1868 – Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London
Architect: C.J. Phipps
Deesigned by the theatre architect C.J. Phipps, who also designed the 1871 Gaiety Theatre in Dublin,
1868 – Her Majesty’s Theatre, 57 Haymarket, London
Architect: Lee Bros & Pain
Constructed in 1868 at a cost of £50,000, within the shell of the previous theatre,
1869 – Royal Denmark Theatre & Winter Garden, Leicester Sq., London
Architect: E.C. Robins
Never constructed. Originally the site of Saville House, formerly Aylesbury House of 1684, which was used for various exhibitions and entertainments from the first years of the nineteenth century.
1881 – Royal Princess Theatre, Oxford Street, London
Architect: C.J. Phipps
The Pricess’s Theatre between Winsley Street and Wells Street, Oxford Street. The theatre was demolished in 1931 to make way for a large Woolworth store,
1881 – Savoy Theatre, Victoria Embankment, London
Architect: C.J. Phipps
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,
1886 – Terry’s Theatre, The Strand, London
Architect: Walter Emden
Published in The Building News, August 27th 1886. Terry’s Theatre was built by Walter Emden on the site of the old Coal Hole public house and music hall on the Strand.
1888 – Proposed Theatre, Oxford Street, London
Architect: Essex & Nichol
Front elevation published in The Architect, February 10th 1888.
1897 – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London
Architect: C.J. Phipps & W.H. Romaine-Walker
The previous Her Majesty’s Theatre was demolished in 1892, before actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree acquired the site and began to build his new venue.
1898 – Royal Music Hall, Holborn, London
Architect: Ernest Runtz
Originally opened as Weston’s Music Hall on 16 November 1857 at 242-245 High Holborn. The theatre was renamed the Royal Music Hall in 1868,
1898 – The Metropolitan Music Hall, Paddington, London
Architect: Frank Matcham
“This well-known variety theatre has just been rebuilt. It occupies the site of the previous “Metropolitan,”
