Nightlife

The Vaudeville Theatre

Submitted by Mary L. Shannon on Fri, 2012-03-16 19:01

 A few doors down from the Adelphi is the pretty building which houses the Vaudeville Theatre.Built in 1870, Henry Irving acted on this stage for a while, as Ronald Bergan's book The Great Theatres of London tells us.

Vaudeville Theatre today.Vaudeville Theatre today.

Interior of the newly-opened Vaudeville Theatre in 1870. Westminster Archives Centre.Interior of the newly-opened Vaudeville Theatre in 1870. Westminster Archives Centre.

 

Adelphi Theatre

Submitted by Mary L. Shannon on Thu, 2012-02-23 23:11

Carrying on along the north side of the Strand, heading east towards Fleet Street and away from Trafalgar Square, we reach the Adelphi theatre.

The Adelphi theatre today.The Adelphi theatre today.

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