Palace

The Theatre Royal, later the Palace, opened as an 800-seater playhouse in 1791 in Westgate Street . In 1907 it became the Palace of Varieties and four years later added cinema to its list of attractions.

'For the opening on 6^th March we have secured at enormous expense (the royalties, etc. being very heavy and the expenditure of moving the whole company, scenery and effects from His Majesty's Theatre to the open air film studios)
SHAKESPEARE'S HENRY VIII as given by Sir Herbert Tree and the entire cast and production at His Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London
The series will be exhibited for the FULL WEEK commencing 6^th March
Tuneful melody, bright harmony and pleasing production will characterise Miss KITTY WOOLFORD and her picture song stories which will be changed weekly. To those who love good music, a splendid opportunity will be afforded to hear the magnificent vocalism of Mr TODD JONES - one of the finest tenor vocalists in the world.'

Seats for the twice-nightly performances cost from 9d in the Dress Circle to 2d in the gallery, with free teas at every matinee on Wednesdays and Saturdays for those in the better seats.

The Palace closed in 1922 and was dismantled to make way for the city's first Woolworths. Poundstretcher now occupies the site, but it is rumoured that the entrance to the theatre's pit still exists in the basement of the hairdresser next door.