Nottingham Theatres and Halls. The Hippodrome. Theatre, Nottingham. Later - The Gaumont Cinema. Above - Early postcard of Theatre Square, Nottingham. Hippodrome (Centre), the Theatre Royal. Right), and to the far right of the image, part of the Empire. Guide to the Papers of David Pinski (1872-1959) 1880-1952, 2005-2011 RG 204 Processed by Felicia Figa. Additional processing by Rachel S. Harrison as part of the Leon. Marguerite Chapman, Actress: The Seven Year Itch. Marguerite Chapman, a small-town secretary and tomboy nicknamed 'Slugger', became a model only after friends. Find all Connecticut shows at TheaterMania.com. Buy Connecticut show tickets and get info on every show. Read Connecticut news and Connecticut show reviews and more.Theatre. The. Nottingham Hippodrome was designed by the respected Theatre Architect. Bertie Crewe in 1. September that year. The Theatre was the last of the Hippodromes. Thomas Barrasford who died in Brighton. Nottingham Hippodrome being built. He had a thing about building his. Large Hippodromes on Oswald Stoll's doorstep. The Nottingham Grand was also owned. Moss Empires for many years, being turned over to Gaumount British. The Hippodrome had a stage 6. Right - A Variety Programme for the Nottingham. Hippodrome for Monday the 8th of April 1. Courtesy John Lamb. On the Bill were Mary Neil, Les Wartanas, Lillian. Gould, Ted Karno and Company, Royal Kino Juveniles, Tennyson & Wallis. The Diabolical Box, Jack Walsh, and H. Franklin and the Standards. The Nottingham Hippodrome was later converted for cinema use and renamed. Gaumont but closed in 1. Some of the above information was kindly sent in by Alan. Chudley. Hippodrome, Nottingham, Memories by Ralph Stephenson. The Hippodrome, Nottingham was a big Theatre. Victorian style – even if it was built. Edwardian times; ignore the sign and it could have been an insurance. The. interior was all Georgian revival period; lots of ornate gilt paint. The tier angle up there. Never plush in its day, they were the cheap ticket area. Projection. staff did have access to the gods, our “other” route down. Quite. a lot remained functioning backstage while the auditorium was almost. Changing to cinema function then didn't mean becoming. Rank’s first circuit Odeon in Nottingham became. UK’s first major twin screen house. Part of the stage, in front of the cinema screen with the sound speakers. Saturday morning Rank Teen Club, mainly . Along with the footlights and sidelights. Rows of indicator. Right - A Poster for the Leon Salberg Pantomime. Bo- Peep' at the Nottingham Hippodrome for January the 2. Birmingham. Alexandra Theatre the following year. Extra. front stage was actually the boarded- over orchestra pit but underneath. I found it still existed, although the entrance doors were locked. I. was once given a glimpse inside by the Polish caretaker and boiler stoker. Jan, who had the keys. Very dusty chairs and music stands were still. A grand piano stood. I never heard it formally played. Backstage areas in old Theatres all have common aspects which I first. Gaumont; the brick walls are likely painted a unique shade. Floors are usually stone and cold. All steps are red Cardinal. Behind. the screen and speakers there was a vast stage area and the scenery. Cleared of most paraphernalia it was still kept clean once. Our small army. of women cleaners kept the screen clean once a week with a special extension. DC current for. the film projector carbon arc lighting. Heavy backdrop frames must still. Underneath, corridors of dressing rooms, band rooms and open, wire. Trix public address system amplifier and microphone. I yearned to own from the first time I saw it. Daring to ask one day. Chief said he’d think it over but. I left. Safely escorted by another projectionist. I pretending to see the areas for the first time!. Above - A Company Photograph for an unknown production. Nottingham Hippodrome - Courtesy Noel Skinner, who says: 'My. Grandfather, stage name Harry Cassidy, was on the music halls and I. Charlie Chaplin and Stan. Laurel, he is standing 3rd from the right in the natty bowler in this. Photo.' If you know who any of the people in the cast or on the posters. Contact. me here. Above - A Company photograph for a 'Twice nightly. The demon of the Cellar' at the Nottingham Hippodrome. July 1. 91. 0. Underneath the poster. Twoeedduns', and the other poster to the right. Six Brothers Luck'. If. you know who any of the people in the cast were, or have more information. Contact. me here.. In the auditorium three chandeliers were suspended, the central. Phantom of the Opera behemoth, one could imagine Lon Chaney. Somewhat akin to the mother ship in. Close Encounters when lit and seen from the gods, funnily enough, its. UFO”! The two flanking chandeliers were. All were lowered in one week, once a year, for. They were. controlled by hand cranked winches in the space between the auditorium. I was never. allowed in there! A “winch down night” meant that two projectionists stayed. UFO” carefully. to the auditorium floor, because of its weight. This saved time for. The smaller chandeliers. Above - Early postcard of Theatre Square, Nottingham. Hippodrome (Centre), the Theatre Royal. Right), and to the far right of the image, part of the Empire. Theatre. The film storage and rewind room of the projection box had been added. Goldsmith and Woollaton Streets. This was an open to. Nottingham to offer, day or night. Theatre Square. Originally, The Hippodrome shared the square. County Hotel, Theatre Royal. The Empire variety Theatre, The News Exchange. The Scala Theatre (and later cinema). Upper Parliament Street that became The Odd Hour. News Theatre in the 1. Their rear. entrance on Woollaton Street faced the south side of the Hippodrome. To return to our main entrance, the steps would survive demolition. The box office was on the. Wedgewood. Regency blue with gold wall fittings against striped wallpaper. Centre. to these staircases was the broad one down to the stalls. The lobby. was staffed by the ticket box lady and the sales kiosk lady, the senior. The stalls and circles also had two uniformed usherettes each. My last visit, as a customer once more, was in 1. The Thomas Crown. Affair, Steve Mc. Queen) and not much had changed except the upper circle. Notice to close came from Rank Theatres Division in mid- 1. By then I’d lived in Brighton. London for two. years and never saw that ultimate indignity of any large building which. Theatre. under the wrecking ball. The above article on the Hippodrome, Nottingham was kindly written. Ralph Stephenson in. March 2. 01. 1. If you have any more information or images for. Theatre that you are willing to share please Contact.
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