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'''The Palladium Theatre''' Circle Bar was a popular [[West End]] meeting place for London's gay men in the 1930s.
[[File:London-palladium-ccbb.jpg|thumb|The London Palladium in 2004]]'''The Palladium Theatre''' Circle Bar was a popular [[West End]] meeting place for London's gay men in the 1930s.


In 1932 Sidney C., a film extra, visited the bar on over 30 occasions, often three time a week.
In 1932 Sidney C, a film extra, visited the bar on over 30 occasions, often three times a week.


Other popular meeting places at the time included the [[Coliseum]] and the [[Criterion]].
Other popular meeting places at the time included the [[Coliseum]] and the [[Criterion]].


== References ==
== References ==
''Queer London – Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957'' Matt Houlbrook, The University of Chicago Press, 2005.
[[Matt Houlbrook]], ''[[Queer London]]


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Latest revision as of 10:15, 25 April 2013

The London Palladium in 2004

The Palladium Theatre Circle Bar was a popular West End meeting place for London's gay men in the 1930s.

In 1932 Sidney C, a film extra, visited the bar on over 30 occasions, often three times a week.

Other popular meeting places at the time included the Coliseum and the Criterion.

References

Matt Houlbrook, Queer London