Hi Pat, I read your letter about your Granda and the Empire.Seemingly it was Kens Great Granda who erected the figure on the top of the dome. It was his aunt that told us and we have never been able to find out anymore about it. The Empire is one of the places that has happy memories for me, going as a child to see the Pantomimes and in my teens to see Tommy Steel, Dickey Valentine, Ronnie Hilton and the rest.We used to go around to the stage door to get autographs. I always wanted to join the Roslyn Babes so I could dance on the stage. I once got up on the stage and sang during a Panto. Love Ann xx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat & Derek" <[email protected]> To: "Sunderland List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:31 AM Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Fw: Sans Street Mission > Hi Stan and list > Would the book you mention "Century of Sunderland Cinemas" be available > My Grandfather worked at the Empire as either a stage hand or > manager -have > never been able to source which - he was a Sawyer by trade > He was Stage Manager at the Boro Theatre Shields - I have small business > card to that effect but I would love to be able to fit together more > pieces about the Empire > There is a painting of the Empire with a man in the foreground in his suit > and cap -again don't know who the painting is by - but my Mum was adamant > the man in the foreground is her father > I am planning a trip 'home ' in January when Mum has her 100th birthday > and > intend to have a day at the Sunderland library -could advice any > particular > books other than the one mentioned that might help me look into the > history > of the Empire > Cheers Pat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:48 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Sans Street Mission > > >> In a message dated 27/08/2007 17:37:12 GMT Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> STAR MUSIC HALL opened in 1885 was the last of the small theatres in the >> town and was never economic. It is now a garage, but its original >> purpose >> hi can still be traced both externally and internally. >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> Hi Geoff, >> In a "Century of Sunderland Cinemas" by Albert Anderson he has a chapter >> on >> the Star Music Hall. In 1857 the building at Number 2 Upper Sans Street, >> (which was to the south of Coronation Street), was opened as the >> Assembly >> Rooms. >> On 26th. December 1882 it was opened as the Star Music Hall by a Signor >> Durland (aka Rudland). On Saturday 16th August 1883 it was badly damaged >> by fire. >> It was later put into use as Salvation Army Barracks until 1906, when it >> was >> re-opened as the Pavilion Cinema on 11th February 1907. It was later >> renamed >> the Scala and closed down in 1924. In 1930 it was purchased by Charles >> Jolly >> for his motor garage. It was subsequently demolished to make way for the >> new >> road. >> Stan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.8/973 - Release Date: >> 25/08/2007 >> 17:00 >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >