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M343 Design for a theatre for Margaret Morris, Chelsea, London

Address: London
Date: 1920
Client: Margaret Morris
Authorship:

(Mackintosh)

Mackintosh's unrealised design for a small theatre for the dancer and teacher Margaret Morris was intended for a site in Chelsea. Its striking elevation is reminiscent of Vienna Secession-influenced buildings of 20 years earlier, and the shape of its auditorium recalls Mackintosh's unrealised design for a concert hall for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition.

Authorship: Drawings for the theatre are signed by Mackintosh, though he was probably not the draughtsman. Mackintosh's 1920 diary records meetings with Margaret Morris.

Status: Unbuilt

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.