Updates to the site in 2006
31st December 2006
Hastings Theatres - Page Updated and two new Theatres Added
30th December 2006
The website achieved its highest visitor numbers in one day yesterday when the film 'Mrs. Henderson Presents was shown at 9pm on the BBC. Instead of the usual 1,500 to 2,000 unique visitors a day, on Friday there were over 8,000 unique visitors to the site before 1am, mostly viewing the Windmill Theatre Feature, and the trend is continuing today. If you are one of these people then thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed your visit to the site.
Palace Theatre, Manchester - New Programme Added
Theatre Royal, Manchester - New Programme Added
Empire Palace, Sheffield - New Programme Added
Shepherds Bush Empire - New Photograph Added
29th December 2006
Sheffield's Theatres Past and Present - New Page Added
27th December 2006
Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich - Page Updated
24th December 2006
Theatre Archtects, Bertie Crewe, C. J. Phipps, W. G. R Sprague, and Frank Matcham - Index Page Added
Theatres and Halls in Balham, London Added
Broadway Theatre, Peterborough - New Page Added
22nd December 2006
The Oxford Music Hall - Page Reworked and Moved Here...
21th December 2006
Newcastle Theatres Completely Reworked and individulal page for each Theatre Added
Palace Theatre, Manchester - New Image Added
20th December 2006
Tottenham Palace Theatre Updated and new Programme Added
19th December 2006
Saville Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London - New Page Added
Daly's Theatre, Leicester Square - New Image Added
Windmill Theatre Feature Updated and Image Added here
17th December 2006
Daly's Theatre, Leicester Square - New Page Added
16th December 2006
Dominion Theatre, London Updated and new Image Added
15th December 2006
Gaiety Theatre and Music Hall - Site Demolition Updated and many Photos Added
Wood Green Empire - New Images Added
14th December 2006
Savoy Theatre Updated and new images Added
Playhouse, London - Page Rebuilt and new image Added
Theatre Royal Drury Lane Updated and several new internal images Added
10th December 2006
There are now two sections to the Website Shop, The Arthur Lloyd Shop and The West End Theatres Shop.
Criterion Theatre, London Updated and Period Photograph Added
8th December 2006
Just in time for Christmas - The New Arthur Lloyd Shop has opened for business
7th December 2006
Royal Artillery Theatre and Opera House, Woolwich - New Page Added
5th December 2006
Pleasance Theatre, Islington - New Page Added.
4th December 2006
2nd December 2006
Chiswick Empire - New Image Added
1st December 2006
Birkenhead Theatres and Halls, Principally the Argyle Theatre, Birkenhead - New Page Added
30th November 2006
Theatre Royal, Chatham, Kent - New Page Added
London's West End Theatres Page Rebuilt for faster loading and a better structure.
27th November 2006
Burials Page Updated with Walter Laburnham details.
25th November 2006
Philharmonic Hall / Grand Theatre / Islington Empire - Page Rebuilt and new Programme Added
Olympia Shoreditch Updated and new Programme Added
23rd November 2006
Tottenham Palace Theatre of Varieties - New Page Added
22nd November 2006
Wood Green Empire - New Page Added
21st November 2006
Holloway Empire Theatre, London - New Page Added
20th November 2006
LondonHippodrome 2003 Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
Blackpool Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
Prince Of Wales Theatre Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
Canterbury Music Hall Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
London Music Halls Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
Arthur Lloyd's Song Of Songs Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
London Music Halls Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
London Trocadero Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
London Hippodrome Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
Royal English Opera House Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
Arthur Lloyd's Not For Joseph Feature Updated to reflect the site's Colours and Format.
19th November 2006
Gaiety Theatre Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
London Hippodrome Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
London Pavilion Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
18th November 2006
Palace Theatre Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
17th November 2006
Windmill Theatre Feature Updated to reflect the rest of the site's Colours and Format.
14th November 2006
About This Site - Page Updated
I have begun adding a Search Box to the bottom of every page on the site which may take some time to complete. A few pages such as the Site Index and this What's New page now have a search box at the top, where the index graphic and link usually is.
13th November 2006
Bridlington Page Updated and Spa Refurbishment Page Added
11th November 2006
Entertainment News - New Page Added - Updated as it happens. Any Comments?
9th November 2006
As you have probably noticed, I have completely reworked the Homepage in an effort to make navigation clearer and to better index the thousands of pages on the site.
If you have any comments or suggestions please do Contact Me...
7th November 2006
The Savoy Theatre, London - New Page Added
6th November 2006
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London - New Page Added
5th November 2006
Arts Theatre, London - New Page Added
Old Vic Theatre, London - New Page Added
2nd November 2006
Theatre Royal, Royal Italian Opera House, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - New Page Added
1st November 2006
Whitehall Theatre / Trafalgar Studios, London - New Page Added
Her Majesty's Theatre - Several Images Added
31st October 2006
Vaudeville Theatre, London - New Page Added
Piccadilly Theatre, London - New Page Added
30th October 2006
Her Majesty's Theatre, London - New Page Added
29th October 2006
Phoenix Theatre, London - New Page Added
27th October 2006
Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue - New Page Added
26th October 2006
Queen's Theatre, London - New Page Added
Hicks / Globe / Gielgud Theatre - New Page Added
25th October 2006
Criterion Theatre, London - New Page Added
24th October 2006
Comedy Theatre - New Page Added
Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More pages Transcribed.
The Duchess Theatre - New Page Added
Dominion Theatre - New Page Added
23rd October 2006
Cambridge Theatre, Seven Dials, London - New Page Added
Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More pages Transcribed.
London Palladium and Hengler's Grand Circus - New Page Added
22nd October 2006
Palace Theatre London Intro - Page Added and links updated sitewide
Prince Of Wales Theatre, London - Intro Page Added and links updated sitewide
21st October 2006
Prince Edward Theatre, London New Page Added
20th October 2006
19th October 2006
Garrick Theatre, London New Page Added
Duke Of York's Theatre, London Page Added
Fortune Theatre Page Updated and Article, Programme, Adds, and Images Added
Theatre Royal Drury Lane - New Image Added
17th October 2006
Fortune Theatre Page Updated and Image Added
17th October 2006
Noel Coward Theatre New Page Added
Wyndham's Theatre New Page Added
16th October 2006
Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, London New Page Added
St. Martin's Theatre New Page Added
New Ambassadors Theatre New Page Added
15th October 2006
Apollo Victoria, Westminster, New Page Added
Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London New Page Added
London's Current West End Theatres Page Updated
13th October 2006
London's Current West End Theatres New Page Added
Victoria Palace Theatre Page Updated and several images Added
12th October 2006
Terry's Theatre, Strand, London - Page Rebuilt with New Article and Images Added
Adelphi Theatre, London, many more images Added
11th October 2006
Adelphi Theatre, London, page completely updated with many articles, images and programmes Added
10th October 2006
360 view of London from the roof of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Added
9th October 2006
Theatre Royal Drury Lane Updated and many new images Added
6th October 2006
More details discovered for this Lloyd Song.
6th October 2006
Aldwych Theatre, London, New page Added
Theatre Royal Drury Lane Updated and image Added
4th October 2006
Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More pages Transcribed.
30th September 2006
In an effort to recoup some of the costs of running this huge site I am experimenting with using targeted advertising on some of the most popular pages. I do hope this doesn't spoil your visit and I welcome any feedback you may have concerning advertising on the site.
26th September 2006
Shepherds Bush Empire Page Updated and several images Added
22nd September 2006
The September 2006 Special Feature Added - The General Theatrical Programme 1884
New Arthur Lloyd Song Sheet Displayed with music and lyrics.
13th September 2006
Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography - More pages Transcribed.
12th September 2006
Charlie Gracie's UK Tour Dates September 2006 Added here...
31st August 2006
St. Martin's Hall / St. Martin's Music Hall / Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, London Updated.
25th August 2006
Streatham Hill Theatre Updated with new images Added
17th August 2006
Princes Theatre, now the Shaftesbury, Updated with new article and image
Grand, Clapham Junction, Ammendment to textual information.
14th August 2006
Pictorial history of the Gaiety Theatre site Updated and image Added
7th August 2006
Arthur Lloyd dates in Liverpool Updated
24th July 2006
Bedford Music Hall and Music Hall and Me pages Updated
14th July 2006
9th July 2006
Windmill Theatre Feature Updated
Mc Donald's Music Hall / Hoxton Hall Updated
3rd July 2006
Spa, Bridlington Updated and images of refurbishment Added
Off topic but if you are in Suffolk and are in need of Garden Plants, Pots, Furniture, and Complete Garden Designs, you might enjoy a visit to my sister's Website here...
28th June 2006
Camden Palace Updated and new picture Added
25th June 2006
Theatre Royal, Hope Street, Glasgow Updated
16th June 2006
3rd June 2006
Music and Lyrics Added for Arthur Lloyd's American Drinks
1st June 2006
The Embassy, Peterborough, formerly the Hippodrome Theatre,
has a small page on the site here...
This part of the site will be updated soon with a vast amount of information
and images.
31st May 2006
Arthur Lloyd's Liverpool dates Updated
15th May 2006
Gaiety Theatre - demolition of site - Page Updated and Image of new building on site Added
12th May 2006
10th May 2006
Royal Aquarium, Westminster Page Updated
Article on the Organ at The Royal Aquarium, Westminster with floor plans of the building Added
9th May 2006
Music and Lyrics Added for this song
4th May 2006
Contact details page changed and New Guestbook Added
2nd May 2006
Theatre Royal and Opera House, Eastbourne Updated and details of a new book on the Theatre Added
1st May 2006
The Sybil Thorndike Scrapbook project is now finished and complete.
26th April 2006
Music and Lyrics Added to this song's page
Lyrics Added to this song's page
26th April 2006
22nd April 2006
All songs with music now have an embeded music player on their pages
20th April 2006
Music Added to this song's page
5th April 2006
As a side project I have just begun a new Website, as a subdomain of this one, on Sybil Thorndike. This comprises of a recently found Scrapbook containing hundreds of Press clippings, images and programmes. If you are interested take a look.
2nd April 2006
Paddington Palace Liverppol Added
31st March 2006
Horatio Lloyd's Autobiography Updated
28th March 2006
One new song Added to the Arthur
Lloyd Songs page
and six new Song Sheets Added here: 1 2 3 4 5 6
26th March 2006
Rotherhithe Hippodrome Updated to include Charles Gulliver's management and Programme Added
25th March 2006
Image Added to Empire Leicester Square and Alhambra pages
22nd March 2006
Theatre Royal Drury Lane page Updated and image Added and...
New page on 'The Whip' at Drury Lane with images and article Added
17th March 2006
Royal Standard Music Hall Updated and image Added
16th March 2006
West End seating plans Updated with new date of Pre 1907
13th March 2006
Working Dimensions for London Theatre Stages 1960 Added
12th March 2006
New Photos of many Theatre Interiors taken by, and courtesy of , Ted Bottle Added to the following pages:
Balmbra's
Music Hall, Newcastle,
City Varieties, Leeds
Royal Court / Empire Theatre, Bacup
Empire Theatre Harrogate
Grand Opera House Harrogate
Shepherds Bush Empire
Everyman, Cheltenham
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
Grand, Clapham
Wrexham Hippodrome
Kings Theatre Edinburgh
Palace Theatre Plymouth
Palace Theatre Westcliff
Eastbourne Hippodrome
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Spa Theatre Bridlington
Winter Gardens Morecambe
11th March 2006
Queen's Theatre Long Acre Updated and St. Martin's Music Hall Added to page, and Page Moved.
Finsbury Park Empire Updated and furthur programme details Added
10th March 2006
Finsbury Park Empire - New page and article about the Theatre with programmes Added.
6th March 2006
Crystal palace page Updated and two cuttings Added and page moved.
5th March 2006
Metropolitan Music Hall, Edgware Road, London - Page completely rebuilt and new article Added
4th March 2006
Royal Panopticon of Science and Art - Details and plan Added to the Alhambra Theatre page
3rd March 2006
Royal Aquarium and Imperial Theatre, Westminster, London - Page Rebuilt and Programmes Added
2nd March 2006
Park Palace, Liverpool Updated and Arthur Lloyd info Added
News: A planning application for the restoration of the London Hippodrome in Leicester Square has been submitted to Westminster City Council. ATE online's website says: 'Following an £8 million refurbishment, United Leisure Gaming Limited plans to return this landmark venue into a global entertainment destination comprising casino, card room, cabaret performance area, restaurant, bar and luxury hospitality suite. It is expected to open on a membership basis in Spring 2008.' For more information please contact the Save London's Theatres Campaign. Contact details here...
28th February 2006
Everyman Cheltenham Updated and many images Added
23rd February 2006
Shoreditch Olympia updated, new article and images Added
22th February 2006
12th February 2006
New page on Coventry Theatres and Halls Added
5th February 2006
Park Palace, Liverpool Updated and internal images Added
29th January 2006
Gaiety Theatre - demolition of site - Page Updated and Images Added
24th January 2006
Royalty Theatre, London, Updated and Poster Added
16th January 2006
London Pavilion Completely Reworked page. Many images and programmes Added
Leicester Square Theatre Updated and image Added
4th January 2006
Camden Theatre / Camden Palace, Updated
3rd January 2006
Theatreland Maps updated with recent theatre site additions Added
2nd January 2006