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___________________________________________________________________________________________ Miss Kelly's Theatre / Royal Soho Theatre / Soho Theatre / New English Opera House/ New Royalty Theatre / Theatre Francais / Royalty Theatre, 73 Dean Street, Soho.
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Left - Programme for 'The Chili Widow' at the Royalty Theatre 1896 which reopened the Theatre on the 7th September 1895 - Click to see entire programme, Poster, and review. Right - The Royalty Theatre in 1913 from 'The Lost Theatres of London' Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson - 1968 edition.
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Right - Royalty House on the site of the Royalty Theatre. The building on the left of this picture can also be seen in the 1913 picture shown above right. Photo M.L. 05. Left - Poster for 'The Chili Widow' at the Royalty Theatre, (Courtesy Patrice De Cuyper,) which reopened the Theatre on the 7th September 1895 - Click for, the entire programme, enlarged poster, and review of the production. There was furthur reconstruction in 1895 (See programme above left) and again in 1906 where the 'New' was added to its name once more (See souvenir text below). But on the 12th April 1911 the name was back to the Royalty Theatre again, and for the last time.
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Left - Programme extract for 'A Snug Little Kingdom' at the Royalty Theatre, January 31st 1903. (The Royalty Theatre, Dean Street, Soho should not be confused with the Royalty Theatre, Kingsway which was built on the site of the old Stoll Theatre and is now called the Peacock. This Theatre and its history can be found here...) |
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Description of the building from a souvenir programme for the reopening of the New Royalty Theatre on 4 January 1906
Right - Programme for 'Lady of the Lake' at the Royalty Theatre 1906 A very needful and ingenious alteration has also been made in the stage, where the roof has been raised fifteen feet. By means of this improvement the scene shifting is facilitated during the progress of the play, thus reducing the time of waiting between the acts. All the upholstery and curtain materials throughout the theatre are absolutely fireproof. The sanitary arrangements are remodelled on the latest system, and careful consideration has been given to the important matters of warming and ventilation. Thus the new Royalty Theatre may be said to rank as one of the most secure and comfortable houses in the kingdom.
Left - Programme extract for 'The Man Who Stayed Home' which ran for 584 performances at the Royalty Theatre from 1914.
Right - Programme extract for 'The Admirable Crighton' at the Royalty Theatre 1920. The walls throughout are treated in very pale cream, with the raised ornaments daintily touched with gold. The main entrance has a fine marble floor laid with Swedish green and Sicilian white, and the balustrade of the staircase has been executed in wrought iron, with a handrail of Derbyshire alabaster. This staircase leads to the foyer and grand saloon, where the decorations are of a soft tint of Celadon green, with raised decorations and mouldings in cream. This comfortably furnished lounge and saloon will form a pleasant promenade and rendezvous for the guests of the New Royalty Theatre.
The carpeting throughout is cerise with a cream border of ribands, and is in the style of the 'Regency'. Left - Programme for 'Pillars of Society' at the Royalty Theatre 1926. The piece de resistance of the scheme of colour, however, is the proscenium drapery. This, we believe, to be unsurpassed in the theatrical world for its delightful colouring and sumptuous embroidery. The valance and tableaux curtains are of rich colours of an exquisite tint of cerise, with an elaborate applique of scroll work and floral sprays of shaded silver satin upon a trellis of pale Gobelin blue. The effect is a lovely construction of most delicate tints, unique in its result, being at once elaborate and yet in excellent taste.
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Above - Programme extract for 'The Canary' and 'The Sacrament of Judas' at the Royalty Theatre Saturday January 27th 1917. Proceeds from this performance went to the 'Widows and Orphans' Fund and the War Fund. (The Royalty Theatre, Dean Street, Soho should not be confused with the Royalty Theatre, Kingsway which was built on the site of the old Stoll Theatre and is now called the Peacock. This Theatre and its history can be found here...)
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