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== History ==
== History ==
[[Henry Gordon Jago]] acquired the New Regency Theatre in the [[1890s]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]''), having sold the [[Palace Theatre]] as a result of the scandal following the [[Magnus Greel|Weng-Chiang]] incident in [[1889]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'').
[[Henry Gordon Jago]] acquired the New Regency Theatre in the [[1890s]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]''), having sold the [[Palace Theatre]] as a result of the scandal following the [[Magnus Greel|Weng-Chiang]] incident in [[1889]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'').
[[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] once attended a play at the theatre, which was a source of great pride to Jago. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]'')


In the 1890s, the theatre was refurbished and renovated. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Higson & Quick (audio story)|Higson & Quick]]'')
In the 1890s, the theatre was refurbished and renovated. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Higson & Quick (audio story)|Higson & Quick]]'')
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At 8:47 p.m. on [[12 October]] [[1940]], the theatre was destroyed in the [[The Blitz|Blitz]] during [[World War II]], as was the hotel next to it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Swan Song (audio story)|Swan Song]]'', ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'')
At 8:47 p.m. on [[12 October]] [[1940]], the theatre was destroyed in the [[The Blitz|Blitz]] during [[World War II]], as was the hotel next to it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Swan Song (audio story)|Swan Song]]'', ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'')


=== Theatre of Dreams ===
Around the time when he was first given the theatre Mr. Jago was trapped in a dreamlike reality by the [[Theatre of Dreams]]. In this reality [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] attended a play at the theatre, fulfilling Jago's dream. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]'')
[[Category:London theatres and movie theatres]]
[[Category:London theatres and movie theatres]]

Revision as of 17:30, 27 February 2016

The New Regency Theatre was a London theatre, active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

History

Henry Gordon Jago acquired the New Regency Theatre in the 1890s (AUDIO: The Theatre of Dreams), having sold the Palace Theatre as a result of the scandal following the Weng-Chiang incident in 1889 (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang).

In the 1890s, the theatre was refurbished and renovated. (AUDIO: Higson & Quick)

Jago made phonograph recordings of certain performances at the theatre. (AUDIO: Changing of the Guard)

Jago owned the theatre until his death. Sometime later, the ballet Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was first performed at the New Regency Theatre. It was a huge success, selling out the theatre for months. (AUDIO: Swan Song)

At 8:47 p.m. on 12 October 1940, the theatre was destroyed in the Blitz during World War II, as was the hotel next to it. (AUDIO: Swan Song, Chronoclasm)

Theatre of Dreams

Around the time when he was first given the theatre Mr. Jago was trapped in a dreamlike reality by the Theatre of Dreams. In this reality Queen Victoria attended a play at the theatre, fulfilling Jago's dream. (AUDIO: The Theatre of Dreams)