Empire Theatres Company
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The Empire Theatres Company (known as Empire Theatres S. A. Limited – managed by Edgar Hyman).
History
In July 1894, the Empire Theatres Company entered into a lease of the Globe Theatre, which was renamed the Empire Palace of Varieties and was formally opened on 1 December 1894, with a programme of famous British variety artists, including W. C. Fields, Marie Lloyd, and Kate Harvey. Its bar also became an informal stock exchange.
Sources
https://johannesburg1912.com/2013/07/29/theatres-in-early-johannesburg/
