| London: Drury Lane Theatre (3rd) |
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.] 3rd theatre built 1794 by Henry Holland. Destroyed by a fire on 24 Feb 1809. [Subsequently a 4th theatre was built, the present "Theatre Royal Drury Lane".]
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Reverse Text: "Drury Lane Theatre, London. Designed by Henry Holland. Opened 1794. Destroyed by fire 1809. Aquatint coloured by hand. By Bluck after Rowlandson and Pugin. 22,9 cm x 28 cm. H. R. Beard Collection F112-103."Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum - Theatre Museum, London; TM 373 Type: late 20th-century reproduction of an 1808 etching Size: Modern Not sent. |
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