Old and new London - a narrative of its history, its people, and its places (1873) (14784488415)

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Title: Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places

Year: 1873 (1870s)

Authors: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876

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Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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aised a monument to his memory in ^VestminsterAbbey, but he died poor, and she could not paythe Dean and Chapter their fees. Thus heremained without a statue till Mr. Albert Grantselected him as a fit subject for one of the busts inthe new enclosure in Leicester Square. The building now known as the Royal AlliambraPalace Theatre is a place of amusement where Leicester Square) THE PANOPTICON. 169 music and dancing form die chief features of attrac- burlesque and odier pieces requiring scenic eftect, tion. It was built in the Moorish or Arabesque Architecturally, it is one of the most elegant places style, and opened about the year 1S52-3 as a place of entertainment of the kind in London. The of popular instruction, somewhat after the plan of facade of the building is tiat, with lofty minarets the Polytechnic, and bore at first the name of the at the corners; and the dome in the centre, together Royal Panopticon of Science and Art. It was with the coloured decoration, make it a striking

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THE PANOPTICON, IN 1S54. got up under the auspices of several philanthropicindividuals as a joint-stock undertaking. But thespeculation did not answer, and after a few yearsthe company broke up. The building was closed fora time, and then re-opened under the name bywhich it is at present known. It is at once atheatre and a music-hall. It consists of a spaciousauditorium, with three tiers of galleries, and astage particularly adapted for the representation of111-Vol. III. object. The chief feature of the interior is therotunda, formed by tiers of galleries, and horseshoe-shaped arches supporting the several galleries. Thegreat organ, built for the Panopticon, was purchasedfor St. Pauls Cathedral, but has since been removedto Clifton. In a humble and modest lodging in OrangeCourt, Leicester Fields, the artist, Opie, was living,when discovered by Wyatt. 170 OLD AND NEW LONDON. (Leicester Squardj In this scjuare, towards the close of the lastcentury, Charles Dibdin built and opened a thea

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