Plaque

(lost) Alhambra Theatre

Inscription

Theatreland - heart of the performing arts in London.
Alhambra Theatre
On this site between 1854 and 1936 stood the Alhambra Theatre, a centre of London entertainment and famous in its day for music hall, theatrical spectaculars and ballet productions. In 1919 Diaghilev's Ballets Russes performed here.
A joint venture by the City of Westminster and the Society of West End Theatre.

Site: Alhambra Theatre (1 memorial)

WC2, Charing Cross Road, 27-31

2017: The building is behind scaffolding and the, very 60s, front is being reclad. Let's hope the plaque survives.

2024: Richard Tincknell has recently walked past and reports that the plaque was not on the new facade, so we've marked it 'lost'.

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Alhambra Theatre

The image shows the old theatre, the Charing Cross Road facade and bottom, th...

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Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre

1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society o...

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Westminster City Council

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