The Metropolitan Theatre
The Metropolitan Theatre was a West End music hall and theatre located at 267 Edgware Road, Paddington, London.[1][2] The original building on this site, the 'White Lion Inn', dated from 1524.[1] In 1836, this was rebuilt to become 'Turnham's Grand Concert Hall'.[3] Rebuilding commenced again in 1862, at a cost of £25,000; this ended in 1864 with an increased capacity of 2000[1] and a new name of 'The Metropolitan Music Hall'.[2] It was redesigned in 1896 by the theatre architect Frank Matcham with a new and enlarged stage, new dressing rooms and a new auditorium seating 1,855; it opened in 1897 as 'The Metropolitan Theatre'.[1][2][3] The theatre eventually became a television studio, and was in use until it was demolished in 1964.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d London Theatres and Music Halls 1850-1950, Diana Howard, The Library Association, 1970, p. 151
- ^ a b c d Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1972, p. 352, ISBN 0-19-211576-6
- ^ a b The Metropolitan Theatre at www.arthurlloyd.co.uk. Arthur Lloyd - The Metropolitan Theatre. Accessed 3 Jan 2014
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