Lupino Lane lived here
The music hall legend Lupino Lane lived here.
Location: 32 Maida Vale, Maida Vale, W9 1RS
Description: This is where the great music hall and theatre star Lupino Lane (1892-1959) lived.
Born in Hackney Lupino, became a famous stage star as a child prodigy called Little Nipper. He went on to become a much-loved English actor and theatre manager.
He starred in silent films but made a real name and future for himself in the 1937 musical Me and My Girl which popularised the song The Lambeth Walk.
In 1946 he bought the shell of The Gaiety Theatre which was badly damaged in the Blitz. He never managed to open it again and it was demolished in 1956.
|
The music hall legend Lupino Lane lived here. |
Ranking This Month: 1653/3019
Pages Hit This Month: 2
Your Comments:
Other places nearby:
The Ambassadors Theatre», 2.5km
The New London Theatre», 2.7km
Stanley Holloway was born here», 9.8km
Finsbury Park Empire», 4.0km
Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre», 4.3km
Her Majesty's Theatre», 2.5km
Lionel Barts party house», 2.9km
Cambridge Theatre», 2.6km
Punch and Judy Birthplace», 3.6km
Martita Hunt's Flat», 1.3km
Location Pinpointed:
pinpointing the forgotten and lost history of London
Shady Old Lady »» Car Reviews »» Classic Telly »» Peckish © 2023 The Shady Old Lady, Privacy Policy
