Stu Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Can I start this one off We are doing a search on this Music Hall pub. We believe our great grandfather ran it late 19th century (surname Hodkins or Hodkinson) Seems it was very lively with a stage & great music It was on the corner of West Bar and Corporation Street There are recent photos on Picture Sheffield In the 1800s this kind of social pub provided the local working men with all their entertainment My grandmother was a great party turn as she knew all the music hall & folk songs from that era Any joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Gaiety Palace/Cromwell's Varieties 100 West Bar 1893 Mrs Elizabeth Cromwell 1911 John Henry Smith 1919 John Henry Smith 1925 Joseph H Britland Hope you find you relative at an earlier date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 After a re-check on our Great Grandfather's name we now believe it to be Edward Hodgson. Associated to the Gaiety at the end of the 19th Century We believe he came down from the North East Seem to be drawing a blank so far Any clues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest susanharding Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hi My Grandfather used to play at Britland's Gaiety Music Hall in Sheffield in the 1920's. His name was William Henry Jubb & I believe he was known as 'the funny man Jubb' and played the piano! If you have any information or photographs on the venue I would be very interested. Kind Regards Sue (formerly Jubb) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 My parents and grandfather were at the Old Gaiety in the 1930's.Name of Brown.Any records of them? My Mum told me stories of how she would walk her dog (Irish Wolfhound) through the tables after time was called so that the customers would drink up.The dogs tail was just the right height for knocking glasses off the tables. Grandfather Newman Brown was licensee of various pubs and clubs.My father Sidney Brown was youngest man granted a licence in 1931 but don't know which pub or club.My mothers' father Herbert Allen was also club steward but not sure where. Like many people,I never took a lot of notice of all the stories told to me over the years. Wish I had now. Have only just found this site and must say it is great. Will take me ages to get the hang of searching but will get there in the end. Looking forward to conversing with you all. Regards,Josie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Withers Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Did the Gaiety Palace start our as a pub before it became a music hall ? Does anyone know ? Like Josie above, am having great difficulty in searching this site. Some parts seem to accept me, others do not and tell me that my password is wrong ! I am also searching for details of the Royal Parisian Music Hall and the Royal Alhambra - is this connected to the place in Atteclliffe Road ? Paul Withers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Did the Gaiety Palace start our as a pub before it became a music hall ? Does anyone know ? Like Josie above, am having great difficulty in searching this site. Some parts seem to accept me, others do not and tell me that my password is wrong ! I am also searching for details of the Royal Parisian Music Hall and the Royal Alhambra - is this connected to the place in Atteclliffe Road ? Paul Withers. The earliest date we have for 100 West Bar is 1881 and written as the Gaiety Inn & Music Hall owners Sissons & Pickard. By what I have read it seems there were two parts to this place, as it suggests the Inn and the Music Hall. It also went by the name of Cromwell Varieties in 1893 when a lady by the name of Mrs Elizabeth Cromwell kept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 The earliest date we have for 100 West Bar is 1881 and written as the Gaiety Inn & Music Hall owners Sissons & Pickard. By what I have read it seems there were two parts to this place, as it suggests the Inn and the Music Hall. It also went by the name of Cromwell Varieties in 1893 when a lady by the name of Mrs Elizabeth Cromwell kept it. 1890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Former Gaiety Theatre, side elevation s01657. Old Gaiety P.H. s20386 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimW Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Quote from William Clegg, who was Sheffield Mayor 1887-8, and a keen teetotaller: [in the Gaiety music-hall] - "songs of an indecent and immoral character were sung by - above all people - women."!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Rough bunch them Sheffield lasses of yesteryear !, but, any worse than Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London ? Probably not. Quote from William Clegg, who was Sheffield Mayor 1887-8, and a keen teetotaller: [in the Gaiety music-hall] - "songs of an indecent and immoral character were sung by - above all people - women."!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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