On September 25, 1930
"The Stage" republished an article by
Mander and Mitchenson from "The
Theatres of London" that
described the theatre. It said that,
"... The distinguished columns here
are blues and pinks on a cream ground,
and the whole is lavishly picked out
with modelling in gold. Large windows
in the adjacent promenade allow
late-comers and others who might for
some reason or other be prevented from
getting to their seats to view the
stalls level and the stage. The circle
appears to come far forward and has a
commodious upper circle above
it. Care has been taken in the
comfort of the seating. Each seat has
sufficient body and leg room and is
provided with its own hat rack. There
are six roomy private boxes. The
upholstery has a touch of the
medieval, and is in a rare shade of
dark pink with a touch of heliotrope
or light purple in its pattern. In the
front of the house rich reds, blues,
and gold appear to be the prime
colours. Bars and cloakrooms are well
appointed, but no attempt has been
made here in the shape of elaborate
decoration. A striking feature in the
interior decoration will be found in
the fine reproductions of works by old
masters. Here we have well executed
copies of pictures by Titian,
Giorgione, Tintoretto and
Pinturicchio. The safety curtain
carries Jacopo del Sellaio's 'The
Triumph of Love' the original of which
can be seen in the Oratorio di S.
Ansano, Fiesole. These reproductions
are the work of Vladimir Polunin."
Today the theatre is owned by the Ambassagor
Group and is Grade II Listed.
