The Battle of Empire - Mrs Ormiston Chant - purity party

Mrs Bailhache, Miss Phillips, Mrs Sheldon Amos and Mrs Laura Ormiston Chant pictured at the case brought against the Empire Theatre's promenades in 1894. Mrs Ormiston Chant, a social reformer successfully challenged the theatre and had its promenade abolished, believing it was a habitual resort of prostitutes in pursuit of their traffic

Amos Chant Halls Jul17 Morals Ormiston Promenades Prostitutes Purity Reform Reformer Sheldon Theatres

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