Alhambra Theatre (Dudley Port (Tipton))

• Theatre ID
  860
• Built / Converted
  1902
• Dates of use
  • 1904 - 1933
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished
• Address
  Dudley Port (Tipton), West Midlands, England

Details

The identification of the Colosseum with the Alhambra, previously in doubt, now seems secure. It must have been an unelaborate building. Reversing a more common pattern it was converted from a Salvation Army barracks (citadel?) in 1902. It opened as a touring house but its stage plays licence was withdrawn due to non-compliance with the licensing authority’s requirements. Re-opening in 1904 under a new licensee, known first as the Alhambra Music Hall, then as the Colosseum it still failed to establish itself securely and was later converted to a skating rink. It reopened as a cinéariety house in 1911, renamed, about 1913, as the Palace of Varieties. The old building was demolished in 1933 and a new cinema built, reopening in 1935 but with no provision for stage shows. In 1963 this became a warehouse. So far as the theatre is concerned, it ceased to exist in 1933.

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• Other names
  Colosseum Theatre, Palace of Varieties
• Events
  • 1904 - 1933 Use:
  • 1902 Design/Construction: converted from Salvation Army Barracks
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1904 Alteration: alterations, extension and redecoration
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1911 Alteration: converted for ciné-variety
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1902 Owner/Management: John H Morton, proprietor
  • Owner/Management: Arnold Grahame, proprietor
  • 1904 - 1908 Owner/Management: Douglas C Phelps, proprietor
  • 1910 Owner/Management: Jennings, licensee
  • 1911 Owner/Management: Alfred Edwards, licensee
  • 1912 Owner/Management: Daniel Davies, licensee
  • 1914 Owner/Management: Round & Hopkins, lessee
  • 1927 Owner/Management: Pat Collins, lessee
  • 1927 - 1933 Owner/Management: Miles Jervis Snr, lessee
• Capacities
  • Original: c.1000
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Rake
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: d: 29ft w: 41ft
  • Proscenium width: w: 22ft
  • Height to grid: fly floor 18ft above stage
  • Orchestra pit: Booked with Stourbridge Assoc RPA?