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Description: | In February 1896 the newly refurbished Theatre Royal of Varieties opened in Edmonton. Describing itself as “The Drury Lane of the Suburbs”, melodramatic entertainment and popular plays were at the centre of the theatre's programme. This surviving playbill for 1905 includes a production of 'The Shaughraun', a melodrama written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault in 1874. In the cast is a local actor, W.Baddley, who appeared in several plays on the Theatre Royal stage. Being a small theatre, seating was particularly difficult and described as uncomfortable. Back stage was equally cramped with hardly room for the actors to turn around. However, despite descriptions of it being a ‘low class establishment’, the theatre maintained its popularity and by 1909 it was the only local entertainment place to screen film shows on a Sunday. Following the Second World War, the theatre fell into disrepair and was eventually demolished in 1961. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Enfield Museum Service | Rights holder: | Enfield Museum Service | Subjects: | Leisure | Temporal: | 1905 | Source: | Enfield Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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