Grand Theatre Of Varieties (Stoke-on-Trent)

• Theatre ID
  1205
• Built / Converted
  1898
• Dates of use
  • 1898 - 1932
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished
• Address
  Trinity Street/Foundry Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Details

The Theatre opened on 22 August 1898, at a cost of £25,000: £5,000 for the site, and £20,000 for the building. The building was constructed from brick, with stone facings and ornaments. The ornamental frontage was built in Renaissance style with a dome surmounting the entrance façe, and verandah of iron and glass. The principal entrance was at the corner of Trinity Street and Foundry Street, with the upper circle and pit entrances in Trinity Street. The vestibule had marble columns and a floor laid with encaustic tiles, the walls tiled shoulder height. The auditorium had three tiers - dress circle with four rows of chairs; upper circle of seven rows; and the gallery with twelve rows and a promenade. The rear of the grand circle was in line with the front of the upper circle, and the gallery was supported on four iron columns. To the sides of the balconies were four boxes surmounted with domes. The theatre had a sliding roof, and was lit by electricity. The stage could be converted for use as a circus with the removal of the stage and orchestra pit. There were busts of Shakespeare and Goethe.

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• Other names
  Grand Theatre
• Events
  • 1898 - 1932 Use:
  • 1898 Design/Construction:
    • Sig Buccini - Consultant: Figure Paintings
    • Frank Matcham - Architect
  • 1908 Owner/Management: Hanley Theatre & Circus Co Ltd, C G Elphinstone, managing director
• Capacities
  • Original: 2594, plus 700 standing
  • Later: 1912: 4080
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Rake
• Dimensions
  • Building dimensions: frontage to Trinity St 30ft, Foundry St
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 44ft Width: 63ft