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Her Majesty's Theatre Fire, Sydney, March 1902. The original Her Majesty's had its origin in the partnership of James Allison and George Rignold, [1] lessees of Adelaide's Theatre Royal and the Melbourne Opera House. [1] They secured a long lease on a site in Pitt Street, Sydney, [2] and formed a company for the purpose of founding a theatre. [3]
His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps , was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree , who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) at the theatre.
The theatre management maintained the name despite there now being a King on the throne. In 1924, the theatre was renamed again as His Majesty's Theatre, [1] this time in honour of King George V, after whose mother the original theatre had been named. It reverted to "Her Majesty's" in May 1953, [2] in time for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
The theatre cost £1000 to build, with a further £500 expended on decorations, scenery and costumes. It opened on 29 December 1720, with a French play La Fille a la Morte, ou le Badeaut de Paris performed by a company later known as The French Comedians of His Grace the Duke of Montague. [5] Potter's speculation was known as The New French ...
Her Majesty's Theatre is a theatre in Adelaide, South Australia, located on Grote Street, originally built in 1913 as the New Tivoli Theatre. Other names through its history have been the Princess Theatre (before it was first opened), the Prince of Wales Theatre , Tivoli Theatre and the Opera Theatre .
At that time Her Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket was the main centre of ballet and opera but after a dispute with the management in 1846 Michael Costa, conductor at Her Majesty's, transferred his allegiance to Covent Garden, bringing
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Her Majesty's Theatre usually refers to the former name of His Majesty's Theatre, in London from 1952 until 2023. It may also refer to: Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, South Australia; Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1888–1983