blue plaque · England

Dame Gracie Fields DBE

Dame Gracie Fields 1898 - 1979 site of the Old Circus and New Hippodrome Theatre Garcie Fields' first stage performance was a singing competition at the Old Circus on Newgate in 1905. The building was later replaced by the New Hippodrome Theatre, where Gracie's first professional performance took place, with her last appearance being in 1956. It is now the site of Newgate House

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