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− | A brick structure originally opened as the [[Globe Theatre]] on 24 June 1889 in 47/49 Fox Street. This theatre | + | A brick structure originally opened as the [[Globe Theatre]] on 24 June 1889 in 47/49 Fox Street. This theatre was destroyed in a fire on 7 September 1889 after three seasons. |
In June 1892 it was reopened as [[The Globe]], but gradually degenerated to become a second-rate music hall and eventually closed. | In June 1892 it was reopened as [[The Globe]], but gradually degenerated to become a second-rate music hall and eventually closed. |
Revision as of 08:54, 10 August 2016
History
A brick structure originally opened as the Globe Theatre on 24 June 1889 in 47/49 Fox Street. This theatre was destroyed in a fire on 7 September 1889 after three seasons.
In June 1892 it was reopened as The Globe, but gradually degenerated to become a second-rate music hall and eventually closed.
On the 1st December 1894 it once more re-opened, but now known as the Empire Palace of Varieties.
Sources
Only a reference on p.124 of Fletcher, 1994
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