... Site redeveloped THE SITE of the former Hippodrome variety theatre at Portsmouth looks like being redeveloped at last, more than 43 years after the theatre was destroyed by bombing. The city planners have now approved plans for the construction of a four- ...

... VIENNA R0NACHER CLOSING \7IENNA RONACHER. the only major music hall in Austria, closes down next month. A first- class Variety theatre, which has pre sented International acts of repute, including many British turns, during its 60 years of existence, the ...

... twice-nightly, I provisionally set for February 18, will be headed by David Whitfield. Wolverhampton has been without I a variety theatre since the lire, last February, which closed the Hippo- j drome. ...

... PLANNING APPROVAL has been given by Portsmouth City Council for private development of the site of the former Hippodrome variety theatre, which has been derelict since the premises were bombed in 1941 The proposals are for a four-storey block, with retail ...

... 1 this month. The staff of 44 have been given notice and the building is being offered for sale. Opened in 1904 as a variety theatre, the Palace became a cinema for a time, but afterwards returned to variety. The manager. Ralph Powell, said: The closing ...

... Citizens' in a joint civic enterprise. The Falcon is in a central situation in the former Empress Playhouse latterly a variety theatre at St. George's Cross, not far from Sauchiehall Street, and convenient of access to the many theatregoers who live in ...

... equally talented music hall Scots. When television took over, he started to collect memorabilia from the great days of the variety theatre. Then my wife's aunt gave me some old posters from the 1890s. They had my wife Eleanor's grandfather's name on the bill ...

... remission in entertain ments tax. the Royal, only variety theatre left in Dublin, may have to close to live shows. Although there is no entertainment tax on the theatre in Ireland, the Royal, as a cine-variety theatre, gets only a 30 per cent, reduction for presenting ...

... NEW GROSS EMPIRE LEASED TO ATV IATEST variety theatre to be J leased to commercial TV is New Cross Empire. ATV have signed an agreement to take it over for 13 weeks, commencing In December. Pinocchio will go out from there live for three Saturdays December ...

... group. After continuing for many months, he says, negotiations have now fallen through. The Palace will continue as a variety theatre. The manager of the theatre. Jack Fretlingham. said the new policy is to present No 1 circuit bills and. when possible ...

... 'OLD TIME' RETURN TO THE 'MET' /\LD Time Music Hall at the Met returns to the famous Edgware-road variety theatre on Boxing Day for a further season. So successful was the show when it played at the Metropolitan for a month recently, it has been recalled ...

... Theatre For Hornsea T^HE East Yorkshire resort of Hornsea is to have a variety theatre in the near future. A company formed by Mr. E. W S. Thompson has bought the closed Star Cinema in New Road for conversion into an Old-Time Palace of Varieties. At ...