The Players' Theater is a London theater that opened at 43 King Street, Covent Garden, on October 18, 1936. The club originally climbed the musical-style comedy, introducing the Victorian-style music hall in December 1937. Threats the German bombing of World War II prompted a movement in October 1940 to the basement at 13 Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, and then, after the cessation of hostilities, to Villiers Street, Charing Cross, opened on 14 February 1946. Other intermediate theater locations included Theater Art and private residence of St. John Wood from a member, Francis Iles (Anthony Berkeley). Overwhelmed by debt, the theater closed in 2002.
Performing at the Players Theater are Leonard Sachs (who is often chairman), Patricia Hayes, Hattie Jacques, Peter Ustinov, Clive Dunn, Ian Carmichael, Joan Sterndale-Bennett, Vida Hope, and Denis Martin, who eventually became Production Director.
In 1967, the music label Decca Records released the LP A Night of Music Hall from The Players' Theater (Victoria Theater London) with 19 songs and a duet that included a regular night on Players, chaired by Don Gemell The recorded artists are Miss Stella Moray, Mr. Maurice Browning, Miss Margaret Burton, Miss Patricia Rowlands, Miss Hattie Jacques, John Rutland, Miss Joan Sterndale Bennett, Miss Josephine Gordon, Robin Hunter, Miss Daphne Anderson, Mr. Clive Dunn and Mr. Bill Owen, with Mr. Peter Greenwell and Mr. Geoffrey Brawn (piano). At the time of recording the membership of the theater club was more than 5,000.
The name of the evening's show was "Late Joys" coming from a hotel on the building site at 43 King Street: "Evans - Late Joy's", Joy has been the owner of the song and dinner hall before a comedian from Covent Garden, Evans, took over.
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References
Note
Bibliography Sheridan, Paul (1952). End and Beginning of Joy at the Players Theater . London: T.V. Boardman. OCLCĂƒ, 504084581.
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External links
- Player Theater archive
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