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Little Theatre in the Adelphi

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both of which are in the West End. The theatre was constructed in 1910 from a banking hall previously used by Messrs Coutts, part of the original
123:. The theatre was twice bombed, once in 1917, being reconstructed on its original lines in 1920, and again in 1941. It was demolished in 1949. 365: 350: 266: 319: 259: 312: 163: 87: 239: 33: 119:. From 1932 to 1941 it was the permanent home of the People's National Theatre with its manager 112: 91: 296: 243: 185: 180: 59: 127: 102: 95: 49: 339: 132: 116: 109: 231: 120: 99: 208: 195: 288: 86:
was a theatre in London, on what is now John Adam Street just west of the
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Former buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
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This article about a London building or structure is a
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development between the Strand and the River Thames.
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City of Westminster
London
United Kingdom
West End theatre
Royal Society of Arts
Haymarket Theatre
Adelphi Theatre
Adam Brothers
Adelphi
actor-manager
Gertrude Kingston
United States
Nancy Price
Edward Knoblock
Mumsie
"Little Theatre | Theatres Trust"
1937 survey of John Adam Street
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