8 March 1926: A new building on the site of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford has been proposedThe destruction of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon, though deplorable, is not calamitous. The theatre, built of brick streaked with stone, was without dignity or grace as to its exterior, and inconveniently planned as to its interior. It was quite unworthy of its great name, and inharmoniou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38AM on March 8, 2016