Building    From 1832 

Victoria Palace Theatre

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The first theatre on this site was built in 1832. The current one, designed by Frank Matcham, was erected in 1910.

Our Picture source link no longer works and the current history page for the Victoria Theatre doesn't have any pictures. Arthur Lloyd, as always with theatres, is an excellent source.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Victoria Palace Theatre

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Frank Matcham - Victoria Palace

Frank Matcham (1854 - 1920), theatre architect, designed this theatre. Frank...

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Victoria Palace Theatre - Re-imagined

Victoria Palace Theatre designed by Frank Matcham for Alfred Butt, 1911, re-i...

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Pavlova statue

A statue of Pavlova was added to the top of this newly built theatre in 1911 ...

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Other Subjects

Sir Derek Jacobi

Sir Derek Jacobi

Actor. Born Derek George Jacobi in Leytonstone. He was invited by Sir Laurence Olivier to be a founder member of the Royal National Theatre. Probably best known for playing the eponymous lead in th...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Circus Friends Association

Circus Friends Association

Founded, as the Circus Fans' Association, in 1934 at Olympia, with the 'involvement and encouragement of Bertram Mills' Circus, to 'champion the cause of the circus in England, to right injustice, ...

Group, Community / Clubs, Theatre

1 memorial
John Fletcher

John Fletcher

Dramatist. Born in Rye, Sussex. His solo works are now virtually forgotten, and he is best remembered for his collaborations, particularly on Shakespeare's 'Henry VIII' and 'The Two Noble Kinsmen'.

Person, Theatre

1 memorial
Curtain Theatre

Curtain Theatre

This, the second English purpose-built playhouse was erected very close to the first, The Theatre, and run by the same man, Burbage.  Not named for the modern drape on a proscenium arch, but for it...

Building, Theatre

2 memorials
Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini

Escape artist.  Born Erik Weisz in Budapest.  Later names include: Ehrich Weiss, Harry Weiss.  The family moved to the US in 1878.  He had a very close relationship with his mother, to whom he alwa...

Person, Paranormal, Seriously Famous, Theatre, Hungary, USA

1 memorial