THE NEW CROSS EMPIRE - memories

My Mum and Dad used to take me to the New Cross Empire which was across the road from Addey & Stanhope School. The last show presented there was Syncapating Sandy. He was a marathon piano player, he played continuously for a week I think it was, that was in 1957 I believe.

I remember it well as I saw Sandy that week.. They put a screen around him at different times for privacy. He was playing all the time and they had speakers outside so it was always crowded on the pavement . I went there many times and one star that always stays in my mind is Tessie O'Shea. I went to see it when it was pulled down but it was very sad as it was so popular with the locals.

Here is some memorabilia of my darling aunt Ronn'e Conn she appear at the theatre 1948  - from her niece Maxine Warner

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