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A History of the County of Somerset
… the town during the summer assizes c. 1800, and by 1813 a theatre had been established in Penel Orlieu under Henry Lee. 94 Edmund Kean performed in the town in 1816. 95 The theatre, described as in Back Street in 1834, was then lit … the magistrates withdrew its licence in 1853. 96 The Bijou theatre was opened in St. Mary Street in 1912, the Palace in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… one of the best adapted to its purpose in the kingdom. The theatre, erected in 1807, is externally an unadorned …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a swing bridge, admitting of the passage of ships. The theatre, said to have been admired by Garrick for its just … building with a Grecian portico, contains reading-rooms, a theatre in which lectures are delivered, a laboratory, a …
History Theses 1901-1970
… analysis of the cartographical material in John Speed's 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain'. Margaret B. John. … Ph.D. 1962. Attitudes official and private towards the theatre in England (15581603). M.A. Ross. Bristol M.A. 1965. Documents relating to the history of the theatre in the declared accounts of the treasurer of the …
Survey of London
… where the Public Library had been erected in 18913 and a theatre in 18946, 102 both partly on proscribed land. The …
Survey of London
… which was referred to in 1818 as the 'Berwick Street Theatre'. This was a small hall with seating capacity for 350 … 176297. Procs. Hug. Soc., vol. VIII, 1909, p. 37. B.M., theatre cuttings (pressmark TC60, no. 24); see also a playbill dated 1822 in the Enthoven Theatre Collection. P.R.O., C66/3306, no. 3; see also Pubs. …
Survey of London
… while 'his evenings were frequently spent at the theatre'. 43 No figures are available for the doubtless …
Survey of London
… Charity land west of Yeoman's Row. The brainchild of the theatre architect Michael Novosielski, it was probably more …
Survey of London
… and playwright Charles Reade with a view to building a theatre here, but the scheme came to naught 51 Not until the …
Survey of London
… tones have raised the scenic decorations of Drury Lane Theatre to that pinnacle of excellence never until his time … of easel pictures, and after this time he seldom painted theatre scenery except to oblige a friend. He afterwards …