1868 – Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London
Architect: C.J. Phipps
Designed by the eminent theatre architect C.J.
Designed by the eminent theatre architect C.J.
Constructed in 1868 at a cost of £50,000,
Never constructed. Originally the site of Saville House,
The Pricess’s Theatre between Winsley Street and Wells Street,
Richard D’Oyly Carte bought the site of the former Savoy Palace (later the Savoy Hospital) in 1880 to build the Savoy Theatre specifically for the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas,
Published in The Building News, August 27th 1886.
Front elevation published in The Architect,
The previous Her Majesty’s Theatre was demolished in 1892,
Originally opened as Weston’s Music Hall on 16 November 1857 at 242-245 High Holborn.
“This well-known variety theatre has just been rebuilt.