Shaftesbury Theatre (1888)

Shaftesbury Theatre
Construction
Shaftesbury Theatre (from the Pall Mall Gazette, 1888)

Address	Shaftesbury Avenue Westminster, London
Coordinates	51°30′45″N 0°07′48″W / 51.5125°N 0.1301°W / 51.5125; -0.1301
Owner	John Lancaster
Designation	Demolished
Type	West End theatre
Capacity	1,196
Current use	Car park
Opened	20 October 1888
Closed	1941
Rebuilt	1888 - 1941
Architect	C. J. Phipps

The Shaftesbury Theatre was a theatre in central London, England, between 1888 and 1941. It was built by John Lancaster for his wife, Ellen Wallis, a well-known Shakespearean actress. The theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps and built by Messrs. Patman and Fotheringham at a cost of £20,000 and opened with a production of As You Like It on 20 October 1888.

The theatre had a stage of 28' 6" square. The capacity was 1,196.^[1] It was located on the south side of Shaftesbury Avenue, just east of Gerrard Place.

History

The theatre's first big hit was The Belle of New York produced by the prominent Broadway producer, George W. Lederer, which opened on 12 April 1898 and ran for an extremely successful 697 performances. In 1908–09 H. B. Irving became the lessee and manager of the theatre and presented a successful season of plays. Robert Courtneidge was lessee for most of the early years of the 20th century and produced mostly comic operas and Edwardian musical comedies, including Tom Jones (1907), the record-setting hit The Arcadians (1909), Oh! Oh! Delphine! (1913), The Pearl Girl and many others. In 1914 Basil Rathbone appeared at the Shaftesbury as the Dauphin in Shakespeare's Henry V.^{[citation needed]}

Courtneidge's successors from 1917 to 1921 were George Grossmith Jr. and Edward Laurillard. They produced a number of shows, including Arlette by Austen Hurgon and George Arthurs (1917); Baby Bunting by Fred Thompson and Worton David (1919); and The Great Lover, by Leo Ditrichstein, Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton (1920).^[2]

In 1941 the theatre was so severely damaged by aerial bombardment that the lease was vacated, and in 1956 the site was appropriated by the London County Council for a proposed new fire station to replace the one next door. However it was to remain empty for over 40 years used only as a car park surrounded by advertising boards. The current Soho fire station was eventually built on the site in 1983.^{[citation needed]}

References

Who's Who in the Theatre, edited by John Parker, tenth edition, revised, London, 1947, p. 1184.

^ But see "Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road", Survey of London: Volumes 33 and 34, St Anne Soho: 296–312, 1966, retrieved 2 August 2010 which asserts that it was much larger.
^ "Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road", Survey of London: Volumes 33 and 34, St Anne Soho: 296–312, 1966, retrieved 2 August 2010

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shaftesbury Theatre (1888–1941).

History of the theatre

Read other articles:

Atlanta

Capital city of Georgia, United States This article is about the city in the U.S. state of Georgia. For other uses, see Atlanta (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Alanta or Atalanta. City and state capital in Georgia, United StatesAtlantaCity and state capitalDowntownEbenezer Baptist Church and Behold statueGeorgia State CapitolMercedes-Benz StadiumCentennial Olympic ParkBank of America PlazaThe World of Coca-ColaThe Fox Theatre FlagSealNicknames: The City in a Forest,[1] ...

1 Tawarikh 17

1 Tawarikh 17Kitab Tawarikh (Kitab 1 & 2 Tawarikh) lengkap pada Kodeks Leningrad, dibuat tahun 1008.KitabKitab 1 TawarikhKategoriKetuvimBagian Alkitab KristenPerjanjian LamaUrutan dalamKitab Kristen13← pasal 16 pasal 18 → 1 Tawarikh 17 (atau I Tawarikh 17, disingkat 1Taw 17) adalah bagian dari Kitab 1 Tawarikh dalam Alkitab Ibrani dan Perjanjian Lama di Alkitab Kristen. Dalam Alkitab Ibrani termasuk dalam bagian Ketuvim (כְּתוּבִים, tulisan).[1][2] Te...

Surgénération

La surgénération ou surrégénération est la capacité d'un réacteur nucléaire à produire plus d'isotopes fissiles qu'il n'en consomme, en transmutant des isotopes fertiles en isotopes fissiles. En général, la technologie de surgénération est celle d'un réacteur à neutrons rapides. Le seul isotope fissile disponible en tant que ressource naturelle sur Terre est l'uranium 235, directement exploitable dans le cycle du combustible nucléaire. La surgénération permet théoriquement ...

Lagu Untuk Mama & Papa

Artikel ini sebatang kara, artinya tidak ada artikel lain yang memiliki pranala balik ke halaman ini.Bantulah menambah pranala ke artikel ini dari artikel yang berhubungan atau coba peralatan pencari pranala.Tag ini diberikan pada Oktober 2022. Lagu Untuk Mama & Papa merupakan album religi keempat Kevin Susanto dan Karyn Susanto. Lagu-lagu di album ini berisi tentang lagu untuk keluarga, ungkapan kepada Tuhan dan juga lagu Katolik tentang Bunda Maria. Album ini dirilis pada tahun 2002. Pe...

العلاقات اليمنية البريطانية

يفتقر محتوى هذه المقالة إلى الاستشهاد بمصادر. فضلاً، ساهم في تطوير هذه المقالة من خلال إضافة مصادر موثوق بها. أي معلومات غير موثقة يمكن التشكيك بها وإزالتها. (ديسمبر 2018) العلاقات اليمنية الأمريكية المملكة المتحدة اليمن السفارات سفارة المملكة المتحدة في صن�...

Chester railway station

Railway station in Cheshire, England This article is about the railway station in England. For the station in Pennsylvania, see Chester Transportation Center. For the station in Toronto, see Chester station (Toronto). Chester The front of Chester railway stationGeneral informationLocationStation Road, ChesterEnglandCoordinates53°11′48″N 2°52′47″W / 53.1968°N 2.8798°W / 53.1968; -2.8798Grid referenceSJ413669Owned byNetwork RailOperated byTransport for WalesT...

Marathon, Florida

City in FloridaMarathon, FloridaCityCity of MarathonLocation in Monroe County and the U.S. state of FloridaU.S. Census Bureau map showing city limitsCoordinates: 24°43′35″N 81°2′25″W / 24.72639°N 81.04028°W / 24.72639; -81.04028Country United States of AmericaState FloridaCounty MonroeIncorporated1999Government • TypeCouncil-Manager • MayorRobyn Still • Vice MayorLuis Gonzalez • CouncilmembersLynn L...

You've Always Got the Blues

1988 soundtrack album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy MatthewsYou've Always Got the BluesSoundtrack album by Kate Ceberano and Wendy MatthewsReleased17 June 1988GenrePop, folk, world, countryLabelABC RecordsProducerMartin ArmigerKate Ceberano chronology Kate Ceberano and her Septet(1987) You've Always Got the Blues(1988) Brave(1989) Wendy Matthews chronology You've Always Got the Blues(1998) Émigré(1990) Singles from You've Always Got the Blues You've Always Got the BluesReleased: April...

大字 (数字)

この項目には、一部のコンピュータや閲覧ソフトで表示できない文字が含まれています（詳細）。数字の大字（だいじ）は、漢数字の一種。通常用いる単純な字形の漢数字（小字）の代わりに同じ音の別の漢字を用いるものである。概要壱万円日本銀行券（「壱」が大字）弐千円日本銀行券（「弐」が大字）漢数字には「一」「二」「三」と続く小字と、「壱」「�...

Championnat National de la Guyane Française

Championnat NationalSport Calcio TipoClub FederazioneLFG Paese Guyana francese OrganizzatoreFederazione calcistica della Guyana francese TitoloCampione della Guyana Francese CadenzaAnnuale Aperturasettembre Chiusuramaggio Partecipanti12 squadre FormulaGirone all'italiana Retrocessione inPromotion d'Honneur Sito Internetguyane-foot.fff.fr[collegamento interrotto] StoriaFondazione1962 Detentore Olympique Cayenne Record vittorie Le Geldar (10) Edizione in corsoChampionnat Natio...

Tool bit

Non-rotary cutting tool used in machining This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Tool bit – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) In machining, a tool bit is a non-rotary cutting tool used in metal lathes, shapers, and planers. Such c...

Regiones administrativas del estado de Hidalgo

Escudo del estado de Hidalgo. El estado de Hidalgo se encuentra dividido en diecisiete regiones administrativas; estas regiones son para poder realizar una mejor planeación en desarrollo estatal.[1][2] Historia El 23 de diciembre de 1989, se determinaron ocho regiones; para el 22 de julio de 1996, se determinaron trece regiones de desarrollo; el 26 de julio de 2004, se creó catorce regionales y tres subregiones. En 2011 para el gobierno de José Francisco Olvera Ruiz, se emiti...

Disclosure (1994 film)

1994 American filmDisclosureTheatrical release posterDirected byBarry LevinsonScreenplay byPaul AttanasioBased onDisclosureby Michael CrichtonProduced byMichael CrichtonBarry LevinsonStarring Michael Douglas Demi Moore Donald Sutherland Caroline Goodall Dennis Miller CinematographyTony Pierce-RobertsEdited byStu LinderMusic byEnnio MorriconeDistributed byWarner Bros.Release date December 9, 1994 (1994-12-09) Running time128 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$55 m...

Katyn (rural locality)

Place in Smolensk Oblast, RussiaKatyn КатыньKatyn war cemeteryLocation of Katyn KatynLocation of KatynShow map of RussiaKatynKatyn (European Russia)Show map of European RussiaKatynKatyn (Smolensk Oblast)Show map of Smolensk OblastCoordinates: 54°46′12.32″N 31°41′23.32″E / 54.7700889°N 31.6898111°E / 54.7700889; 31.6898111CountryRussiaFederal subjectSmolensk OblastElevation167 m (548 ft)Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [1])Postal code(s)[...

Pemilihan umum Bupati Pelalawan 2020

Pemilihan Umum Bupati Pelalawan 2020201520249 Desember 2020[1]Kandidat Calon Abu Mansur Matridi Zukri Misran Husni Thamrin Partai PAN PDI-P Gerindra Pendamping Habibi Hapri Nasarudin Tengku Edy Sabli Suara rakyat 22.569 68.021 38.372 Calon Adi Sukemi Partai Partai Golongan Karya Pendamping Muhammad Rais Suara rakyat 41.036 Peta persebaran suara Peta Riau yang menyoroti Kabupaten Pelalawan Bupati dan Wakil Bupati petahanaMuhammad Harris danZardewan Partai Golon...

Red Family

Red FamilyFilm posterNama lainKorean붉은 가족 SutradaraJu-hyoung LeeDitulis olehKi-duk KimPemeranYu-mi KimByung-ho SonWoo JunSo-young ParkPerusahaanproduksiKim Ki-Duk FilmDistributorGAGAKim Ki-Duk FilmTanggal rilis 6 November 2013 (2013-11-06) (Korea Selatan) Durasi99 menitNegaraKorea SelatanBahasaKorea Red Family (Hangul: 붉은 가족) adalah film drama Korea Selatan tahun 2013 yang disutradarai oleh Lee Ju-hyoung.[1][2] Ringkasan Agen-agen Korea ...

Generali Open 2018

Generali Open 2018Sport Tennis Data30 luglio - 5 agosto Edizione73ª CategoriaATP Tour 250 SuperficieTerra rossa LocalitàKitzbühel, Austria ImpiantoTennis Stadium Kitzbühel CampioniSingolare Martin Kližan Doppio Roman Jebavý / Andrés Molteni 2017 2019 Il Generali Open 2018 è stato un torneo di tennis maschile giocato sulla terra rossa. È stata la 73ª edizione dell'evento, appartenente alle ATP Tour 250 nell'ambito dell'ATP World Tour 2018. Si è giocato al Tennis Stadium Kitzbühel d...

Durban International Airport

Former commercial airport of Durban, South Africa (1951–2010) This article is about an airport that is no longer in use for commercial service. For Durban's current commercial airport, see King Shaka International Airport. For the current military use of this facility, see Air Force Base Durban. Durban International AirportDurban Internasionale LughaweIATA: DURICAO: FADNSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOwner/OperatorSouth African Air ForceServesDurban, South AfricaLocationIsipingo, ProspectonOpen...

Dan Reynolds

Dan ReynoldsDan Reynolds pada 2018LahirDaniel Coulter Reynolds14 Juli 1987 (umur 37)Las Vegas, Nevada, A.S.Pekerjaan Penyanyi Penulis lagu produser rekaman Tahun aktif2008–sekarangSuami/istriAja Volkman (m. 2011)Anak4Karier musikGenre Alternative rock[1] indie rock[2] pop rock[2] indie pop[3] electropop[1] Instrumen Vokal gitar piano keyboards drum perkusi LabelInterscopeArtis terkait Imagine Dragons Egyptian ...

Ricercar

For cars referred to as ricers, see Rice burner. A ricercar (/ˌriːtʃərˈkɑːr/ REE-chər-KAR, Italian: [ritʃerˈkar]) or ricercare (/ˌriːtʃərˈkɑːreɪ/ REE-chər-KAR-ay, Italian: [ritʃerˈkaːre]) is a type of late Renaissance and mostly early Baroque instrumental composition. The term ricercar derives from the Italian verb ricercare, which means to search out; to seek; many ricercars serve a preludial function to search out the key or mode of a following piece. A...