| London: Drury Lane Theatre (2nd) |
Country: England, United Kingdom City: London Borough: City of Westminster Location: Catherine Street [Since 1636, a temporary playhouse was operating on the site. 1st permanent theatre on the site built 1663 by Wren or Webb, after a 1663 Royal Patent that granted the right of theatre performances. Destroyed by a fire on 25 Jan 1672.] 2nd theatre built 1672 by Sir Christopher Wren. Demolished in 1791. [Subsequently a 3d theatre was built.]
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Picture: An audience watching a play at Drury Lane Theatre, c. 1785, watercolor painting by Thomas Rowlandson (Paul Mellon Collection, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA)Publisher: Zazzle Type: 2021 postcard of a c. 1785 painting (see Commons) Size: Modern Not sent. |
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