Building    From 1812 

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Categories: Theatre

The fourth theatre on the site since restoration times, this is the oldest theatre in use in London. In 1745 the National Anthem had its first public performance here, in an earlier building.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

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Theatre Royal - SWET

Theatreland - Home of the performing arts in London A joint venture by the C...

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Thomas Doggett

This plaque raises some questions. Firstly, how could he have 'died a pauper'...

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Mary Moore, Lady Wyndham

Mary Moore, Lady Wyndham

Actress. Married Charles Wyndham.

Person, Theatre

1 memorial
Sir Alfred Butt

Sir Alfred Butt

 Theatre impressario, Conservative politician, racehorse owner.  Born London.  Started as an accountant at Harrods and then moved to the Palace Theatre Cambridge Circus, becoming MD in 1906.  It wa...

Person, Politics & Administration, Theatre

1 memorial
Dave Clark

Dave Clark

Born Tottenham. Leader and drummer of The Dave Clark Five a beat combo from the 1960s. He wrote and produced Time, a successful science fiction stage musical, in which Laurence Olivier's hologram f...

Person, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Lyric Theatre

Lyric Theatre

Theatre. Built by the producer Henry Leslie with profits from the hit show 'Dorothy' which had originally opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre. It was given Grade II listing in 1960.

Building, Theatre

1 memorial
Richard D'Oyly Carte

Richard D'Oyly Carte

Theatre impresario. Born Greek Street. Suggested that Sullivan should work on Gilbert's "Trial by Jury" and staged the first performance in 1875. In 1879 D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company was formed and...

Person, Commerce, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre

5 memorials