Talk:Savoy Theatre

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 * At the end of the section on Richard D'Oyly Carte's theatre, I have hidden two lots of information that do not seem to me to be notable/relevant enough in the present context. Perhaps others could consider.


 * In the Rupert D'OC section, is it quite correct to include details of Toye and Norris - who didn't, unless I misread Rollins and Witts, ever conduct at the Savoy?


 * Worth putting in something about Richard introducing the queue for cheap seats (instead of the previously prevalent scrum) and Rupert abolishing it by making all seats bookable? Tim riley (talk) 10:22, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

I agree with the first two bullet points - this information mostly doesn't belong in this article, and I streamlined it. Yes, by all describe the matters that you note in the third bullet point. Nice work on the article today! -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:18, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

http://www.ambassadortickets.com/Savoy-Theatre/Information
... this link has been removed by an editor as "a commercial website". I note the former 'official' website of the Ambassador group now redirects to this site. The site does not appear to sell tickets for theatres that are not members of the group. This appears to me to be the new 'official' theatre page for the owners of the theatre. As before we accepted that the previous link was indeed a commercial link, so I would suggest that the current link be reinstated - unless someone can identify a better 'official web-page' for the theatre. A commercial link for the 'thing' under discussion does not normally count as WP:SPAM; although obviously we need to take care that it is indeed the 'official site'. Cheers Kbthompson (talk) 17:10, 23 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Agreed. I've replaced it just in the ELs (not in the infobox) pending any further consensus.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:57, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

savoy court
The explanation of the reasons for right hand traffic flow along savoy court is in my opinion incorrect. Until 1897 when the first electric cabs were introduced, yes that's right, Electric, cabs were horse drawn of which there were two types, the four wheeled four seat carriage known as a Growler because of the grumbling sound their wheels made over the cobblestoned streets and the two wheeled two seat Hanson safety cab, I doubt very much if the driver of a growler would be able to reach the right side door handle from the drivers seat, the Hansom cab had the driver sitting up high at the rear of the cab with the doors at the front, again impossible, The Savoy theatre is situated at the bottom right of Savoy court and with traffic, mainly cabs, entering normally on the left hand side of the road and dropping passengers at the theatre would cause Que. of traffic across the entrance to the hotel, a change in the road traffic regulations was sought from parliament to allow traffic to enter on the right to stop the hotel entrance from being blocked, this also allowed for the empty cabs to pick up hotel guests leaving the hotel. it is also suggested that the small roundabout in front of the hotel entrance is the reason for the 25ft turning circle requirment for all London taxicabs, this is wrong, at the time of the first conditions of fitness (the rules for London taxicab construction) being written the majority of taxi ranks were situated in the centre of the road, taxis needed to be able to U turn from a central rank to pick up a passenger at the kerb who was traveling in the opposite direction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Standsonapole (talk • contribs) 01:39, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

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