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London Theatres
There are about 50 commercial theatres in London's West End, with the
majority being centered around the Shaftesbury Avenue area. In the
Greater London area outside the West End there are approximately
another 50. In addition many theatres, music halls etc have closed over
the years. If you would like to learn more about any of the theatres
illustrated here, or indeed any of London's theatres, we recommend a
visit to www.arthurlloyd.co.uk, a super website with theatre histories,
memorabilia and some old and new photographs.
The Empire, Leicester Square - a postcard mailed in
1906.
The Garrick Theatre on the Charing Cross Road.
An undated postcard of the Coliseum.
The Duke of York's Theatre, just across the road from
the Coliseum.
The Alhambra Theatre in Leicester Square. This
building was demolished in 1936.
Wyndham's Theatre on the Charing Cross Road.
The Prince of Wales Theatre on Coventry Street.
The St James' Theatre.
His Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket - an undated
postcard.
A super postcard of Daly's Theatre in Leicester Square.
An Early 20th Century postcard of the Palace Theatre, Cambridge Circus.
A view of the old Chiswick Empire.
The old Chiswick Empire in the early 1900s.
Catford Hippodrome.
This 1930s card of the Strand shows the Adelphi
Theatre.
The Gaiety Theatre, posted in 1910.
The London Opera House  in Kingsway.
An Edwardian postcard of the Waldorf Theatre - now the Novello.
A good quality image of the Aldwych showing the Gaiety, and the Waldorf Theatre
and Hotel.
The Broadway Theatre, New Cross.
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