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blackprince
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Hi jma,
Not an expert on the City Varieties , never having been, but didn't it have another side to it, apart from the seedy side, of being one of the last remaining examples of an Old Fashioned Music Hall , as portrayed in Tv shows From the City Varieties in the 60s & 70s.

I think the disclaimer you quoted was more about language which would be regarded as offensive to the "woke" minority.
For example the Lyrics of "Rule Britannia" or the title of Bing Crosby's popular Christmas song.
To quote Frank Sinatra
"In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows, anything goes
"
Unfortunately nowadays " anything offends"
It used to be said that the statue of the Black Prince had been placed in City Square , near the station, pointing South to tell all the southerners who've just got off the train to b****r off back down south!

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It seems odd we ever began this discussion.

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Update

In the interests of accuracy, I must correct my references to the Lord Chancellor. The supervision of theatres was carried out by the Lord Chamberlain's Office under the Licensing Act 1737. Here's the relevant bit of the Wiki entry Note the reference to Play Bills
Purpose of the Act

Laws regulating theatre in the early 18th century were not strictly enforced:  People had free rein to say anything they wanted through theatre, including all their troubles with the government. Free speech in theatre was seen as a threat to the government, facilitating the spread of revolutionary ideas:  The act enhanced government control and censorship.

Examiner of Plays

In addition to reading plays and writing Reader's Reports for the Lord Chamberlain the Examiners were expected to visit theatres to ensure their safety and comfort and to see that the Lord Chamberlain's rules were carried out with regard to the licences. They were also required to appear at subpoenas in law cases relating to licensing, and to examine Play Bills. From 1911 Examiners were required to write reports on plays for the Lord Chamberlain. A copy of the play script and Reader's Report were held by the Lord Chamberlain's office and are now held by the British Library in the Lord Chamberlain's Plays collection.

In the years 1922–1938 when The Earl of Cromer was the Lord Chamberlain nearly 13,000 plays were licensed, an average of 820 a year; under 200 plays were refused a licence, an average of 12 per year.

There were 21 Examiners of Plays between 1738 and 1968.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensing_Act_1737

The Licensing Act 1737 was repealed in 1968 and replaced by the Theatres Act 1968 whose declared purpose was to abolish censorship of the theatre. The original version is here:-

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/19 ... ts/enacted

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Back on topic: a few new photographs are now appearing when you click on latest additions. A welcome sight after several weeks of nothing but theatre tickets.
It used to be said that the statue of the Black Prince had been placed in City Square , near the station, pointing South to tell all the southerners who've just got off the train to b****r off back down south!

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Hi blackprince, yes I agree with you it would be better if the theatre info and pictures of posters etc had its own website

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