Plaque

Lyric Theatre

Inscription

{Above a stylized picture of two performers:}
Lyric Theatre
Built by C.J. Phipps, the Lyric Theatre opened in 1888, with the comic opera 'Dorothy' and has since developed a tradition of drama, light comedy and popular musicals, the great Italian actress Eleonora Duse made her debut here in 'Camille' in 1893.
{Below picture:}
Theatreland
{Surrounded by:} Theatreland - heart of the performing arts in London, a joint venture by the City of Westminster and the Society of West End Theatre}.

Site: Lyric Theatre (1 memorial)

W1, Shaftesbury Avenue, 29

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lyric Theatre

Subjects commemorated i

Lyric Theatre

Theatre. Built by the producer Henry Leslie with profits from the hit show 'D...

Read More

Dorothy

Comic opera set in rural Kent in 1740. The plot surrounds the Squire's daught...

Read More

Camille

Play, based on Alexander Dumas' story La Dame aux Camellias.

Read More

Eleonora Duse

Actress. Born Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse at the Albergo Cannon d'Oro in Vige...

Read More

C. J. Phipps

Architect of theatres. Those still standing in London include: the Vaudeville...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lyric Theatre

Created by i

Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre

1908 Formed as West End Theatre Managers. 1976 By now it is called Society o...

Read More

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

St Luke's - 1870

St Luke's - 1870

EC1, Old Street

The facade of this building tells the history of the school. Each of the 4 gable ends carries a plaque with a dated event, reading from l...

1 subject commemorated
Sir Joshua Reynolds - Great Newport Street - lost

Sir Joshua Reynolds - Great Newport Street - lost

WC2, Great Newport Street, 5, The Photographers Gallery

April 2016: Our colleague Alan Patient reports that this plaque is now lost, or, at the very least hidden, behind the large "White Space...

1 subject commemorated
Gladstone

Gladstone

SW1, Carlton House Terrace, 11

2015: The histories of nos 10 and 11, now occupied by the British Academy, are covered by an excellent Londonist post. There we learn t...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Mulberry House

Mulberry House

E2, Victoria Park Square, Mulberry House

The plaque is at the back of the building, not on the street, which can be seen through the arch.

1 subject commemorated
Walter Wakley

Walter Wakley

SW1, Broadway, 55

Designed by Charles Holden and built 1927 – 1929 as HQ for Underground Electric Railways Company of London, the main forerunner of London...

3 subjects commemorated