Tags: Theatre, Venue.

The Queen’s Theatre was established in 1867 as a theatre on the site of St Martin’s Hall a large concert room that opened in 1850. It stood on the corner of Long Acre and Endell Street with entrances in Wilson Street and Long Acre (formerly Charles Street). The theatre one of the largest in London closed in 1878 despite a comfortable house and a company consisting of many famous actors. The site is within the modern Camden part of Covent Garden

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active years end year
1878-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1847-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
address
Long Acre Covent Garden
architect
Richard Westmacott (the younger)
currently used for
Block of flats (on site)
former name
Queen's Theatre of Varieties, 1847 St Martin's Hall, 1850 St Martin's Music Hall, 1867 New Queen's Theatre, 1868 Queen's Theatre, 1877 National Theatre
location city
London, London Borough of Camden
owner
John Pyke Hullah
rebuilding year
1862-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1867-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
seating capacity
18473000, 18674000
type
Variety show, Theatre
latitude
51.513
longitude
-0.12425

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