Duke of York Theatre (Established 1892)
Organisation
Dates
- Existence: Established 1892
- Usage: 1892 - 1894
- Usage: 1894 - 1895
Biography
The Duke of York's Theatre is a variety theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster, London. It was established in 1892 as the Trafalgar Square Theatre and renamed The Trafalgar Theatre two years later, followed by Duke of York in 1895.
The theatre was Grade II listed in September 1960. In the late 1970s the freehold of the theatre was bought by Capital Radio and in 1992 by The Ambassador Theatre Group, which turned it into their headquarters.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Cyril Critchlow Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0089
Scope and Contents
The Cyril Critchlow collection contains programmes, posters, handbills, books and magic journals, many of which relate to shows in Blackpool where Cyril resided and includes material on entertainment venues such as Blackpool’s North Pier, Central Pier, South Pier, Tower Circus and a small collection of programmes from other national venues. Additionally, it contains circus photographs and postcards mainly of the Ohmy Circus and Sanger Circus including individual circus troupes and performers...
Dates:
c1837 - 2008
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive