helen and Richard D‘Oyly Carte. Chairman of the company 1901 - 1948 - through both World Wars. Father of Bridget. Wodehouse supposedly based Psmith, one of his characters, on Rupert, or p...

Person, Commerce, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial

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Margaret Ashton

Margaret Ashton

Chairperson of the North of England Society for Women’s Suffrage. Manchester’s first woman councillor. Active in women’s peace campaigns during First World War. The photograph shows her at the Manc...

Person, Gender Issues

1 memorial
Jackie Free

Jackie Free

Trombonist. Born Pearcroft Road, Leytonstone. He learnt to play in the local Boys Brigade band, and during his national service in the R.A.F. he played with many service bands. A high spot for him ...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Vauxhall Gardens

Vauxhall Gardens

A pleasure garden and one of the leading venues for public entertainment in Georgian London for over 60 years. Originally known as New Spring Gardens, the site is believed to have opened before th...

Place, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Hayes Literary Society

Hayes Literary Society

We can find little about this group but they were very active in 1992  re. Orwell.

Group, Community / Clubs, Literature

1 memorial
Sidney Waite
War dead, WW1
1 memorial