George Hackenshmidt, billed under headliner Florrie Forde and that is Nellie, not David Coleman on the undercard.
A bit earlier than the Heritage purview, but come on, it's the Hack!
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George Hackenshmidt, billed under headliner Florrie Forde and that is Nellie, not David Coleman on the undercard.
A bit earlier than the Heritage purview, but come on, it's the Hack!
Cracking picture of some great advertising. Lots of Florrie Ford on Youtube , long career. Could not resist reminding you that there was another Hackenschmidt real name henry O,Brien and also a regular Gaiety Theatre for wrestling in the Golden age.
Hi guys! I'm not sure that the picture does depict 'run down'. A reproduction of an old black and white photograph from around 1904, doesn't necessarily do the subject justice? The Gaiety Theatre seen here, was built some 14 years before, later becoming the Empire Theatre in 1912. This one was in Chatham in Kent and was one of many 'Gaiety's' that existed back in the day.
Interesting how old and rundown venues looked old and run down in their heyday.
There were so many music halls, I imagine they were more akin to pubs than fancy theatres.