venues

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