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Manchester Theatres, , Terry Wyke, Bibliography of North West England, 1994, 0947969187, 9780947969189, . DOWNLOAD HERE Right Royal Wakefield Theatre, 1776-1994, Coral M. P. Taylor, 1995, , 308 pages. "The Four Seasons": Op. 8, Issues 1-4 Op. 8, Eleanor Selfridge-Field, 1999, Music, 73 pages. Baroque masterpiece of "program" music, composed as musical illustration of four sonnets. Painstakingly researched by Dr. Eleanor Selfridge-Field, this authoritative, up-to .... The Theatre Royal, Brighton, Volume 5 , Antony Dale, 1980, Performing Arts, 169 pages. Theatre un-royal or, They called them comedians : a history of the theatre, sometime royal, Marefair, Northampton (1809-84 and 1887), Lou Warwick, 1974, Literary Criticism, 279 pages. Antonio Vivaldi The Manchester Violin Sonatas, Antonio Vivaldi, 1976, , 125 pages. Manfred, a dramatic poem, Baron George Gordon Byron Byron, 1817, , 73 pages. Playbill a history of the theatre in the West Country, Harvey Crane, 1980, Performing Arts, 290 pages. History of the Manchester Ship Canal: from its inception to its ..., Volume 1 from its inception to its completion; with personal reminiscences, Sir Bosdin Thomas Leech, 1907, , . Mortality, Immortality and Other Life Strategies , Zygmunt Bauman, 1992, Social Science, 215 pages. Forfatteren opstiller den hypotese,at menneskets viden om, at det skal dÐ“Ñ‘, har dybtgÐ“Ò•ende indflydelse pÐ“Ò• den sociale opbygning i alle samfund.. Shakespeare & his plays from a woman's point of view , Rosa E. Grindon, 1930, Drama, 144 pages. The Theatre Royal, Leicester, 1856-1958 , Richard Leacroft, 1958, Architecture, 16 pages. Manchester Libraries hold this collection of theatre material which is unique to Manchester. The collection aims to cover Manchester's theatres from the mid 18th century to the present day. It has been built up from the beginnings of the public library service in Manchester and continues to this day. It contains: Material from most theatres past and present is available, with long runs of playbills and programmes for the Theatre Royal, Prince's Theatre, Palace Theatre, Opera House, the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Library Theatre. Music hall is less well represented but material is available on the Broadhead Circuit. Manchester was also the location of the first English repertory company founded by Annie Horniman at the Gaiety Theatre and there is a substantial collection of material on this including correspondence from Annie Horniman. Amateur theatre groups and theatrical societies such as the Unnamed Society are also included. Manchester Theatres by Terry Wyke and Nigel Rudyard. 1994. Contains a general history of theatre in Manchester, an alphabetical list of theatres and a brief history of each, and a detailed guide to the contents of the collection. (Copies of this are still available from the Arts Library at a cost of £6.95). The collection is in a special storage area which is not open to the public, so you will need to use our catalogues to select what you want to see. Material acquired prior to 1995 is listed in the card catalogues and in the book Manchester Theatres by Wyke and Rudyard. Material acquired after this date is listed on the computer catalogue. Knowles's theatrical career began at the time when the theatre in Manchester was at its lowest ebb.[4] Knowles took over the management of the second Theatre Royal in Fountain Street; he set up a strong stock company and proved himself a very capable, though somewhat authoritarian, theatre manager. However, due to a fire in 1844, it was destroyed. The proprietors of the theatre in Fountain Street refused to rebuild it. At a public dinner, Knowles stated that if they could get no one else to build a theatre then he would do it himself. As a result, Knowles bought the patent rights and set about finding a site for the new theatre.[5] Knowles had always been an admirer of theatrical performances and he was anxious to see their renovation in this, his native town. He desired to see the revival of the legitimate drama, and the plays represented in a manner duly worthy of them.[3] The theatre, which stands on an island site on the south side of Peter Street, is constructed in sandstone ashlar. It is in two storeys, with an attic, and is in Neoclassical style. Around the building, between the upper storey and the attic, is a modillioned cornice.[10] Its entrance front facing Peter Street is symmetrical with three bays, the central bay being wider than the lateral bays. The central bay is in the form of a portico, with Corinthian columns and pilasters. Its entablature contains a central semicircular arch breaking through to the gable. Steps lead up to entrances in each bay. Above the central entrance is a pedimented niche containing a statue of William Shakespeare, which is based on the statue by Peter Scheemakers in Westminster Abbey. The lateral bays contain windows with balconies in the upper storey.[11] Along the sides of the theatre are alternating rectangular windows and panels, with a blank semicircular arch above each window. The interior of the theatre has been altered, but retains its 1875 gallery. The theatre was designed on 3 October 1974 by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[10] The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as a "splendid classical composition in stone, one of the best examples of theatre architecture surviving anywhere in England from the first half of the 19th century".[11] As of 2012 the theatre is unoccupied, although in the years since its closure there have been many proposals to bring the building back into use. The Theatres Trust has said that the internal conversions for its past usage in various guises appear to have obscured â€“ rather than destroyed â€“ the Trust classify the original interior work as "restorable as a theatre".[1] Despite the promise of investment, Benmore sold the building in November 2012 to Edwardian London - owners of the Radisson Edwardian hotel adjacent to the theatre in the Free Trade Hall.[13] The building could potentially be restored as a theatre or banqueting hall as a complimentary extension for the hotel.[14] 1 New York Street Â· 3 Hardman Street Â· 111 Piccadilly Â· Arndale Tower Â· Civil Justice Centre Â· Great Northern Tower Â· Manchester One Â· Maths & Social Sciences Building Â· No. 1 Deansgate Â· New Century House Â· One Angel Square Â· One St Peter's Square Â· Owens Park Â· Palace Hotel Â· Peninsula Building Â· Town Hall Â· Town Hall Extension The Prince's Theatre in Oxford Street, Manchester, England, was built at a cost of Â£20,000 in 1864. Under the artistic and managerial leadership of Charles Calvert, "Manchester's most celebrated actor-manager", it soon became a great popular success. The theatre's first production, Shakespeare's The Tempest, took place on 15 October 1864;[1] Calvert himself played Prospero and his wife took the role of Miranda. The Times newspaper of 18 October reported that the 1,590-seat theatre "was exceedingly well filled", and declared the evening "a brilliant success".[2] The theatre subsequently became synonymous with Calvert's elaborate and historically accurate Shakespearian productions.[1] The theatre's interior was extensively rebuilt by Alfred Darbyshire in 1869. The work included the addition of 300 seats,[1] and featured a frieze over the proscenium painted by Henry Stacy Marks showing Shakespeare flanked by muses and his principal characters. The Prince's was the first theatre to introduce tip-up seats and "early doors" tickets, which for a premium allowed patrons to enter the theatre early, to avoid the usual opening-time crush.[1] The years after the First World War saw a decline in the theatre's fortunes, and by the 1930s the increasing competition from cinema was threatening its viability. The final performance took place in April 1940, after which the building was sold to the ABC cinema company, who intended to replace it with a large cinema complex. Although the theatre was demolished shortly afterwards, the intervention of the Second World War meant that the cinema was never built; the site is now occupied by Peter House, a large office complex completed in 1958.[1][3] The building opened as a cinema in 1931, but was badly damaged by fire in April 1932 and was closed for repairs until August 1933. The cinema was equipped for the production of live shows, and was used for occasional pantomimes and amateur theatrical performances. In 1956 it was converted into television studios for ABC Weekend Television.[1] Early episodes of The Avengers and programmes such as Opportunity Knocks were made in the studios. After ABC ceased to exist in 1968 the studios were closed.[2] In 1971 Manchester Polytechnic acquired the building for its School of Theatre. Renamed the Horniman Theatre, it staged performances by students of the college, including early performances by Julie Walters, Bernard Hill, and David Threlfall.[1] As part of the university restructuring in 1997, the building was sold to a development company and demolished to make way for blocks of flats.[2] The School of Theatre moved its faculty and performance space to the All Saints campus on Oxford Road, where there is now a new Capitol Theatre, a 140-seat studio space.[3] Portions of this page may be (c) 2006 Muze Inc. 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