Glasgow's lost theatre : the story of the Britannia Music Hall
Bowers, Judith2014
Books, Manuscripts
Music-hall stars such as Jack Buchanan, Charles Coburn, Harry Lauder, Dan Leno and Vesta Tilley all trod the boards at what started life as the Britannia Music Hall. Under the management of A.E. Pickard, the Panopticon, as it became known, widened its range of attractions to include freak shows, waxworks, a carnival and a zoo, continuing to draw the crowds until 1938. During the next sixty years, however, its very existence faded into memory as the building was converted and its auditorium sealed off. It was only in 1997 that Judith MacLay discovered the theatre, since when she has made it her mission to bring the Britannia back to life. Here, she traces the history of this magical place and the people who performed there, and tells the fascinating story of how the Britannia is being restored to its former glory.
Main title:
Glasgow's lost theatre : the story of the Britannia Music Hall / Judith MacLay ; foreword by Sir Michael Grade.
Author:
Bowers, Judith, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2014.
Collation:
128 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781780272122 (pbk)
Dewey class:
792'.094144792.094144792.0941792.09414792.094
Local class:
792.094
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1713563