Demolishing Brontë House or Jane Eyre as a vaudeville

The Kilburn Times talks about the redevelopment of South Kilburn Estate project (Brent, West London) which includes a so-called Brontë House:

An announcement on whether this next phase of regeneration - and the future demolition of Austin (sic), Fielding and Bronte Houses - is expected in February next year. (Will Davis)

This Brontë House

is an 18 storey tower block on the South Kilburn Estate in Brent, West London. It was approved in 1969 and is 51m tall. (Ukhousing Wiki)

A picture of this (gloomy) building can be found here (Picture credits: Nicobobinus).

The Asian Review of Books reviews Socialism is Great! by Lijia Zhang and mentions Charlotte Brontë:

Alternative universities, train marathons to the north, unfaithful lovers and faith-inspiring literary works (Charlotte Bronte underpins an unforgettable scene, which I won't spoil), all feature along the way. (John D. Van Fleet)

The Memphis Commercial Appeal recovers local memories, one of them involves a performance of Jane Eyre:

125 years ago: 1883
Mme. Modjeska, one of the greatest actresses of the times, will open her engagement at Leubrie's Theater tomorrow with a matinee on Christmas also scheduled. Tonight Charlotte Thompson and her company will close their engagement at the theater with their presentation of "Jane Eyre."

Picture: Charlotte Thompson as Jane Eyre (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)

According to Patsy Stoneman's Jane Eyre on Stage 1848-1898, Charlotte Thompson was using in 1883 a modified arrangement of the English translation (by Clifton W. Tayleure, 1871) of the original play by Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer Die Waise aus Lowood (first performed in Vienna in 1853):

The 1884 programme for the Star Theatre, New York, plays down any link even with the novel and places its emphasis on comedy.

The Guardian includes a Brontë choice in one of its 2008 in books quiz question:

11. Who paid £1.95m for a limited edition?

1. The British Museum, which bought one of Charlotte Brontë's Angria fantasies, which she wrote in miniature handmade copies as a child
2. Bond producer Cubby Broccoli, who bought copy 007 from a run of 10 copies of the latest Bond sequel, packaged in a secret compartment of a specially customised Aston Martin
3. “The number one fan” of Candace Bushnell's original manuscript for Sex and the City
4. Amazon bought a hand-written copy of JK Rowling's disappointing Harry Potter follow-up at a charity auction
(John Crace)

The correct answer is not Brontë but... well, we'll let you play.

Let's finally highlight the Italian blog Le voci del mondo which continues publishing posts about Emily Brontë.

Categories: Emily_Brontë, Jane Eyre, References, Theatre, Weirdo