Now here is a bit of a puzzle, for which I don’t yet have a solution.
The picture post card shows a scene from the play called the Earthquake, and the message on the back refers to the Hippodrome.
And that pretty much is that.
I think we must be in Manchester because the address on the card is Levenshulme, which points to the theatre being either the Manchester Hippodrome or the Hulme Hip’.
The card is undated, but the play’s title and the scenery might suggest southern Italy, and between 1887 and 1920 there were 7 earthquakes all of which might fasten the performance to a year.
Added to which I know the Manchester Hippodrome opened in 1904 and closed in 1935, while the Hulme Hip’ was renamed the Hulme Hippodrome in 1905.*
So that might give us a small window to consider.
But a search of the two named individuals on the card have yet to offer up anything.
All of which has left me requesting help from Arthur Lloyd.co.uk, that excellent site to do with all thing’s theatre.*
Of course, I may have the location of the play all wrong, which would be a bit tiresome.
Location; not sure,
Picture; The Earthquake, date unknown, from the collection of David Harrop
*1887, Liguria, 1901, Salò, 1905, Calabria, 1907, Calabria, 1908, Straight of Mesina, 1914, Sicily, 1915, Avezzano,
*Arthur Lloyd.co.uk, http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/index.html
And that pretty much is that.
I think we must be in Manchester because the address on the card is Levenshulme, which points to the theatre being either the Manchester Hippodrome or the Hulme Hip’.
The card is undated, but the play’s title and the scenery might suggest southern Italy, and between 1887 and 1920 there were 7 earthquakes all of which might fasten the performance to a year.
Added to which I know the Manchester Hippodrome opened in 1904 and closed in 1935, while the Hulme Hip’ was renamed the Hulme Hippodrome in 1905.*
But a search of the two named individuals on the card have yet to offer up anything.
All of which has left me requesting help from Arthur Lloyd.co.uk, that excellent site to do with all thing’s theatre.*
Of course, I may have the location of the play all wrong, which would be a bit tiresome.
Location; not sure,
Picture; The Earthquake, date unknown, from the collection of David Harrop
*1887, Liguria, 1901, Salò, 1905, Calabria, 1907, Calabria, 1908, Straight of Mesina, 1914, Sicily, 1915, Avezzano,
*Arthur Lloyd.co.uk, http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/index.html
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