London: Garrick Theatre |
Country: England, United Kingdom City: London Borough: City of Westminster Location: 2 Charing Cross Road (back to back with Duke of York's Theatre) Built 1889 by Walter Emden with C. J. Phipps for W. S. Gilbert. Named in honour of the English actor, producer, dramatist, and poet, David Garrick (1717-1779). Opened 24 Apr 1889 with the play "The Profligate". Originally 807 seats, today 700 seats. Links: www.nimaxtheatres.com, Theatres Trust, Wikipedia |
Picture: left: Garrick Theatre, in the background: St Martin-in-the-Fields Front Text: "Garrick Theatre, London" Publisher: E. F. A. London Theatre Series; No. 1004 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Picture: right: Garrick Theatre Front Text: "Charing Cross Road and Garrick Theatre" Publisher: The National Series Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Fulham to Wien (Austria), 1906 |
Front Text: "The Garrick Theatre, London", signs: "Garrick Theatre", "Garrick", "For A Season - Frankie Howerd - At His Tittermost!", signed: "N. Charlesworth 1990" Reverse Text: Drawn by Nicholas Charlesworth Publisher: The Badger Press, Westbury; Vaudeville Postcards 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/1103 |