 Collins ' , Islington Green ( 1862 ) . Opened by Sam Collins , in 1862 , as the Lansdowne Music Hall , converting the pre @-@ existing Lansdowne Arms public house , it was renamed as Collins ' Music Hall in 1863 . It was colloquially known as ' The Chapel on the Green ' . Collins was a star of his own theatre , singing mostly Irish songs specially composed for him . It closed in 1956 , after a fire , but the street front of the building still survives ( see below ) . 
