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Walter Lawrence Emden (1847–1913 in London) was one of the leading English theatre and music-hall architects in the building boom of 1885 to 1915.

Biography

Emden was the second son of William S. Emden, lessee of the Olympic Theatre and was born in the vicinity of the theatre in The Strand. Originally studying as a civil engineer, he joined architects Kelly and Lawes in 1870 in the burgeoning construction of theatres. He was immediately given the commission of designing the Globe Theatre. Emden also became a member of the Strand District Board of Works, a forerunner of local councils, and for 7 years acted as chair. In 1890, he was elected to the London County Council.
In 1880, W. G. R. Sprague, a former pupil of Frank Matcham, joined Emden's practice as an apprentice for three years. From 1889, Emden entered a partnership with Charles J. Phipps building the Tivoli, Garrick Theatre and Duke of York's. His most important work, The Tivoli, in the Strand became the archetype for music-hall and variety theatre architecture.. Most of these large cinemas have now succumbed, as music-hall did to them, to television and been modified to other uses, or demolished.

Theatres

His list of theatre designs include:

Theatre	Location	Build Date	Original Seating Capacity	Status
Globe Theatre	Newcastle Street	1870	1,800	Demolished 1902
Civic Theatre	Barnsley	1877	800
Terrys		1887		Demolished
Royal Court Theatre	Sloane Square	1888	642	Grade II
Garrick Theatre	Charing Cross Road	1889	800	Grade II*
City Theatre	Sheffield	c1890		Burnt down 1893
Tivoli Theatre of Varieties	The Strand	1890	1,500	Demolished 1916
Trafalgar Theatre later, the Duke of York's	St Martin's Lane	1890	900	Grade II
Palace Theatre	Cambridge Circus	1892	1,400	Grade II*
Royalty Theatre	Soho	1895	657	Demolished 1953 war damaged
Imperial Theatre	Tothill Street, Westminster	1898		Rebuilt 1901

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