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LIB/PG/LT/IGRAN
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LIB/PG/LT/IGRAN
Level of description
File
Title
Programmes, Philharmonic Theatre and Grand Theatre, Islington, London
1873-1899
Extent and medium
1 folder in a box
Corporate name
Grand Theatre (Islington, London, England)
Scope and content
Programmes for performances at Philharmonic Theatre and later the Grand Theatre, Islington, London, 1873-1899.
The theatre opened in 1860 as the Philharmonic Hall. In 1874 its title changed to the Philharmonic Theatre of Varieties, but was destroyed by fire on 6 September 1882. A replacement was designed by Frank Matcham and the theatre was renamed The Grand, opening in 1883. The building was later demolished in 1962. It is a lost theatre.