Carl Adolf Seebold
Born1873
Zürich, Switzerland
Died1951
Worthing, West Sussex, England
OccupationImpresario
SpouseMarried

Carl Adolf Seebold (1873–1951) was a Swiss impresario who commissioned and ran the Dome Cinema in the English coastal town of Worthing in West Sussex.

Swiss-born Seebold was the son of a rope manufacturer from Zürich.[1] The father fell on hard times and turned to entertainment, playing the guitar and singing, to support a large family of nine sons and four daughters.[1] A violinist, Seebold became leader of his family's Swiss band, the Chamounix Orchestra in 1897.[2] The Orchestra toured widely and were invited to play before many of the royal households of Europe.[1] They were invited to England by Sir Alfred Butt, appearing at The Crystal Palace, Queen's Hall and various resorts, including Worthing.[2]

Between 1900 and 1903, Seebold and his family had been lessees at Southend Pier.[2][3]

In October 1904, Seebold settled in Worthing, and was the proprietor of the town's New Theatre Royal in Bath Place.[1][2] He lived at Bedford House, on the town's seafront. In 1909, Seebold built the entertainment centre known as the Kursaal (later the Dome) in the lawns of Bedford House.[2][4] Seebold later moved out of Bedford House to 52 Richmond Road in Worthing.[2]

In 1924, Seebold opened the Rivoli cinema, also in Worthing and in 1926 he acquired a rival cinema, the Picturedrome.[5] In 1949, Seebold founded The Rivoli and Dome Ltd and married for a second time.

Seebold died in 1951.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Saving of Worthing Dome". Worthing Dome Cinema. 2005–2008. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Elleray, D. Robert (1998). A Millennium Encyclopaedia of Worthing History. Worthing: Optimus Books. ISBN 0-9533132-0-4
  3. ↑ "Signs of Our Times". The Argus newspaper. 19 February 2003. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "History of The Worthing Dome". www.worthingdome.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Salzman, L. F., ed. (1980). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Worthing: Social and Cultural Activities". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 105–108. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

Bibliography

  • Elleray, D. Robert (1998). A Millennium Encyclopaedia of Worthing History. Worthing: Optimus Books. ISBN 0-9533132-0-4.


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