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Alhambra Music Hall

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A large room at the rear of the Staffordshire Knot hotel had been used for many years by strolling companies. A New Theatre (so named) opened for a short season in 1856. It was enlarged in 1867 with an entrance separate from the hotel with variety for six nights a week. It reopened in 1870 as the Alhambra Music Hall. It was reported that ‘arrangements for the hall are altered… much for the better’. No further announcements appeared in the press after the 1870 summer break, but it appears to have operated beyond this date since, in 1889, the local newspaper reported waning audiences. It is possible that competition from the the newly opened St George’s Hall contributed to this especially as it frequently booked shows and artists from the world of lighter entertainment.

Built / Converted
1856
Dates of use
  • 1856 - 1870: later-c1889?
Current state
Demolished
Current use
Demolished
Address
48a Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Website-
Further details
Other names
New Theatre , New Music Hall , Wilson’s Music Hall , Theatre Royal & Music Hall
Events
  • 1856 Design/Construction:
    Unknown
    - Architect
  • 1856 - 1870 Use: later-c1889?
  • 1867 Alteration: enlargement
    Unknown
    - Architect
  • 1867 Design/Construction:
    Harrad & Sons (Burton)
    - Consultant
    interior decorations
    Hughes (Birmingham)
    - Consultant
    scenery
  • 1867 Owner/Management: William Henry Wilson, lessee & manager
  • 1869 Alteration: renovation
    Unknown
    - Architect
  • 1870 Owner/Management: T Longdon, lessee & manager
  • 1870 Alteration: reopened as the Alhambra Music Hall
    Unknown
    - Architect
Capacities
-
Listings
  • Listing
    Not listed
Stage type
-
Building dimensions: -
Stage dimensions: -
Proscenium width: -
Height to grid: -
Inside proscenium: -
Orchestra pit: -