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The Queens Theatre, Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, was situated on the seafront about 1/4 mile from Victoria Road. Originally a small theatre which showed local talent and dance schools but on occasions well know artists appeared. At the front was cafe or snack bar during the summer months. It later became a dance venue with live groups appearing every weekend. On the outside were two bars. The biggest was the Dolphin Bar. This was a cabaret bar which was very popular. For quite a while resident host Brian Rossi from the group Wheels packed them in. The second was "cocktail" bar called the Seahorse. As the dance hall didn't have a bar, the Seahorse acted as the bar for dance hall patrons. For a long time the resident group in the dance hall was Rev Black and the Rockin' Vicars who later became The Rockin' Vickers. As the era of live groups died out, the dance hall was given a new lease of life and a make over to become a disco called the Showboat. It survived for a few years but eventually closed and after a period of time demolished.