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GATTI HOUSE ADELPHI THEATRE
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ABOVE: Mr. Gatti arrived in London as a waiter from Switzerland and ended up owning half of the Strand!
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Designed by architect Spencer Chadwick, Gatti House was built in 1886-87 and originally served as the Adelphi Theatre’s restaurant. It was a favourite hangout for celebrities of the day,
including Dame Ellen Terry, Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward, but is now home to four luxury apartments that have sold for millions.
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Swiss-Italian family. Restaurateurs, music hall, theatre and electricity supply entrepreneurs said originally to hail from Piacenza N Italy.
Four generations of note, all born in Dongio, Val di Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland: Carlo; Agostino (1841–1897) and Stefano (1844–1906) who were sons of Carlo’s brother Giovanni;
Sir John who was Agostino’s son; and Jack (1898–1972).
Agostino and Stefano ran the Adelphi Theatre, the Adelphi Theatre Restaurant and the Vaudeville Theatre
all in the Strand.
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