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Wild’s New Theatre

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Venue Type & Location

Theatre

Overview

  • Alternate Names: The Riding School, Ramsden-street?

  • Performance Space Description: Information about this venue has not yet been compiled; however, some sense of the performance space may be gleaned by following the links at right. In particular:

  • See the 'Bibliographic Sources' link for a provisional list of venue-relevant resources (both primary and secondary). Wherever possible (i.e. when the pertinent text is relatively short and/or easily condensed) this material has been transcribed, and appears beneath the appropriate bibliographic citation.

  • See the 'Events at venue' link for a listing of blackface/minstrelsy-related events that took place in this performance space (with attached bibliographic references).

    Beth Marquis

    • Troupes at Wild’s New Theatre

    Film Affiliated people Film Type # of event(s)
    Aldridge, Ira Aldridge, Ira Dramatic Definite Aldridge, Ira
    Juba (1850-1851) Juba, Minstrel Definite Juba (1850-1851)

    Events at Wild’s New Theatre

    Event Date Venue Location Film
    Dramatic - Huddersfield, Yorkshire: West Riding Aldridge, Ira
    Dramatic - Huddersfield, Yorkshire: West Riding Juba (1850-1851)
    Dramatic - Huddersfield, Yorkshire: West Riding Juba (1850-1851)
    Dramatic - Huddersfield, Yorkshire: West Riding Juba (1850-1851)

    Bibliographic Sources

    View a list of abbreviations.

    • Huddersfield Chronicle and West Yorkshire Advertiser November 16, 1850: 4: 6.
      Info in Record:
      • surrounding performances at venue
    • Huddersfield Chronicle and West Yorkshire Advertiser November 30, 1850: 5: 1.
      Info in Record:
      • surrounding performances at venue


    • "From 1848 to 1862 the Riding School opposite St Paul's church was known as the Theatre Royal. It had a number of name changes over the years being the Hippodrome, Tudor and Essoldo. In 1862 the premises were sold to the West Yorkshire Rifles as a drill hall It is now a public house.