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Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
Unknown, 1890, Photograph, Postcard
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Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
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21107
Title
Newsomes' Circus, Nicolson Street
Description
Newsomes' Circus with it's shiny onion-shaped dome stands on Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. It is surrounded by other businesses. A row of tenement buildings can be seen passed the theatre as well as the larger dome of Edinburgh University's Old College. On the opposite side of the street are the columns of the Royal College of Surgeon's. Many people can be seen walking about the street and a horse and carriage are standing in front of the Empire Theatre.
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Unknown
Date
1890
Size
8.3 x 13.3 cm
Type
Photograph
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Postcard
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Empire Palace Theatre opened on 7th November 1892 on the site in Nicolson Street, previously occupied by Newsome's Circus, which had been destroyed by fire. It was designed by Mr F Matcham and owned by Moss Empires.
After the tragic fire in 1911, in which many performers, including the Great Lafayette, perished, the stage was soon reconstructed and performances continued until 1927, when the theatre closed for a year and was rebuilt.
Exhibitions with this item
Whose Town? Arthur Pordage
The Great Lafayette and the Empire Theatre Fire
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