Royal Britannia Saloon and Britania Tavern 1913–1940 Gaumont Cinema
c.1890 Playbill
Address
Hoxton High Street (now Hoxton Street) Hackney, London
Owner
Sam and Sarah Lane
Designation
Demolished
Type
Theatre, melodrama and pantomime
Capacity
3000 seated and standing
Current use
Block of flats (on site)
Construction
Opened
Easter Monday 1841
Rebuilt
1858 Finch Hill and Edward Lewis Paraire
Years active
1840–1900 (circa)
The Britannia Theatre (1841–1900) was located at 115/117 High Street, Hoxton, London.[1] The theatre was badly damaged by a fire in 1900, forcing the sale of the lease. The site was reused as a Gaumont cinema from 1913 to 1940, before being demolished to make room for a more modern cinema which was never built. Housing has now been built on the site, which is marked by a London Borough of Hackney historic plaque.
A typical night's entertainment at the Britannia Theatre would include 3–4 plays, with variety acts in the intervals between. Many music hall acts would appear during the interval, and sometimes their acts were woven into the performance. The plays varied, from Shakespeare, Victorian melodrama and comedy. During the winter season pantomime was performed.[2]
Unusually for a theatre, food and drink were served in the auditorium, in the style of contemporary music halls.[1]
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