1867 The Arches 1883 Hungerford Music Hall 1887 Gatti's under the Arches 1887 Gatti's Charing Cross Music Hall 1910-1923 Arena Cinema 1928-1939 Forum Cinema 1939-1945 fire station 1946 Players' Theatre | |
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| Address | Villiers Street Westminster, London |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′27″N 0°07′23″W / 51.5075°N 0.1231°W |
| Owner | Gatti family |
| Capacity | 400 seated and standing 300 seated in 1945 270 seated in 2005 |
| Current use | Theatre and conference centre |
| Production | Visiting productions |
| Years active | 1867 - 1910 Music hall 1946 - 2002 Music hall 2002 - Studio theatre |
| Website | |
| www.newplayerstheatre.com | |
The Charing Cross Music Hall was established beneath the arches of Charing Cross railway station in London in 1866 by brothers Giovanni and Carlo Gatti, to replace the former Hungerford Hall. The site had been acquired, together with Hungerford Market, by the South Eastern Railway in 1862, and incorporated into the railway station, which opened on 11 January 1864, resulting in the demolition of the hall.[1]
- ^ Advertisement for the Grand Star Company for Xmas at the Charing Cross Music Hall (Collect Britain), British Library Archived 3 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15 Oct 2007