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Alhambra Theatre
12 Bellfield StreetJohn Young’s Alhambra opened on 13th July 1898 with a performance of ‘The Lady of Lyons’. By 1927 the venue was showing cinema screenings alongside more traditional live performances. In... -
Kinnaird Hall (1865-1901)
15 Bank StreetKinnaird Hall, located on Bank Street, officially opened in November 1858 as the new Corn Exchange. The building was constructed on land donated by Lord Kinnaird. Although intended primarily as... -
Hippodrome Theatre (1908-1959)
160 Hawkhill RoadLocated on the site that is now home to the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences. -
Dundee Music Hall & Opera House (1866-1888)
2 Castle StreetVestibulum dolor diam, venenatis nec euismod ut, congue vel massa. Cras cursus accumsan tortor. Proin eu mauris in diam rutrum consectetur nec vitae lacus. Morbi lacinia, quam a venenatis mattis,... -
King’s Theatre (1909 – )
21-29 CowgateLocated in the city’s Cowgate, and built in 1909, the Frank Thomson designed King’s was originally built as a theatre but its history as such only lasted for a few... -
Will Fyffe, birthplace (1885-1947)
36 Broughty Ferry RoadBirthplace of Scottish music hall and film actor Will Fyffe (16 February 1885 – 14 December 1947). Fyffe grew up in a family with strong musical and theatrical interests. His... -
Gaiety Theatre
40 Victoria RoadPopular 19th-century music hall hosting variety shows and musical acts with an ornate interior that attracted audiences from across Dundee. New Theatre In Dundee. | Dundee Evening Telegraph... -
People’s Picture Palace, Logie Street (1910-1971)
62 Logie StreetThe People’s Picture Palace, in Lochee’s Logie Street, opened in November 1910 (‘People’s Picture Palace at Lochee’, The Evening Telegraph and Post, 22 November 1910, p.4). Also known as the... -
Mrs Elizabeth Osler’s Theatrical Guesthouse (1901-1909)
67 SeagateGuestbook dating from 1901 to 1909. Osler’s hosted several music hall performers in her guesthouse during these years. -
Tivoli Theatre of Varieties (1901-1916)
Brown StreetThe Tivoli Theatre of Varieties, on the north corner of Miln Street as it meets Brown Street, was opened on 25th March 1901. John Brown, who operated the theatre, had... -
Alhambra Music Hall (1866-1867 and 1870)
East Dock StreetThe Alhambra re-opened, briefly, in October 1870 under the management of John Bell. ‘Re-opening of the Alhambra Music Hall’, The Dundee Courier & Argus, 4 October 1870, p.2. -
Elmswood, South Road, Lochee. Home of Margaret A. Lockhart
ElmswoodElmswood was also the home of Lockhart’s daughter Margaret A. Lockhart who, in the 1920s and early 40s collected autographs of various acts. Margaret’s father, James Lockhart (1870-1940), was director... -
Empire Theatre of Varieties (1900-1914)
Rosebank StreetThe Empire Theatre of Varieties was located on Rosebank Street. Originally built in stone with a corrugated iron roof, 100 feet in length, 47 feet in breadth and 50 feet... -
George Lackie, birthplace (1886–1947)
William StreetBirthplace of George ‘Geordie’ Lackie (1886–1947), Dundee character comedian.