Drury Lane [ Sports & Leisure / Cities ]
… Theatre, Drury Lane, this front which stood in Bridges Street, was built by order of Mr. Garrick, previous to parting with his share of the Theatre [graphic]’, Folger Shakespeare Library, 27762, 1794. Image arington Bowles, Thomas Dighton, … by actors and audiences. This entry describes the theatre’s physical spaces, then considers modes of sociability within the theatre, from normative theatre-going practices to disruptions such as riots. The name ‘Drury Lane’ also … 1663 and was destroyed by fire in 1672. The second, attributed to Sir Christopher Wren, opened in 1674. This building, with its dignified columns, was the one familiar to most eighteenth-century audiences; it underwent various renovations, …
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