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Novelty Theatre

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Its interior was rebuilt in 1898–1900 and 1907, reopening after the two reconstructions as the Great Queen Street Theatre (1900–1907) and Kingsway Theatre (1907–1941) respectively. From 1900 to 1907,
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The theatre was also the subject of many other short-lived name changes, each time reverting to its original name: from 29 March 1883 to 5 January 1884 it was known as the
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and remained closed until its demolition in 1959. Its site is now occupied by an extension of Newton Street into Great Queen Street, and an office block.
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in 1889. In August 1896, Wilfred Moritz Franks accidentally stabbed Temple E. Crozier fatally onstage during a performance of
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with decorations by E. W. Bradwell, and opened on 9 December 1882. Its first show was the comic opera
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at the Novelty in 1888, and the theatre hosted the London premiere of
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in 1889. The theatre closed in 1941, was heavily damaged in the
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Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of Camden
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from 1907 to 1941) was a London theatre. It opened in 1882 in
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in 1900. It also featured the 1915 premiere of Pearn and
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road from 1905 onwards. It hosted the London premiere of
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The first theatre on the site was built to designs by
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Penley Biography 290:The Merchant of Venice 105:51.515151°N 0.121212°W 408:, Arthur Lloyd (2008) 327:The Starlight Express 311:The Private Secretary 241:and James Mortimer's 494:18 July 2011 at the 143:site of office block 110:51.515151; -0.121212 386:New Queen's Theatre 340:'s historical play 261:and Fred Marsden's 185:(later renamed the 101: /  32:New Queen's Theatre 23: 195:Great Queen Street 69:Great Queen Street 285:Sins of the Night 179: 178: 645: 530: 521: 515: 508: 502: 485: 479: 476:Victorian London 461: 455: 452: 446: 440: 434: 431: 425: 424: 415: 409: 403: 397: 374: 351:Rutland Boughton 308:and revivals of 191:Kingsway Theatre 116: 115: 113: 112: 111: 106: 102: 99: 98: 97: 94: 56:, 19 August 1896 48: 38:Kingsway Theatre 24: 653: 652: 648: 647: 646: 644: 643: 642: 598: 597: 573:Novelty Theatre 569: 539: 534: 533: 522: 518: 509: 505: 496:Wayback Machine 486: 482: 462: 458: 453: 449: 441: 437: 432: 428: 417: 416: 412: 404: 400: 382:Jodrell Theatre 375: 368: 363: 338:Winifred Carter 217: 183:Novelty Theatre 157:9 December 1882 109: 107: 103: 100: 95: 92: 90: 88: 87: 70: 57: 39: 37: 35: 33: 31: 30:Jodrell Theatre 29: 22:Novelty Theatre 17: 12: 11: 5: 651: 649: 641: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 600: 599: 596: 595: 589:at the theatre 582: 576: 568: 567:External links 565: 564: 563: 554: 538: 535: 532: 531: 524:Wearing, J. 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Index


The Sketch
Camden
London
Coordinates
51°30′55″N 0°07′16″W / 51.515151°N 0.121212°W / 51.515151; -0.121212
Thomas Verity
Great Queen Street
Kingsway
A Doll's House
Blitz
Thomas Verity
Les Cloches de Corneville
Edward Solomon
Robert Williams Buchanan
James Mortimer
Henrik Ibsen
A Doll's House
Frank Harvey
The Merchant of Venice
W. S. Penley
Mark Ambient
The Private Secretary
Charley's Aunt
Elgar
The Starlight Express
Oh, Boy!
Winifred Carter
The Queen Who Kept Her Head
Rutland Boughton

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