Drury Lane Theatre

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Drury Lane Theatre

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Drury Lane Theatre

Royal Theatre, Drury Lane

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Royal Theatre, Drury Lane

Theatre in Drury Lane

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Theatre in Drury Lane

London Drury Lane Theatre

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London Drury Lane Theatre

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Theatre Royal, Brydges Street

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Theatre Royal, Brydges Street

Theatre Royal

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Theatre Royal

Theatre of Drury Lane

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Theatre of Drury Lane

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The Drury Lane Theatre in London is the oldest English theater still in use.

From the description of Financial records, 1747-1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78201833 From the guide to the Financial records, 1747-1817., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

The performances took place at the King's theatre, Haymarket and at the Lyceum between 1809 and 1812. Some of Benjamin Wyatt's plans for the rebuilding of the theatre (1812, 1814), and a plan for the Birmingham theatre, undated, are among these volumes.

From the description of Records of Drury Lane Theatre [manuscript], 1766-1880. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694089623

The Theatre Royal in Drury Lane was built in London in 1663 on the site of an early 17th-century cockpit. The theater was later known as the Royal Theatre, Drury Lane, and then the Drury Lane Theatre.

From the description of Drury Lane Theatre records, 1795-1816. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455650

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