&sq=&lang=&file=File:Shaftesbury_Theatre_1888-1941.jpg) Shaftesbury Theatre (from the Pall Mall Gazette, 1888) | |
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| Address | Shaftesbury Avenue Westminster, London |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′45″N 0°07′48″W / 51.5125°N 0.1301°W |
| Owner | John Lancaster |
| Designation | Demolished |
| Type | West End theatre |
| Capacity | 1,196 |
| Current use | Car park |
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| Opened | 20 October 1888 |
| Closed | 1941 |
| Rebuilt | 1888 - 1941 |
| Architect | C. J. Phipps |
The Shaftesbury Theatre was a theatre in central London, England, between 1888 and 1941. It was built by John Lancaster for his wife, Ellen Wallis, a well-known Shakespearean actress. The theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps and built by Messrs. Patman and Fotheringham at a cost of £20,000 and opened with a production of As You Like It on 20 October 1888.
The theatre had a stage of 28' 6" square. The capacity was 1,196.[1] It was located on the south side of Shaftesbury Avenue, just east of Gerrard Place.
- ^ But see "Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road", Survey of London: Volumes 33 and 34, St Anne Soho: 296–312, 1966, retrieved 2 August 2010 which asserts that it was much larger.