£24.50
Date 27/08/1951
London Wood Green Empire Theatre – Eve Comes To Town 1951
An original theatre programme for Eve Comes To Town at the Wood Green Empire Theatre, London, dated 27 August 1951. The bill includes Jimmy Gay, Jimmy Bruce, Dee Davis, The Goodwyns, Margaret Bullen and Johnnie McGregor.
Touring revues like this were the staple of suburban variety theatres in the early 1950s, just before television changed popular entertainment forever.
A nostalgic piece of North London theatre history for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Eve Comes To Town |
|---|---|
| Venue | Wood Green Empire Theatre London |
| Cast | Jimmy Gay – Jimmy Bruce, Dee Davis – The Goodwyns, Margaret Bullen – Johnnie McGregor |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr
Did you know?
- The Wood Green Empire opened in 1912.
- In 1918 the illusionist Chung Ling Soo was fatally shot on stage at the Wood Green Empire when his bullet-catch trick went wrong.
- After closing as a theatre in the mid-1950s, the building was used as a television studio.
SKU: T01915
