1930-1940 AD., Great Britain, London, Prince of Wales Theatre, the Golden Parisian Revue advertising token, brass.

Great Britain, London, Prince of Wales Theatre, the Golden Parisian Revue advertising token, ca. 1930-1940 AD.,
Advertising Brass Token (28,5 mm / 6,16 g),
Obv.: CA C´EST PARIS / THE / GOLDEN / PARISIAN / REVUE / A REVUE AS YOU SEE IN PARIS ONLY .
Rev.: THE ONLY / GENUINE / FRENCH REVUE / TOURED BY THE / MANAGEMENT / OF THE / PRINCE OF WALES / THEATRE / LONDON. W / "LONDON´S FOLIES BEGERE" .
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The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre on Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in the City of Westminster. It was established in 1884 and rebuilt in 1937, and extensively refurbished in 2004. Beginning in 1932, the theatre presented a series of risqué "Folies"-style revues, including Voila! Les Dames (1935) and its last production, Encore les Dames (1937). These shows were so successful that they funded the rapid rebuilding of the theatre in 1937. On 17 June 1937, Gracie Fields sang to the workmen as she laid the foundation stone of the new Art Deco-decorated theatre, designed by Robert Cromie, and the theatre opened on 27 October that year. The new theatre's seating capacity was about 1,100, and it had a larger stage and improved facilities for both the artists and the public, including a large, stylish stalls bar (the bar itself was 14 metres long), complete with dance floor. The first productions at the new theatre were Les Folies de Paris et Londres, starring George Robey, followed by Folies De Can-Can in 1938, a continuation of the old theatre's series of successful risqué revues, which ran continuously until 2am every night.