[3] The site was originally occupied by Frederick Burner, tobacconist, Jonathan Crowl, butcher, Mark Durbin, provision dealer, and John Shepheard, bootmaker.

[6] Adele and May Lilian, the Levey Sisters, were "very chic", and "one of the features of the evening" while the Marvellous Craggs "were encored again and again for their wonderful acrobatic work".

Livermore for the owners who welcomed the audience and apologised for the delay in opening the theatre, "the long looked for come at last", and promised "better class" acts in future.

Over the upper stage boxes were "poop-lanterns" resembling the sterns of three-deck warships; below these were crossed anchors with the centres containing ships' figureheads.

The scenes illustrated included the knighting of Sir Francis Drake by Queen Elizabeth I, HMS Victory and the Spanish Armada.

As the safety curtain had not been lowered, the fire had spread into the auditorium and as a result most of the decorative features were also destroyed including the domed ceiling and the panels illustrating naval scenes.

The saloon is decorated in the Cinquecento style with a coffered ceiling and enriched spandrels above the arcades and Ionic capitals at the top of marble pilasters and columns.

[12] The Grand Western Hotel section is four stories high with dormer windows; at the corner there is now a small turret with a bell-shaped roof.

[1] Above the ground floor, the entablature retains the original fine quality lettering and decorative detail, bearing the inscription "New Palace Theatre".

Above these is a large Flemish gable with a carved and shaped pediment with finial and a pair of statues of Spanish soldiers standing on brackets either side of the central window.

[19] During this period, the theatre was managed by Jack Fitchett, a former professional footballer who had played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United and Plymouth Argyle.

On 9 December 1902, Lillie Langtry appeared at the theatre portraying Virginia, Duchess of Keensbury in a production of The Crossways, which she had written in collaboration with J. Hartley Manners.

[30] In August 1907, Gertie Gitana was on the bill, performing songs such as Nellie Dean; the Western Morning News described her as "A youthful artiste possessing a well developed voice and a most winsome style.

[31] In March 1909, the show included a presentation of a film of the boxing match between Johnny Summers and Jimmy Britt[31] which had taken place at Covent Garden, London on 22 February.

[31] Chaplin was seen off at the station by the manager of the theatre, Jack Fitchett,[34][35] with whom he had previously appeared in The Mumming Birds when they were members of Fred Karno's Theatrical Company.

Among the support acts were the comedian Harry Worth, "Wonder Horse Tony", Peggy Cavell ("The Cartoon Girl") and Alan Rowe ("Born to Impress").

After performing the first night, Oliver Hardy was taken ill with flu and suffered a mild heart attack and as a result the duo had to pull out of the rest of the engagement.

[38] In 1998, Bahmanzadeh entered a short partnership with the team behind "Scream" and established "Eyecon", a weekly hard house and trance night from 10.30 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturdays.

[38] As well as Eyecon, the club hosted other musical genres, such as Legends of the Dark Black a drum and bass night,[38] held on the last Friday of each month.

[48] In January 2012, the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View, Alison Seabeck, asked a question in the House of Commons, enquiring whether or not the confiscation order had been paid.

On behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice, Crispin Blunt replied that the sum had been paid in full in June 2011 together with £19,977 of interest for late payment.

for the right to lodge a further appeal against his conviction and sentence, on the grounds that new evidence had come to light which cast doubt on the reliability of a key prosecution witness at the original trial.

The court heard allegations that one of the witnesses for the prosecution at the original trial was a doorman who, after he had been sacked by Bahmanzadeh, supplied "intelligence" to the police about activities in the club.

In October 2006, Plymouth City Council published the Millbay and Stonehouse Area Action Plan which stated: The Palace Theatre will be regenerated and be a key landmark on Union Street, which will have regained its prominent position as one of the most vibrant arteries in the City.The Palace Theatre was formally(sic) a key element of the vibrant Union Street and remains a landmark building.

A number of ideas have been generated during recent years on ways to restore the building to give it a use that can be appreciated by a wider section of the community.

[64]Despite this, the local authority has repeatedly declined to commit any finances towards the restoration of the building, both in the 1950s, when they turned down opportunities to acquire the building[25] and again in 2011, when they declined the offer from English Heritage to finance 80% of the cost of repairs if the council put up the balance in conjunction with a repair notice or urgent works notice to at least make the property weatherproof pending a decision about its future.

[74][75] Various other community groups have campaigned for the restoration of the New Palace Theatre to its former glory as a music hall[76][77] while others seek the re-opening of the Dance Academy.

In the local redevelopment plan issued in October 2006, the City Council concluded: "An innovative and creative approach will be required in order to bring the building back into use and improve its external appearance.

[72] In July 2012, the local newspaper the Plymouth Herald, commented:Its neglected state does not present our city in a good light, and there is a huge groundswell of feeling that it must be brought back to life – whatever it ultimately becomes.

[83]In 2013, convicted fraudster[84] David Welsh registered a company, Palace Theatre Project Limited[85] which according to an interview in the local Plymouth Herald newspaper[86] was seeking to refurbish the building.