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,
Originally constructed by Lanyon,
Never constructed as designed, the Grand Theatre was built in a modified form in 1883.
The three-storied Princess Opera House opened on May 14, 1883. It could seat almost 1,400 patrons,
Proposal for a huge theatre at the junction of Tara Street and Pearse Street (on the site of the now former Fire Station by C.J.
Designed by William Unsworth after a competition,
After the previous opera house on this site burned down after a gas explosion during a performance in 1881,
Constructed by 1886 as the Leinster Hall after a fire in 1879 destroyed the Theatre Royal on this site.
Published in The Building News, August 27th 1886.
Published in Academy Architecture and Annual Architectual Review 1895
