Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Victoria Theatre (Halifax)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. John254 02:57, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Victoria Theatre (Halifax)

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Contested prod. Playhouse with no evidence of notability. Pastordavid (talk) 20:06, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• Keep. I added some references to prove notability. --Eastmain (talk) 21:00, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• Comment The article has remained a one line stub for almost two years, since its creation, with multiple editors calling for Merge, Deletion and even a Speedy Delete, from me. What is mentioned in the article, other than the references Eastmain has just placed on the page, is already stated in the Halifax, West Yorkshire article. However the theatre has been taken over by the local Town council and come to the end of an extended period (2-3 years) of refurbishment. It was in its heyday a very popular entertainment venue and may again prove to be one, though at the moment it is not. If the article can be upgraded with a history of it, name changes etc, and images inside and out, possibly historical ones, then it would be worth keeping, rather than being reinstated at a later date. Richard Harvey (talk) 22:17, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• Keep Based on the rewrite of the article, I am switching my vote. Nice work!Ecoleetage (talk) 12:58, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
• Keep if expanded with reliable sources - as a 100+ year old theatre there must surely be some decent sources out there to expand this article. Provided the article gets the updates Richard Harvey suggests above, I'd be happy to see it reamin on here. -- JediLofty ^{User ¦ Talk} 16:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
• Redirect to Halifax, West Yorkshire. Article can be re-created and expanded when more sources found.--Aervanath's signature is boring 18:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment. The article already has three references from reliable sources. --Eastmain (talk) 19:15, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Three references in a local paper are enough to establish that the theater exists, the question is,is that enough to establish that it is notable? Pastordavid (talk) 19:34, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
• Mild observation Can I ask if any famous shows or performers appeared at the theater? That would be notable. Ecoleetage (talk) 20:06, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
  • information Current Theatre 'Run List' (edited from Oct 2007 - June 2008):- 28 Oct 2007 - Queen (band): 3 Nov 2007 - Lenny Henry: 26 Nov 2007 - Jimmy Carr: 29 Feb 2008 - John Gordillo/Geoff Norcott: 20 Apr 2008 - Jethro: 1 May 2008 - Dara Ó Briain: 3 May 2008 - Sean Lock: 6 May 2008 - Russian State Opera of Siberia. Engelbert Humperdinck (singer) performed there in December 2007 [1] Additionally Status Quo is scheduled to appear there in October 2008:- [2] and Paul Weller (singer) on 5 May 2008. *I have also found a reference to a notable event from 40 years ago, when a knife was thrown, from the crowd, at Little Richard whilst performing on stage there. See:- [3], which I feel makes the article sufficently notable to Keep. Richard Harvey (talk) 22:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment actually, if you read your source carefully you'll see that the knife wasn't thrown at Little Richard on stage at the Victoria Theatre, but that he performed there in 2005 ("Almost 40 years later, I find myself in another Yorkshire hall, watching Little Richard" - the "other Yorkshire hall" mentioned is the Victoria Theatre). I have rewritten the article to hopefully assert notabilty, and have provided references.-- JediLofty ^{User ¦ Talk} 10:09, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment Error noted :( it was a long day ) and the item is now struck through. Richard Harvey (talk) 00:32, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
• Keep Extensive re-write by JediLofty now clearly establishes notability, well-sourcedness, etc. (Is "well-sourcedness" a word? Well, it is now.) Good job, JediLofty.--Aervanath's signature is boring 11:44, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
• Keep as notable - but could do with some information on the actual building and more on the history - not much listed for 100 years!. MilborneOne (talk) 21:00, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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