The proscenium in Wyndham's Theatre

Date:
Nov 1899
Location:
Wyndhams Theatre, Charing Cross Road, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Wc2
Reference:
BL15612
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Wyndham was built in 1899 (the year this photograph was taken) by Sir Charles Wyndham on land owned by the Marquess of Salisbury, who was prime minister at the time. Wyndham employed W G R Sprague as his architect. The theatre's front elevation to Charing Cross Road is in a free Classical style. Internally, the auditorium is one of Sprague's best preserved. Three tiers of boxes surround the proscenium which was designed as a complete picture-frame. It is crowned by a pair of winged angels holding garlands and a pair of portraits depicting the playwrights Goldsmith and Sheridan.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Architect: Sprague, W G R

Keywords

Stage, Victorian Theatre