A view looking east across the north side of a busy Leicester Square showing the Empire Theatre and surrounding buildings

Date:
1920 - 1921
Location:
Leicester Square, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, WC2
Reference:
SAM01/01/0016
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Adverts outside The Empire Theatre indicate it was showing 'Irene' at the time of photographing. The musical, which first appeared on Broadway, opened in London in 1920 and starred Edith Day in the title role.

SAM01/02/0027B shows the same view.

Content

This is part of the Series: SAM01/01 Whole Plate Glass Negatives; within the Collection: SAM01 Julian Joseph Samuels Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Public Square, Street Scene