Blandings: London theatres

Adelphi: A real theatre in the Strand (from 1806 but re-built in 1901), mentioned in Heavy Weather and Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin.
Apollo: A real theatre at 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, mentioned in The Inimitable Jeeves, First Aid for Dora and others.
Bijou Theatre: A real theatre in Archer Street, Bayswater (outside the main theatre district), from 1886 until 1925 when it was renamed the Century. Mentioned in Bill the Conqueror.
Briggs Theatre: In Shaftesbury Avenue, a thin disguise for the Hicks Theatre that PG would have known through his association with its owner, Seymour Hicks. (Not George Washington)
Brixton Astoria: Better known today as the Brixton Academy, a live music venue in the Stockwell Road, it was the Astoria cinema from 1929 to 1972 starting at the end of the silent movie era. (Mentioned in Big Money)
Coliseum: A real theatre in St. Martin's Lane near Leicester Square. The Cardews went there on Mrs Cardew's birthday, as told in Absent Treatment.
Drury Lane: Now the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Bertie Wooster's Aunt Julia played there in pantomime as mentioned in Extricating Young Gussie and Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin.
Duke of Cornwall's: Mentioned in Ahead of Schedule.
Duke of York's: Put on Florence Craye's play, Spindrift. Real, in the Charing Cross Road.
Gate Theatre: A real theatre with three incarnations, the third opening in 1931 in Villiers Street off the Strand and most likely the one mentioned in Hot Water.
Haymarket Theatre: A real theatre, the current building opened in 1821 in the Haymarket street. Mentioned several times.
His Majesty's Theatre: Mentioned in passing in The Pro and Piccadilly Jim. A real theatre, currently known as Her Majesty's, the name changing according to the gender of the monarch.
Leicester: Burnt down in Jill the Reckless.
Old Royalty: Maxwell Faucitt says he played a season there in The Adventures of Sally. Although there was a Royalty which became the New Royalty, the dates are wrong for Mr Faucitt's claim.
Old Vic: Frequently mentioned, a real theatre, near Waterloo, that usually puts on serious plays.
Palace Theatre: A real theatre, still going, at the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road, mentioned in Leave it to Psmith and Uneasy Money.
Palladium: A real theatre in Argyll Street, London, mentioned in The Inimitable Jeeves.
Piccadilly: Joan Valentine was once in the chorus (Something Fresh) and it puts on the play White Roses in Pots O' Money. A real theatre just off Shaftesbury Avenue in London but not opened until 1928, long after these two tales were published.
Regal: In Shaftesbury Avenue, London. The stage doorman is Mac and it contains the offices of Mason and Saxby, Theatrical Agents Ltd. It appears to be entirely fictional in this location although Regal is a common name for theatres. (Summer Lightning, A Damsel in Distress and Bachelors Anonymous)
Regent: A real music hall which became a theatre (and later a cinema), in the Euston Road. Mentioned in Bill the Conqueror.
St. James's: Mentioned in Strychnine in the Soup. A real theatre, demolished 1957 to make way for offices.
Terry's Theatre: Real. Built in 1887 off the Strand, it became a cinema in 1910 and was demolished in 1923. Mentioned in Bill the Conqueror.
Vaudeville Theatre: A real theatre in the Strand near Charing Cross since 1876. Mentioned in Sam the Sudden.
Waldorf: A real theatre that changed its name in 1909 to become the Strand Theatre. In June 2005 it became the Novello. Mentioned in The Swoop.
Windsor Theatre: London, burnt down in A Man of Means.
Winter Gardens: A real theatre in Drury Lane, demolished in 1959 and re-developed as the New London. Mentioned in Sam the Sudden.

Alhambra: Attended by Bill West and Judson Coker in Bill the Conqueror and mentioned in Uneasy Money and others. A real building that was demolished in 1936; the site is now occupied by the Odeon, Leicester Square.
Canterbury: A real music hall in Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth form 1852 to 1942 when it was destroyed by bombs (WW2), destroyed in 1942. Mentioned in Extricating Young Gussie.
Criterion: Frequented by members of the Pelican Club in its heyday. A number of ex-barmaids appear in stories, including Maudie Stubbs and Maudie Wilberforce. (Originally part of the Criterion restaurant which still stands in Piccadilly Circus).
Empire: Real, in Leicester Square on a site now occupied by the Empire Cinema. It became a theatre before its closure, as mentioned in The Adventures of Sally. Attended by Reggie Pepper in Disentangling Old Percy and mentioned in many books.
Gaiety: A real and famous music hall. Mentioned in Big Money and many others.
Hippodrome: A real music hall at Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road, opened in 1909, now the 'Talk of the Town'. Mentioned in Concealed Art and Mike at Wrykyn.
Mogul: Only known officially as the Mogul Music Hall for three years, the name seems to have stuck thereafter despite many name and other changes before it was demolished in 1965. Mentioned in Extricating Young Gussie.
Oxford: A real music-hall, at the corner of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, from 1861 to 1917 when it became the Oxford Theatre. It was demolished in 1927. (Heavy Weather, Galahad at Blandings and A Pelican at Blandings.)
Shoreditch Empire: Previously the Griffin, it was the Empire from 1916 to 1935, situated in Shoreditch High Street but now demolished. Used for a boxing match in The Debut of Battling Billson.
Tivoli: A real music-hall at 65 Strand, built in 1890, became a cinema in 1923, demolished 1957. One of the places Dolly Henderson performed at as stated in Heavy Weather and others. Also mentioned in several other books.
Wonderland: A real music hall in Whitechapel in the East End, also used for boxing matches, as in The Debut of Battling Billson. It existed around 1908-11 and probably later.

London Theatres

Music Halls