Best’s Canvas Theatre

Here are a few articles(or advertisements?) for Best’s Canvas Theatre.  It would seem that Best’s was able to draw crowds even when it rained, and that the crowds were able to remain dry in the wet weather.  The first article is from The Register, and is dated 30th May, 1910 and discusses how although there was a heavy downpour on the Saturday night, the crowds still came.  It also tells us that Best’s had now been open of 33 weeks, it gives us the names of the manager, Mr G C Audley and the secretary Mr W C R Ward.  (courtesy of Trove)

This next article tells us a little more about how Best’s Theatres patrons are protected from the rains, it also tells us the size of the theatre, over 2000 patrons,   Best’s Theatres are called Trocadero Canvas Theatre in this article also, this appeared in The Advertiser the 16th May 1910.  (courtesy of Trove)

In December of the same year the Trocadero Theatre seems still to be bringing in the crowds.  With a change in programe which includes “When Old New York was Young” and “Too soon and Too Late.  Sadly I’ve not been able to find any copies available of any of these films. The article appeared in The Advertiser on the 19th December 1910. (courtesy of Trove)