London: The London Coliseum (English National Opera) |
Country: England, United Kingdom City: London Borough: City of Westminster Location: St Martin's Lane Built 1904 as "The London Coliseum" by Frank Matcham for Sir Oswald Stoll. Originally used as a variety thatre. 1931 renamed "Coliseum Theatre". Re-opened with Ralph Benatzky's "Im Weißen Rössl" (which ran for 651 performances). Subsequently used for musical performances. After 1945, mainly used for American musicals (e. g. "Annie Get Your Gun" which ran for 1304 performances). 1968 restorations and alterations by Martin Carr. Re-opened 1968 as "The London Coliseum", home to the "English National Opera" company (which moved there from Sadler's Wells Theatre). 2358 seats.
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Front Text: "London. - The Cioliseum" Publisher: LL [= Lévi Frères, Paris]; 159 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum" Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; "London Coliseum" Series Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum by night. As seen from Trafalgar Sq." Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; "London Coliseum" Series Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum" Reverse Text: "When in London visit the Coliseum" Publisher: Haycock, Cadle & Graham Ltd., London Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum, Auditorium" Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; "London Coliseum" Series Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Wood...dogford (Essex) to Goodmayes (Essex), 1907 [postmark partly illegible] |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum, Royal Box" Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; "London Coliseum" Series Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: to Somserset, 1905 [postmark partly illegible] |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum - One of the Tea Rooms" Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; "London Coliseum" Series Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from London to Farham, 1909 |
Front Text: "'Port Arthur'", above on curtain: "Coliseum" Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; "London Coliseum" Series Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Willesden to North Kensington/London, 1916 |
Front Text: London Coliseum - Below the Revolving Stage" Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "London Coliseum - Main Switchboard & Revolving Stage Control", on plate below left: "[R]evolving Stages by Ransomes & Rapier Ltd., [...]ofield Bowles, Ipswich, England" Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "London Coliseum - View of Rehearsal from Stage Managers Corner" Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "London Coliseum - Scene Setting" Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Sent: to Sherffield [stamp and postmark removed] |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane", signed: N. Charlesworth 1992 Reverse Text: "Drawn by Nicholas Charlesworth" Publisher: The Badger Press, Westbury; Vaudeville Postcards Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: "The London Coliseum", signed: N. Charlesworth 1992 Reverse Text: "Drawn by Nicholas Charlesworth" Publisher: The Badger Press, Westbury; Vaudeville Postcards Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: sign: "English National Opera" Reverse Text: "English National Opera. The London Coliseum." Publisher: English National Opera; 1989 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "The interior of the London Coliseum, London's largest theatre (2358 seats), built in 1904 for Sir Oswald Stoll by Frank Matcham. It has been the home of English National Opera since 1968." Publisher: English National Opera; 1985 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "The interior of the London Coliseum, London's largest theatre (2358 seats), built in 1904 for Sir Oswald Stoll by Frank Matcham. It has been the home of English National Opera since 1968." Publisher: English National Opera; 1992 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: "Coliseum Theatre, London" Publisher: Ice Cream at the Interval / Etsy; 2021 Size: Modern Not sent. |
For another picture of this theatre, see London: "The Theatres of London". Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/1086 |