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 > >