batley frontier
* club opened 1967
* instant hit to custiomers, actors and artists
* venue host to some of biggest names and artists during time period
* styles: cherlie bassie, lois artsrong, tom jones and beegees,
* frank sinatra regular customer
* batley variety club turned into frontier in early 1980s - became 'destination night spot'
* venue not just nightclub, conference venue, burlesque
* offered one of largest conference venue facility in Yorkshire
* accomodates over 1800 people
* large scale presentations, awards and product launches
* had parking facilities for 700 cars
* wide range of bars and spacious accommodation
* all of this put the Batley on the map and made it a nationwide hotspot
* also offered excellent customer service - brilliant reputation
london hippodrome
* club, circus venue and casino
* opened as a casino and hosted circus performances mostly
* opened in 1900
* had 100,000 Gallon tank with Polar Bears and Seal Lions
* from 1909 - 1912 in changed from circus to variety
* first ever performance of Swan Lake hosted there
* Harry Houdini performed there
* 1950s transformed into talk of the town and widely known
* Shirley Bassey, Judi Garlend, Jackson Five and Tom Jones performed there
london palladium
* first grand variety bill
* by 1950s known as Ace Variety theatre of the world
* reputation enhanced by world wide popularity
* played host to annual royal variety performance
* not just star names to draw in audience, film screening also helped
* Harry Houdini, Dickie Henderson, Grace Fields, Billy Bennett all performed there
Thursday, 15 May 2014
variaty
variaty light easy entertainment at the time. bursque\dance seen as quite under the cusp ; smut with a hint of comical class for the working class!
considering nearly every night was a booze infested hall of banta and sexual connotation ; not a place for a lady so would be ocupied mainly by workinging class men looking for a good time after a long days work ,during the depression this was a good way to relax and have a good time.
Performances such as ventrilaquism, acrobatics, abnormal animals, magicians and quick sketches - in Variety anything quick and eye catching goes, but if it drags you wouldn't necessarily come home clean, as the original venues you would be table seated and booze filled. If you weren't catching the audience's attention, cabbages, tomatoes and beer would be thrown far and wide aimed at the performer, not an easy game to play but played well could have been very lucrative.
Vaideville was more of a circus theme and even had a name for themselves. Vaudevillians were like a family so with this approach instead of music hall they had more of a business atmosphere.
considering nearly every night was a booze infested hall of banta and sexual connotation ; not a place for a lady so would be ocupied mainly by workinging class men looking for a good time after a long days work ,during the depression this was a good way to relax and have a good time.
Performances such as ventrilaquism, acrobatics, abnormal animals, magicians and quick sketches - in Variety anything quick and eye catching goes, but if it drags you wouldn't necessarily come home clean, as the original venues you would be table seated and booze filled. If you weren't catching the audience's attention, cabbages, tomatoes and beer would be thrown far and wide aimed at the performer, not an easy game to play but played well could have been very lucrative.
Vaideville was more of a circus theme and even had a name for themselves. Vaudevillians were like a family so with this approach instead of music hall they had more of a business atmosphere.
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