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 destroyed in an air raid shortly afterwards. The Ritzy Cinema now occupies the site.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Brixton Theatre
Although not actually named, this lonely, vandalised stone is all that remain...
Entertainment venue. Built on the site of Croydon's 'Fair Field' which hosted a fair until the 1860s. The complex comprises: a main concert hall, the Ashcroft Theatre and the Arnhem Gallery. Over t...
Radical playwright, writer, illustrator, socialist, pacifist and founding member of the Men’s League for Women’s Suffrage. The photo shows Housman in 1914. Brother to A. E. Housman. Studied art an...
The picture source is a lovely site about the theatre and Arthur Lloyd who performed there.
Richard D'Oyly Carte founded the business. Married Helen. Their son Rupert inherited the business and passed it on to his daughter, Bridget.
Performers and patrons were depicted by the artist Walter Sickert at the turn of the century.
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