Empires, Hippodromes and Palaces
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- Author(s) Read, Jack
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1985
- Pages 246pp; illus
- Publisher Alderman Press
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with the theatre interiors designed by Frank Matcham with much about his relationships with his clients, notably Sir E Edward Moss and Sir Oswald Stoll. Largely structured by theatre: Ardwick Empire; Birmingham Empire; Cardiff Empire; Chatham Empire; Chiswick Empire; Finsbury Park Empire; Glasgow Empire; Leeds Empire; New Cross Empire; Nottingham Empire; Sheffield Empire; Shepherds Bush Empire; Wood Green Empire; Brighton Hippodrome; Ilford Hippodrome; Ipswich Hippodrome; Keighley Hippodrome; Lewisham Hippodrome; London Hippodrome; Manchester Hippodrome; Palace Theatre, Hull; Grand Theatre, Hull; Palce Theatre, Leicester; Victoria Palace; Grand Theatre, Blackpool; Opera House, Blackpool; Grand Theatre, Bolton; London Coliseum; London Palladium; Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Granville Theatre, Walham Green. Introductory chapters include: 'The boom years'; 'Mr Matcham meets Mr Moss; 'The end of an era'. Appendix lists theatres etc, giving very basic details of each