The Lucky Dog Picturehouse 'behind the scenes' at Wilton's Music Hall

Описание: A sneak peak of our preparations for our performance at London's oldest music hall.

John Wilton bought Wilton's Music Hall in c.1850, enlarged the concert room three years later, and replaced it with his ‘Magnificent New Music Hall’ in 1859. He furnished the hall with mirrors, chandeliers and decorative paintwork, and installed the finest heating, lighting and ventilation systems of the day. Madrigals, glees and excerpts from opera were at first the most important part of the entertainment, along with the latest attractions from west end and provincial halls, circus, ballet and fairground. In the thirty years Wilton’s was a music hall, many of the best remembered acts of early popular entertainment performed here, from George Ware who wrote ‘The Boy I love is up in the Gallery’ to Arthur Lloyd and George Leybourne (Champagne Charlie) two of the first music hall stars to perform for royalty.

THE LUCKY DOG PICTUREHOUSE:

The LDPH recreates the early Cinema experience for modern audiences.

We specialise in screening classic silent films with original, era-specific LIVE musical soundtracks composed and performed by some of the UK’s finest young musicians. Since its inception in 2012, The Lucky Dog Picturehouse has performed at the British Film Institute (BFI Southbank, 2014, 2015), LOCO – the London Comedy Film Festival (2014, 2015) Wilton’s Music Hall (2014), Standon Calling Festival (2013), Hackney Attic (2013, 2014) and Abney Park’s Outdoor Cinema series (2013).