Palace Theatre

Originally built in 1888 as a traditional music hall, the building was known as The Pavilion from 1883 to 1892, The Empire from 1892 to 1900, and then as The Palace in 1900 after a takeover by William Coutts, who also operated the city's Shaftesbury Hall, which was known as Swansea's "home of dancing" at the time. From 1912 it was known as the People's Bioscope Palace, bioscope being an early term for moving picture technology. In the early years of the 20th century, stars such as Lilly Langtry, Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno filled the venue. and was the first place in Wales to show a silent picture. It remained undamaged by the blitz that destroyed much of Swansea city centre during the Second…