London Finsbury Park Empire Theatre – 1921

About this Finsbury Park Empire theatre programme

An original theatre programme for a musical variety show at the Finsbury Park Empire Theatre, London, dated 24 January 1921. The bill features Jack Buchanan, George Morton and others. The Finsbury Park Empire was one of north London’s great variety theatres, part of Moss Empires, and Buchanan was on the way to becoming the epitome of the debonair song-and-dance man. A lovely piece of music hall history and an appealing example of old theatre programmes from the 1920s.

Condition: V Good, slight edge fading (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• The Finsbury Park Empire opened in 1910, designed by Frank Matcham, and closed in 1960.
• Jack Buchanan later co-starred with Fred Astaire in the 1953 film musical The Band Wagon.