Who said vaudeville was dead

He began working there in —after having begged the owner , Ray Goodman, to hire him. The city will not be the same without you. You were as kind as you were punk. Selling points of the Vaudeville included its location on the Strand and that it was already in move-in condition. We'll probably get a new marquee, and eventually I'd like to bring the theatre up to a level — maybe not on quite so grand a scale — but to where, say, Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre is. Unlike most Western theatres, all the dressing rooms have their own showers and windows.

The performers have a really nice place to work. Constructed in , the Vaudeville was the first West End theatre to be built pre-wired for electricity. A seat proscenium, the house is ideal for "small dramas and comedies," Weitzenhoffer said. He has a few nibbles and hopes a deal happens this year. While these men are still around, full of life,'' he said.

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