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== History == | == History == | ||
[[Henry Gordon Jago]] acquired the New Regency Theatre in the [[1890s]] ([[ | [[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. ([[ | [[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]]'') | ||
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. ([[ | 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 (audio story)|Swan Song]]'') | ||
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. ([[ | 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]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'') | ||
[[Category:London theatres and movie theatres]] | [[Category:London theatres and movie theatres]] | ||