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The Bulletin
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Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 75—No. 3885
Fix this textWednesday, July 28, 1954
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for transmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textJeppelts
Fix this textDRURY LANE'S THEATRE ROYAL
Fix this textIs London’s OLDEST PLAYHOUSE
Fix this textIN spite of wartime casualties there are in
Fix this textcentral London today no fewer than fifty
Fix this texttheatres of which the oldest, still standing on its
Fix this textoriginal site, is the world-famous Theatre
Fix this textRoyal, Drury Lane. The Lane takes its name
Fix this textfrom Sir William Drury who lived there in the
Fix this textreign of Henry VIII. Previously it was known
Fix this textas the Via de Aldwych, being the road which
Fix this textled from the Danish settlement around St.
Fix this textClement Danes to the hamlet of St. Giles. In
Fix this textthe time of the Stuarts it was an aristocratic
Fix this textquarter, but by the opening of the 18th century
Fix this textit was already on the downgrade. Among
Fix this textnotable residents were Nell Gwynne and Oliver
Fix this textCromwell, who lived there in 1646.
Fix this textThe first Drury Lane Theatre was opened by
Fix this textKilligrew in 1663 under the distinguished
Fix this textpatronage of Charles 11, who was a regular
Fix this textpatron once his eyes had alighted on the comely
Fix this textfeatures of Nell Gwynne. This original theatre
Fix this textwas destroyed by fire and rebuilt by Wren in
Fix this text1674, but this building later followed a similar
Fix this textfate. The Drury Lane Theatre of today is the
Fix this textfourth of that name to stand upon the original
Fix this textsite. It was opened in 1812 with a Prologue
Fix this textwritten by Lord Byron.
Fix this textUntil the end of the 18th century the Players
Fix this textat Drury Lane were entitled to claim certain
Fix this textprivileges which included the right to wear
Fix this textWindsor uniform, the right of attending the
Fix this textSovereign on State occasions and the right to
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Fix this textDrury Lane has known all the great players
Fix this textof the English stage—Garrick, Keene, Sarah
Fix this textSiddons, the Kembles, Irving, Tree and many
Fix this textof the stars of pantomime and the great modern
Fix this textmusical productions which are a feature of
Fix this texttoday. But of all the grand companies of
Fix this textplayers who have trod the boards at Drury
Fix this textLane, none has achieved the fame of “pretty,
Fix this textwitty” Nell Gwynne who became the mistress
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Fix this textThe theatre is one of the largest in the world,
Fix this textproviding accommodation for 3,000 people and,
Fix this textit would seem, almost that number on the
Fix this textstage so large is its size. Because of its vastness
Fix this textand its suitability for large scale musical pro-
Fix this textductions such as “Oklahoma,” it has, in recent
Fix this textyears, specialised in this form of entertainment.
Fix this textIn its early days Drury Lane Theatre was
Fix this textfrequently the scene of riots for such reasons
Fix this textas a leaky roof or the inclusion of “Papists and
Fix this textFrenchmen” among the performers.
Fix this textAs a result the theatre enjoyed, until recent
Fix this texttimes, the distinction of having two sentries
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Fix this textAn old custom is still observed annually on
Fix this textTwelfth Night when the “Baddeley Cake” is cut
Fix this textand eaten on the stage by performers and
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Fix this textEXTRA DRY SOLERO • ROYAL PURPLE PARA
Fix this textCHATEAU TANUNDA BRANDY • GREAT WESTERN CHAMPAGNE
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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