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Theatre Royal Drury Lane

England · Arts / Theatre. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1663Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1663

Charles II7 May 1663

London · Arts / Theatre

Royal patronage supports Killigrew's King's Company at the new Theatre Royal.

Charles Hart7 May 1663

London · Arts / Theatre

Hart becomes one of the leading actors of Killigrew's King's Company.

Thomas Killigrew7 May 1663

London · Arts / Theatre

Opens the Theatre Royal in Bridges Street, later known as Drury Lane.

Michael Mohun7 May 1663

London · Arts / Theatre

Mohun performs with the King's Company in the Restoration theatre world.

Names involved

Charles HartCharles IIMichael MohunThomas Killigrew

Provenance

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