A selection of some early programmes for the Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens & Pavillion Company Limited Programme – 1894

General Manager – Wm. Holland

Secretary & Treasurer – Jno. Huddlestone

The Winter Gardens was always a popular venue for the arts

Front cover from Monday August 2nd 1897

General Manager – Charles Brighten

July 1901

General Manager – Jno. R, Huddlestone

Tom, Dick and Harry for Monday April 25th 1904

Grand Summer Season – 1905

Monday April 15th 1907

In the Floral Hall, The Winter Gardens Bijou Orchestra played for Musical Luncheons

The Grand Empress Ballroom and Indian Lounge open for Dancing

July 1909

General Manager – Jno. R, Huddlestone

Programme for the week Monday October 18th 1909. 

Note the Aviation Meeting being shown on the Bioscope !

Cover change – 1911  

War Time programme – 1915 – thin paper

11th Nov. 1918 – thicker paper

November 11, 1918 was the day the armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany, ending World War I on the Western Front.

1926 Combined Programme 

Front cover of the 1927 Programme

1930 – Combined programme 

April 1931 – Combined programme