Sadler's Wells Theatre Archive c1712-2012

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Sadler's Wells Theatre Archive c1712-2012

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44 linear metres of boxed materials, plus 9 linear metres of volumes

eng,

Islington Local History Centre

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SNAC Resource ID: 6280454

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Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England)

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The Sadler's Wells site has been occupied by six different theatres since 1683. The first 'musick' house was built by a Mr Sadler, who also opened a fashionable spa there after rediscovering monastic springs believed to have medicinal properties. The spa declined in popularity but the theatre has survived through the centuries in many forms, including as an aquatic theatre staging patriotic plays in the early 1800s, a music hall showcasing acts such as Marie Lloyd and Harry Champion in the late ...

Arundell, Dennis, 1898-1988

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Remington, Stephen. ( 1976-87)

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