Aldwych Theatre

W.G.R. Sprague (born 1863 in Australia; died 1933 in Maidenhead) was a theatre designer in the grand age. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 3700 KB) [edit] Summary Aldwych Theatre, 49 Aldwych, London WC2B 4DF Photo taken by User:Edward on 19 March 2006 with a Casio EX-S600. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 3700 KB) [edit] Summary Aldwych Theatre, 49 Aldwych, London WC2B 4DF Photo taken by User:Edward on 19 March 2006 with a Casio EX-S600. ... Aldwych Theatre The Aldwych Theatre is a theatre on Aldwych in the West End of London. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Statistics Population: 58,848 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU889811 Administration District: Windsor and Maidenhead Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Ambulance service: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: MAIDENHEAD...

Born in Australia, the son of actress Dolores Drummond who returned with acclaim to London in 1874. Sprague was articled to Frank Matcham for four years, then in 1880 to Walter Emden for three years; and then in partnershp with Bertie Crewe until 1895. He went on to design a large number of theatres and music halls, almost all of them in London. At the height of his career he showed a productivity worthy of mentor Frank Matcham, producing six theatres in Westminster in less than four years. Unlike Matcham and Emden, Sprague studied architectural forms and conventions and used his knowledge in his designs, saying of himself that he "liked the Italian Renaissance" as a style for his frontages, but would take liberties when needed "to get the best effects" In 1902, the theatre newspaper The Era was describing him as "Britain’s youngest theatrical designer, with more London houses to his credit than any other man in the same profession." ^[1] 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Frank Matcham, a famous theatrical architect who designed Buxton Opera House in 1903. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Bertie Crewe (born ???, died 10 January 1937 in London) was one of the leading theatre designers of the UK in the boom of 1885 to 1915 // Biography Part trained by Frank Matcham, Crewe and his contemporaries W.G.R. Sprague and Thomas Verity, were together responsible for the majority - certainly... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

None of Sprague’s music halls have survived, but several of his London theatres still stand.

Theatres

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References

1. ^ http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/corporation/lma_learning/theatrelands/text.asp?ID=333
2. ^ http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.view&CategoryID=10&ContentID=2
3. ^ http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/uk/uk_london_aldwych.htm
4. ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=41535

External links

• This is Theatre list of London Theatres, designers and opening dates