TIL that actor Robert Baddeley (1733β1794) bequeathed money to pay for a cake to be delivered to Londonβs Theatre Royal, Drury Lane every Twelfth Night (January 6). A cake has been delivered almost every year since 1795. atlasobscura.com/articlesβ¦
Fun Fact No. 317 - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. While renovating in 1848, a skeleton was found in a hidden wall cavity with a dagger in his chest. To this day, his ghost is said to haunt the Upper Circle...but youβll only ever see him if the show is good as he avoids lemons. creativechickenmedia.co.uβ¦
Star Trap is a particular kind of theatrical trapdoor which allowed rapid entry onto a stage. However, they're now banned in the UK due to dangers with falls and broken bones. Pictured here is a star trap from the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane in London's West End[960x717]
[August 6th, 1817] Gas lighting is introduced on stage in London's West End theatre by The English Opera House (extended to the auditorium on September 8). On September 6 it is introduced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (where it is already installed in the auditorium and foyer). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycβ¦
TIL that, whilst Richard Sheridan owned the Drury Lane Theatre, it burned down. On being encountered drinking a glass of wine in the street while watching the fire, Sheridan was reported to have said: "A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theβ¦
[February 20th, 1817] Junius Brutus Booth as Iago plays opposite Edmund Kean in the title role of "Othello" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmβ¦
[February 19th, 1717] Birth in Hereford, England, of David Garrick, actor, dramatist, theatrical producer and co-manager of the Drury Lane Theatre in London. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davβ¦
On this day in 1663, the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane first opened its doors, to put on a performance of John Fletcher and Francis Beaumontβs Jacobean tragi-comedy βThe Humorous Lieutenantβ lostcityoflondon.co.uk/20β¦
[March 2nd, 1717] First ballet in England, "The Loves of Mars and Venus" (libretto and choreography, John Weaver) presented at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. vam.ac.uk/content/articleβ¦
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