Empire Theatre

JOH 's other plays of varying length include (in addition to the collaborations discussed below) the verse drama Osbern and Ursyne, which was first performed on 28 November 1899 at the Empire Theatre in...

Hobbes 's three-act comedy titled The Wisdom of the Wise was first performed at St James's Theatre in King Street, London, on 22 November 1900. It was first produced in the USA on 31...

GP wrote several other one-act plays which were performed in London and further afield. These include Colleagues (performed at the Empire Theatre in Kilburn on 30 January 1911) and A Great Experiment (at the Lyceum Theatre

LOC , with Lady Isabella Caroline Somerset , attended the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square, in the first of several incognito visits made to observe the performers and crowd, and to build a case against the theatre.

LOC spoke at a meeting of the Licensing Committee of London County Council to oppose the renewal of the Empire Theatre 's licence.

In addition to her other political activities, Chant was heavily involved in the activities of the National Vigilance Association . She edited its journal, the Vigilance Record, and took a leading role (alongside Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Sellcuts' Manager cannot be isolated from Chant's then-still-notorious attack on the Empire Theatre , as well as her belief in temperance. From Mora's narrative to the idealized Palace of Amusements that reflects Chant's earlier writings...

Chant was the long-time editor of the Vigilance Record, the journal of the National Vigilance Association , which began publication in 1887. She contributed pieces to it that included a column titled Amused London...

At the height of her fame (or infamy) as a social reformer, LOC published her pamphlet on the theatre licensing conflict, Why We Attacked the Empire.

Why We Attacked the Empire is an extended defence of Chant's opposition to the renewal of the Empire Theatre 's licence, and an account of the London County Council Licensing Committee hearings and the consequent...