A "magnificent" Liverpool nightclub which saw numerous famous faces pass through its doors "rose from the ashes" to be engulfed in flames for a second time.
The former Shakespeare Theatre, whose name had been synonymous with variety since it opened in 1888, had played host to stars including Sarah Bernhardt, Lily Langtree and film actress Greer Garson among others. After spells as the Pigalle Theatre Club and the New Shakespeare, in the early 1960s it became the Shakespeare Club, known for cabaret and later a casino club inside.
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