Thirteen playbills and posters advertising various performances and acts appearing at the Great National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, including performances by Sims Reeves, Mrs Marriott, James Anderson and others (1837 - 1862).
Great National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch: Playbills and Posters
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- Dates of Creation1837-1862
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description13 items
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Administrative / Biographical History
The National Standard Theatre, located in Shoreditch High Street, was originally built in 1837 with a horse shoe auditorium seating 3,400 but was destroyed by fire in 1866; rebuilt and reopened December 1867 with a seating capacity of 3000; rebuilt for a third time by Bertie Crewe with a capacity of 2,463; by November 1926 it was in use as a cinema called The New Olympia Picturedrome; building demolished in 1940.
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Collected by C.W.F.Goss as part of the Institute's London Collection.
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Entry compiled by Stefan Dickers.
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