70-453: Laurence Irving may refer to: Laurence Irving (dramatist) (1871–1914), English actor, dramatist and novelist Laurence Irving (physiologist) (1895–1979), American physiologist Laurence Irving (set designer) (1897–1988), English set designer, nephew of the dramatist See also [ edit ] J. Lawrence Irving (born 1935), U.S. federal judge [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
140-646: A Japanese subject entitled The Typhoon . A topical play set in the time of the Russo-Japanese War, with Irving playing a Japanese officer, it was first produced by him at the Haymarket Theatre in April 1912 before taking it on a tour of the provinces. His talents as an actor were recognised in his portrayal of the crafty old Nikolas Arnesson, Bishop of Oslo in Ibsen 's tragedy The Pretenders at
210-507: A general licence under which Foote tried to establish the Haymarket as a regular theatre. With the aid of the Duke of York he procured a royal licence to exhibit plays during four months in each year from May to September during his lifetime. He also bought the lease of the theatre from Potter's executors and, having added to the site by purchasing adjoining property, he enlarged and improved
280-407: A great comedy house, and the theatre hosted most of the great actors of the period. The illusionist Ching Lau Lauro performed here on 25 July 1827. In 1862, the theatre was host to a 400-night run of Our American Cousin , with Edward Sothern as Lord Dundreary . The play's success brought the word "dreary" into common use. Robertson's David Garrick was a hit in 1864, also with Sothern in
350-472: A new musical starring Ruthie Henshall and Alexander Hanson ; and Keith Allen in an adaptation of Treasure Island . The following year, Ian McKellen , Patrick Stewart , Simon Callow and Ronald Pickup starred in Waiting for Godot , followed by Breakfast at Tiffany's , starring Anna Friel , Joseph Cross , James Dreyfus and Suzanne Bertish . Godot and Tiffany's were featured, along with
420-669: A one-man show about Edmund Kean ; A Patriot for Me ( John Osborne ); The Cherry Orchard (Chekhov); and The Sleeping Prince ( Terence Rattigan ). Productions in 1984 were The Aspern Papers by Henry James, starring Christopher Reeve , Vanessa Redgrave and Wendy Hiller; Aren't We All? (Frederick Lonsdale) starring Rex Harrison and Claudette Colbert ; and The Way of the World ( Congreve ). In 1985, Lauren Bacall starred in Sweet Bird of Youth (Tennessee Williams), followed by Harold Pinter 's Old Times . In 1986
490-421: A parody of her father, Colley Cibber , one of the owners and managers of Drury Lane. The Theatrical Licensing Act, however, put an end to the anti-ministry satires, and it all but entirely shut down the theatre. From 1741 to 1747, Charles Macklin , Cibber, Samuel Foote , and others sometimes produced plays there either by use of a temporary licence or by subterfuge; one advertisement runs, " At Cibber's Academy in
560-613: A position of temporary safety, he knew Mabel could not swim and so jumped back into the St. Lawrence River to rescue her. Their bodies were never recovered. Haymarket Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre ) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foote acquired
630-778: A revival of Flare Path , as part of the playwright Terence Rattigan 's centenary year celebrations, starring Sienna Miller , James Purefoy and Sheridan Smith ; the Chichester Festival Theatre 's revival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard ; Ralph Fiennes as Prospero in The Tempest ; and, over the Christmas/New Year season, Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley in The Lion in Winter . For two years from March 2012,
700-414: A revival of Frozen , a play by Bryony Lavery , followed by Heathers: The Musical starring Carrie Hope Fletcher . In 2019 Louis I. Michaels Ltd. sold the theatre to Access Entertainment for a reported £45 million. In February 2019, Only Fools and Horses The Musical premiered at the theatre. It closed at the end of April 2023 after over 1,000 performances, making it the longest-running show in
770-411: A run of 399 performances. Another long-running production was Yellow Sands , in which Ralph Richardson gave 610 performances in 1926–27. In 1926 Harrison died, and Horace Watson became the theatre's General Manager. His presentations included 632 performances of The First Mrs Fraser , by St. John Ervine , starring Marie Tempest in 1929. In 1939, under Watson's management, work began on excavating
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#1732801184774840-1020: A stalls bar, but it was not completed until 1941 owing to the outbreak of World War II . Wartime presentations included the London premiere of Noël Coward 's Design for Living (1939) and John Gielgud 's 1944–1945 repertory season of The Circle ( Somerset Maugham ), Love for Love ( Congreve ), Hamlet , A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Duchess of Malfi . In 1940, Gielgud directed The Beggar's Opera , with Michael Redgrave as Macheath. In 1943, two Coward plays, Present Laughter and This Happy Breed , alternated. They were followed in 1945 by Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan and in 1948 by Tennessee Williams 's The Glass Menagerie directed by Gielgud, starring Helen Hayes ; and The Heiress , an adaptation of Henry James 's Washington Square , directed by Gielgud and starring Ralph Richardson and Peggy Ashcroft , who were succeeded by Godfrey Tearle and Wendy Hiller (1949–50). In 1951–52 Waters of
910-734: A time toured as Svengali in Trilby . In 1898 he then joined his father's Company at the Lyceum Theatre taking minor roles or juvenile leads as in Peter the Great (1898), Robespierre (1899), as Courriol in The Lyons Mail (1900), Coriolanus (1900–01), Dante (1902–03), Much Ado About Nothing (1904–05), and as Nemours in Louis Xl . Robespierre was his own translation from
980-461: A while Colman managed the theatre from the King's Bench Prison, where he was confined for debt. All the buildings on the east of the Haymarket from the theatre southward were rebuilt circa 1820 in connection with John Nash 's schemes for the improvement of the neighbourhood. Nash persuaded the proprietors of the theatre to rebuild on a site a little south of the old one so that the portico should close
1050-645: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Laurence Irving (dramatist) Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving (21 December 1871 – 29 May 1914) was an English dramatist and actor. He died along with his wife, Mabel , in the RMS ; Empress of Ireland disaster. Born in London , Laurence Irving was a son of the great Victorian actor-manager , Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence ( née O'Callaghan), and brother to actor manager Harry Brodribb Irving . He
1120-418: Is very brief on the page, as it relied extensively on absurd theatrics, dances, and other non-textual entertainments. The Musical Entertainer from 1739 contains engravings showing how the staging was performed. Carey continued with Pasquin and others. Additionally, refugees from Drury Lane's and Covent Garden's internal struggles would show up at the Haymarket, and thus Charlotte Charke would act there in
1190-721: The National Theatre . In 1999, Fascinating Aïda 's comic revue was followed by Neil Simon's The Prisoner of Second Avenue , with Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason ; Love Letters , by A. R. Gurney , with Charlton Heston and a transfer of the Chichester Festival Theatre 's The Importance of Being Earnest , starring Patricia Routledge . Productions at the Haymarket in this century have included The Royal Family by Edna Ferber , starring Judi Dench (2001), Lady Windermere's Fan , directed by Peter Hall, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson (2002), and Dench appeared on stage together with Maggie Smith for
1260-415: The 1960s, notable presentations included The Tulip Bee by N. C. Hunter starring Celia Johnson and John Clements and Thornton Wilder 's Ides of March directed by Gielgud (both 1963). In 1971, Louis I. Michaels became the lessee of the theatre. Productions of the decade included a revival of Enid Bagnold 's The Chalk Garden , with Gladys Cooper (1971, which had played at the Haymarket in 1956–57);
1330-634: The French of Victorien Sardou , as also was Dante , in which his father acted. Soon after he became an actor-manager starring with his own Company, playing the title role in Hamlet . He adapted Dostoevsky 's Crime and Punishment into The Unwritten Law and just before sailing for the United States and Canada in 1912 he made a success in London with his own adaptation from the Hungarian of
1400-844: The Haymarket as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's . In December the Royal Shakespeare Company took up residence at the Haymarket with a double bill of Love's Labour's Lost and Much Ado About Nothing . In 2017, Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo starred in Edward Albee 's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? from March to June. The RSC then returned to the theatre with Queen Anne . Natalie Dormer and David Oakes later starred in Venus in Fur . In 2018, Suranne Jones , Jason Watkins and Nina Sosanya starred in
1470-690: The Haymarket hosted the National Theatre production One Man, Two Guvnors , which transferred from the Adelphi Theatre . The theatre was one of the 40 theatres featured in the 2012 DVD documentary series Great West End Theatres , presented by Donald Sinden . In 2014, a stage adaptation of the film Fatal Attraction , directed by Nunn, premiered at the theatre, and Maureen Lipman and Harry Shearer starred in Daytona . The following year Penelope Wilton starred in Taken at Midnight . This
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#17328011847741540-566: The Haymarket with Veterans' Day ( Donald Freed ) and A Life in the Theatre ( David Mamet ). In 1990, the Haymarket revived London Assurance ( Dion Boucicault ) and presented An Evening with Peter Ustinov . The next year's plays included Jean Anouilh 's Becket , starring Derek Jacobi and Robert Lindsay . Lindsay also starred in a revival of Cyrano de Bergerac in 1992. This was succeeded by new productions of Heartbreak House with Vanessa Redgrave and A Woman of No Importance . In 1994
1610-713: The Haymarket's history, and was followed by a limited run of Accidental Death of an Anarchist starring Daniel Rigby . Noises Off starring Felicity Kendal began a limited run in September 2023. The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Sarah Snook followed in February 2024. A View from the Bridge starring Dominic West began playing in May 2024. It is expected to be followed by Waiting for Godot starring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw from September 2024. In 1998
1680-525: The Haymarket, built a portico, increased the number of avenues and added a second gallery to the existing auditorium. A lease dated 10 June 1821, was granted to David Edward Morris. The theatre was opened on 4 July 1821, with The Rivals . Benjamin Nottingham Webster became the theatre's manager from 1837 to 1853. He and his successor, John Baldwin Buckstone , established the theatre as
1750-424: The Haymarket, will be a Concert, after which, will be exhibited (gratis) a Rehearsal, in the form of a Play, called Romeo and Juliet ." In 1749 a hoaxer billed as The Bottle Conjuror was advertised to appear at the theatre. The conjuror's publicity claimed that, while on stage, he would place his body inside an empty wine bottle, in full view of the audience. When the advertised act failed to appear on stage,
1820-414: The Haymarket. He was Iago in a production of Othello at His Majesty's Theatre . Irving was also a dramatist, his stage plays including Robespierre (1899), Richard Lovelace (1901), Dante (1903), The Fool Hath Said: There Is No God (1908), The Incubus (1909), The Affinity (1910), and The Three Daughters of Monsieur Dupont (1910). Due to the financial failure of his play Dante his father
1890-529: The Haymarket; the new production featured Martin Shaw as Lord Goring. There is a memorial plaque to Wilde at the theatre. Another production of 1996 was Neil Simon 's The Odd Couple , starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman . Hall was in charge again for the 1997 production of A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams), starring Jessica Lange ; Lady Windermere's Fan ; and An Ideal Husband (returning after touring). The last production of that year
1960-583: The Moon again, starring Hiller and Ingrid Bergman in her last stage role (both 1978); and Keith Michell and Susan Hampshire in The Crucifer of Blood (1979). The theatre then presented Make and Break ( Michael Frayn ), with Leonard Rossiter and Prunella Scales (1980). The following year, Louis Michaels died, and the theatre passed to a company, Louis I Michaels Ltd, with President, Enid Chanelle and Chairman, Arnold M Crook, which continued to own
2030-500: The Moon by N. C. Hunter starred Sybil Thorndike , Edith Evans and Wendy Hiller. For the Coronation season in 1953, Coward gave a rare performance in a play not written by him, The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw , with Margaret Leighton as his co-star. To Coward, the Haymarket was "the most perfect theatre in the world". In 1956, Stuart Watson, who had taken over management of the theatre from his father Horace, died and
2100-560: The Strings (1911), a Scottish comedy by Graham Moffat , which ran for 617 performances with Jimmy Finlayson in the lead; Ibsen 's Ghosts (1914); Elegant Edward , with Henry Daniell as P. C. Hodson (1915); The Widow's Might (1916), a comedy by Leonard Huskinson and Christopher Sandeman, with Henry Daniell . and General Post , a comedy by J. E. Harold Terry , which opened on 14 March 1917 and ran for 532 performances, again with Daniell. In 1920, J. M. Barrie 's Mary Rose had
2170-524: The assassination of Abraham Lincoln . Famous actors who débuted at the theatre included Robert William Elliston (1774–1831) and John Liston (1776–1846). The first Hay Market theatre was built in 1720 by John Potter, carpenter, on the site of The King's Head Inn in the Haymarket and a shop in Suffolk Street kept by Isaac Bliburgh, a gunsmith, and known by the sign of the Cannon and Musket. It
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2240-486: The audience rioted and gutted the theatre. Although the identity of the hoax's perpetrator is unknown, several authors consider John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu , to have been responsible. In 1754, John Potter, who had been rated (i.e. paid property tax ) for the theatre since its opening, was succeeded by John Whitehead. In 1758 Theophilus Cibber obtained from William Howard , then the Lord Chamberlain,
2310-519: The building which he opened on 14 May 1767, as the Theatre Royal, the third patent theatre in London. Several successful seasons followed, with Foote producing numerous plays at the theatre, but Foote finally got himself into difficulties by his custom of caricaturing well-known persons on the stage and this, combined with increasing ill-health, resulted in his selling both the theatre and patent to George Colman Sr. on 16 January 1777. During
2380-486: The caricature, Quidam. In particular, it was an alternative to the pantomime and special-effects dominated stages, and it presented opposition ( Tory party ) satire. Henry Fielding staged his plays at the Haymarket, and so did Henry Carey . Hurlothrumbo was just one of his plays in that series of anti- Walpolean satires , followed by Tom Thumb . Another, in 1734, was his mock-opera , The Dragon of Wantley , with music by John Frederick Lampe . This work punctured
2450-518: The dead were John Charles Brooke , Somerset Herald and Benjamin Pingo York Herald . Colman died in 1794, and the theatre descended to his son. George Colman Jr. , though successful both as playwright and manager, dissipated his gains by his extravagance. For a time he lived in a room at the back of the theatre and he was finally forced to sell shares in the latter to his brother-in-law, David Morris. Monetary difficulties increased and for
2520-523: The early hours of the morning, The Empress of Ireland was rammed by the Storstad , a Norwegian collier, in her starboard midsection. Storstad remained afloat, however Empress of Ireland was severely damaged. A gaping hole in her side caused the lower decks to flood faster than the crew could handle, made worse by the Empress' ever increasing starboard list. Most of the passengers and crew located in
2590-472: The first of which was The Palace of Truth (1870), produced by Buckstone. These starred William Hunter Kendal and his wife Madge Robertson Kendal and also included Pygmalion and Galatea (1871), and The Wicked World (1873). Gilbert also produced here his dramas, Charity (1874), Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith (1876), and his most famous play outside of his Savoy operas , Engaged , an 1877 farce. Buckstone's ghost has reportedly often been seen at
2660-509: The first time in over 40 years in The Breath of Life by David Hare (2002). Productions in 2003 included Ibsen's Brand , directed by Adrian Noble , starring Ralph Fiennes and A Woman of No Importance , with Rupert Graves , Samantha Bond and Prunella Scales , also directed by Noble. In 2004, the theatre presented a stage adaptation of the film, When Harry Met Sally... , starring Luke Perry and Alyson Hannigan , during which
2730-617: The house closed for two nights after bits of the ceiling fell during a performance injuring fifteen people. 2005 productions included Victoria Wood 's Acorn Antiques: The Musical , starring Julie Walters , Celia Imrie and Duncan Preston , directed by Trevor Nunn and A Few Good Men , starring Rob Lowe , Suranne Jones and Jack Ellis . 2006 featured three revivals: A Man for All Seasons , starring Martin Shaw; Coward's Hay Fever , with Judi Dench and Peter Bowles ; and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers , starring Dave Willetts and Shona Lindsay. The last production of that year
2800-420: The lease in 1747, and in 1766 he gained a royal patent to play legitimate drama (meaning spoken drama, as opposed to opera, concerts or plays with music) in the summer months. The original building was a little further north in the same street. It has been at its current location since 1821, when it was redesigned by John Nash . It is a Grade I listed building , with a seating capacity of 888. The freehold of
2870-554: The long-running A Voyage Round My Father ( John Mortimer ) starring Alec Guinness, succeeded by Michael Redgrave (1971–72); and, in 1972, Crown Matrimonial by Royce Ryton , starring Wendy Hiller as Queen Mary . Later productions included a revival of On Approval ( Frederick Lonsdale ) with Geraldine McEwan and Edward Woodward (1975); The Circle , with Googie Withers and John McCallum (1976); Rosmersholm ( Ibsen ) with Claire Bloom and Daniel Massey (1977); The Millionairess (Shaw), with Penelope Keith ; Waters of
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2940-413: The lower decks drowned quickly and water entered through open portholes, some only a few feet above the water line, and inundated passageways and cabins. Those berthed in the upper decks were awakened by the collision, and immediately boarded lifeboats on the boat deck. Within a few minutes of the collision, the list was so severe that the port lifeboats could not be launched. At least one boat was lowered on
3010-432: The pit by the introduction of stalls seating divided by plain iron arms caused the opening night play, Money , on 31 January 1880, to be delayed for half an hour while the audience in the galleries expressed their anger. Mr. Bancroft, in the character of Sir Frederick Blount, vainly endeavoured to pacify them, until he bluntly asked whether the play should proceed and thus obtained silence. The Bancrofts gave up management of
3080-435: The port side, which boat is not clear, however what is known is that said boat flipped during lowering spilling its occupants into the frigid water. Five starboard lifeboats were launched successfully, while a sixth capsized during lowering on the starboard side. Ten or eleven minutes after the collision, Empress of Ireland lurched violently onto her starboard side, allowing as many as 700 passengers and crew to crawl out of
3150-479: The portholes and decks onto her port side. The ship lay on her side for a minute or two, having seemingly run aground. A few minutes later at 02:10, about 14 minutes after the collision, the bow rose briefly out of the water and the ship finally sank. Hundreds of people were thrown into the near-freezing water. The disaster resulted in the deaths of 1,012 people. Accounts of the tragedy say that Laurence and Mabel Irving were separated and whilst Laurence may have been in
3220-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laurence_Irving&oldid=961164791 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
3290-537: The season of 1793–94 when Drury Lane Theatre was being rebuilt, the Haymarket was opened under the Drury Lane Patent. The season was notable for a 'Dreadful Accident' which occurred on 3 February 1794, 'when Twenty Persons unfortunately lost their lives, and a great Number were dreadfully bruised owing to a great Crowd pressing to see his Majesty, who was that Evening present at the Performance.' Amongst
3360-576: The staff and history of the Haymarket Theatre itself, in a 2009 eight-part Sky Arts documentary, Theatreland . In 2010 Waiting for Godot was repeated with McKellen, Roger Rees , Matthew Kelly and Pickup, followed by a transfer of Sweet Charity from the Menier Chocolate Factory . The next show was The Rivals starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles . Trevor Nunn became Artistic Director 2011, producing
3430-461: The theatre closed for a £1.3 million refurbishment, re-opening later that year with a revival of An Evening with Peter Ustinov , followed by Arcadia ( Tom Stoppard ). Burning Blue (1995), a new play by the first time playwright David Greer, was followed by the veteran director Peter Hall 's revival of Ibsen's The Master Builder , starring Alan Bates . Hall also directed the 1996 An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde) 100 years after its première at
3500-662: The theatre for decades. They presented Overheard , by Peter Ustinov ; and Virginia , with Maggie Smith (1981). In 1982, the Haymarket staged a repertory season including Hobson's Choice , starring Penelope Keith; Captain Brassbound's Conversion (Shaw); Uncle Vanya ( Chekhov ); Rules of the Game ( Luigi Pirandello ); and Man and Superman (Shaw), starring Peter O'Toole . In 1983, productions included The School for Scandal , starring Donald Sinden ; Heartbreak House (Shaw), starring Rex Harrison ; Ben Kingsley in
3570-443: The theatre founded Masterclass, a charity that offers creative opportunities and performing experiences to young people pursuing careers in the performing arts. Its activities include, in addition to masterclasses, apprenticeships in directing and theatre design, workshop productions, and theatre career fairs. The masterclasses cover a range of disciplines, from acting and directing to writing, producing and design, and give young people
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#17328011847743640-461: The theatre in 1885. The next season opened in September 1885. Herbert Beerbohm Tree became manager of the theatre and, in 1887, transferred The Red Lamp there from the Comedy Theatre ; by then he had installed electric light in the theatre. Under Tree's management, Oscar Wilde premiered his comedy A Woman of No Importance in April 1893. In January 1895 Wilde's An Ideal Husband
3710-541: The theatre is owned by the Crown Estate . The Haymarket has been the site of a significant innovation in theatre. In 1873, it was the venue for the first scheduled matinée performance, establishing a custom soon followed in theatres everywhere. Its managers have included Benjamin Nottingham Webster , John Baldwin Buckstone , Squire Bancroft , Cyril Maude , Herbert Beerbohm Tree , and John Sleeper Clarke , brother-in-law of John Wilkes Booth , who quit America after
3780-594: The theatre presented Antony and Cleopatra , starring Timothy Dalton and Vanessa Redgrave ; Breaking the Code ( Hugh Whitemore ), starring Derek Jacobi as Alan Turing ; Long Day's Journey into Night , starring Jack Lemmon ; and The Apple Cart , starring Peter O'Toole. In 1988, another Tennessee Williams play, Orpheus Descending, starred Vanessa Redgrave. Later productions that year were You Never Can Tell (Shaw); The Deep Blue Sea (Rattigan); and The Admirable Crichton ( J. M. Barrie ). The 1980s ended at
3850-578: The theatre was closed under the Licensing Act 1737 were Aaron Hill , Theophilus Cibber , and Henry Fielding . In the eight to ten years before the Act was passed, the Haymarket was an alternative to John Rich's Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and the opera-dominated Drury Lane Theatre . Fielding himself was responsible for the instigation of the Act, having produced a play called The Historical Register that parodied prime minister Robert Walpole , as
3920-405: The theatre with a revival of Edward Bulwer-Lytton 's Money , followed by Victorien Sardou 's Odette (for which they engaged Madame Helena Modjeska ) and Fedora , and Arthur Wing Pinero 's Lords and Commons , with other revivals of previous successes. The auditorium had been reconstructed, and the stage enclosed in a complete picture frame proscenium , the first in London. The abolition of
3990-467: The theatre, particularly during comedies and "when he appreciates things" playing there. In 2009, The Daily Telegraph reported that the actor Patrick Stewart saw the ghost standing in the wings during a performance of Waiting for Godot at the Haymarket. In May 1875, Arthur Sullivan 's The Zoo transferred to the Haymarket. In 1879 the house was taken over by the Bancrofts , who re-opened
4060-470: The title role. Sothern also starred in H. J. Byron 's An English Gentleman at the theatre in 1871. W. S. Gilbert premiered seven of his plays at the Haymarket. The first was his early burlesque, Robinson Crusoe; or, The Injun Bride and the Injured Wife (1867, written with Byron, Tom Hood , H. S. Leigh and Arthur Sketchley). Gilbert followed this with a number of his blank verse "fairy comedies",
4130-424: The vacuous operatic conventions and pointed a satirical barb at Walpole and his taxation policies. The piece was a huge success, with a record-setting run of 69 performances in its first season. The work debuted at the Haymarket Theatre, where its coded attack on Walpole would have been clear, but its long run occurred after it moved to Covent Garden, which had a much greater capacity for staging. The burlesque itself
4200-506: The vista from Charles Street. The main front feature of Nash's elevation in the Haymarket was (and is) a pedimented portico of six Corinthian columns which extends in depth to the edge of the pavement and includes the whole frontage. It is sometimes stated that Nash rebuilt the theatre entirely, but there is evidence that he incorporated a house in Little Suffolk Street with the theatre, removed two shops which were in front, in
4270-403: Was A Delicate Balance (Edward Albee), starring Eileen Atkins , Maggie Smith , John Standing and Annette Crosbie . In 1998, Shakespeare's Villains a one-man play, created and performed by Steven Berkoff at the theatre was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment . Later that year, Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love , starring John Wood , transferred from
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4410-480: Was changed to Little Theatre in the Hay . The theatre's first major success was a 1729 production of a play by Samuel Johnson of Cheshire , Hurlothrumbo, or The Supernatural , which ran for 30 nights – not as long as John Gay 's The Beggar's Opera (62 performances), but still a long run for the time. In 1730, the theatre was taken over by an English company. Among the actors who appeared there before 1737 when
4480-741: Was educated at Marlborough College and the College Rollin in Paris , following which he was in Russia for three years studying for the Foreign Office . However, instead he took up acting, making his first appearance in 1891 as Snug in The Dream in F. R. Benson 's theatrical company – not counting childhood performances. In 1892 he appeared at Toole's Theatre in Daisy's Escape , and after
4550-559: Was first performed at the theatre. Tree's next notable hit was George du Maurier 's Trilby , later in 1895. This ran for over 260 performances and made such profits that Tree was able to build Her Majesty's Theatre and establish RADA . In 1896 Cyril Maude and Frederick Harrison became lessees, opening with Under the Red Robe , an adaptation of Stanley Wyman's novel. In 1897 The Little Minister by J. M. Barrie ran for 320 performances. The Haymarket's managers Frederick Harrison (who
4620-702: Was followed by Harvey , starring James Dreyfus and Maureen Lipman , and The Elephant Man , starring Bradley Cooper . McQueen , starring Stephen Wight , then transferred from the St. James Theatre , and was followed by Mr Foote's Other Leg , starring Simon Russell Beale as Samuel Foote. Productions in 2016 included a revival of Alan Ayckbourn 's How the Other Half Loves , starring Nicholas Le Prevost , Jenny Seagrove , Tamzin Outhwaite and Jason Merrells , and Pixie Lott made her debut at
4690-518: Was forced to sell the Lyceum Theatre, London . Irving was married to a fellow performer, actress Mabel Lucy Hackney (1872–1914). Laurence and Mabel were on a tour of first Australia and then North America from 1912 to 1914. Their biggest success on the tour was Laurence's own play The Typhoon . At the end of the tour they were returning home when Laurence and Mabel Irving drowned in the RMS Empress of Ireland disaster on May 29th 1914 when in
4760-561: Was sole lessee) and Cyril Maude remained through the first year of the 20th century. In 1904, the auditorium was redesigned in Louis XVI style by C. Stanley Peach. The following year, Maude acquired the Playhouse Theatre by Charing Cross Station, leaving Harrison in sole control. In 1909, Herbert Trench produced Maurice Maeterlinck 's The Blue Bird . Productions from then to the end of World War I included Bunty Pulls
4830-432: Was succeeded by his son Anthony, and then his daughter-in-law Sylva Stuart Watson , who took over in 1963. Productions under the new management included Flowering Cherry by Robert Bolt (1957) starring Ralph Richardson and Celia Johnson ; Ross by Terence Rattigan (1960) starring Alec Guinness ; and John Gielgud's production of The School for Scandal (1962), with Ralph Richardson and Margaret Rutherford . In
4900-522: Was the third public theatre opened in the West End . The theatre cost £1000 to build, with a further £500 expended on decorations, scenery and costumes. It opened on 29 December 1720, with a French play La Fille a la Morte, ou le Badeaut de Paris performed by a company later known as The French Comedians of His Grace the Duke of Montague. Potter's speculation was known as The New French Theatre . Its name
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