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unusual facts about Criterion Theatre


Sebastian Beach

His mother lives in Eastbourne and his niece, Maudie, the bohemian of the family, ran away from home to become a barmaid at the old Criterion (where she was familiar with Galahad and Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe) under the name of Maudie Montrose; she later married several times before getting back together with her old flame "Tubby" Parsloe.


Arthur Bourchier

He also acted with Charles Wyndham at the Criterion Theatre and travelled to America to appear with Augustin Daly's company, for whom he later played the part of Robin Hood in Tennyson's The Foresters at its London premiere.

Dance Umbrella

Recently the festival has also included visits to Laban, Battersea Arts Centre, the Criterion Theatre, TATE Modern, Brick Lane Music Hall and Siobhan Davies Studios.

Felix William Spiers

In 1874 they had built, and owned, the Criterion Theatre and Restaurant in London's Piccadilly Circus.

Georgina Cookson

That same decade saw her in Love Goes to Press, with Irene Worth, at the Embassy and Duchess Theatre (1946) and briefly on Broadway the following year; School for Spinsters (Criterion Theatre, 1947), Portrait of Hickory (Embassy, Swiss Cottage, 1948) and opposite Jack Buchanan in Don’t Listen, Ladies! at the St James's Theatre in 1949.

Hubert Henry Davies

Originally produced by and starring Charles Wyndham at the Criterion Theatre, London, in 1907, it was revived in London at the Arts Theatre in 1949, at Liverpool Playhouse in 2006 (although the title was changed to The Lady of Leisure), and at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2007 and has also been filmed.

Isabel Jay

Her first role with Curzon was Sybil Cunningham in The White Chrysanthemum at the Criterion in 1905 (starring with Rutland Barrington and Henry Lytton) and then on tour.

Izetta Jewel

The following season she played opposite Skinner in Charles Frohman’s production of Sire at the Criterion Theatre and in 1912 with James K. Hackett in The Grain of Dust also staged at the Criterion.

Tom Foolery

Devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, it premiered in London at the Criterion Theatre, directed by Gillian Lynne, on 5 June 1980, where it had a successful run.

Victor Winding

At the age of 34 in 1963 Winding acted in James Saunders' play called "Next Time I'll Sing To You," at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with actor Barry Foster, Liz Fraser, Peter McEnery, and Denys Graham in the cast.


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