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The present-day Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, sketched when it was new, in 1813. The present Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, designed by Benjamin Dean Wyatt on behalf of the committee led by Whitbread, opened on 10 October 1812 with a production of Hamlet featuring Robert Elliston in the title role. The new theatre made some concessions toward ...
Drury Lane: By Arthur Sturgess and H. Leonard. The production was considered to be one of the weakest of the Drury Lane pantomimes, but Leno's characterisation of Widow Twankey was admired as one of his finest Dame roles. [39] [40] 26 Dec 1897: The Babes in the Wood: Pantomime: Reggie Drury Lane: By Arthur Sturgess and Arthur Collins.
Old Houses in Drury Lane (1875) by William R. Richardson. The street originated as an early medieval lane referred to in Latin as the Via de Aldwych, which probably connected St. Giles Leper Hospital with the fields of Aldwych Close, owned by the hospital but traditionally said to have been granted to the Danes as part of a peace treaty with King Alfred the Great in Saxon times.
Drury Lane Theatre may refer to: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , a theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, England Drury Lane Theatre (Illinois) , a theater near Chicago, United States
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, a theatre on the above street, itself commonly known simply as Drury Lane. Drury Lane (character), a character created by Ellery Queen, writing as Barnaby Ross. Drury Lane pantomime, the pantomime tradition at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Drury Lane Theatre (Illinois), a group of six theatres in the Chicago area founded ...
Drury Lane Evergreen Park was DeSantis's first theatre in the Chicago area. It opened in 1958 and was a local entertainment landmark for 45 years before closing in 2003. [3] Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace opened in 1984, and is located at the intersection of Kingery Highway, Butterfield Road, and Illinois Route 38 (Roosevelt Road) in Oakbrook ...
Theatre Royal Drury Lane 8th September 1974 is a 2005 live album by English progressive rock musician Robert Wyatt, documenting a concert on that date at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. The concert took place the year after Wyatt had fallen from a fourth-storey window and become paralysed from the waist down .
Drury Lane pantomime is a long tradition at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, dating from the early 18th century. In every Christmas season, a pantomime is produced which has a leading place among the many other pantomimes of the capital. Other pantomimes are sometimes produced during the rest of the year.