Management at the King's
| Years |
Manager |
1705-1706 |
William Congreve |
1706-1711 |
Owen Swiney |
1741-1749 |
Lord Middlesex |
1749-1750 |
Lord Middlesex and John Francis Croza |
1751-1755 |
Domenico Paradies and Francesco Vaneschi |
1755-1757 |
Mingottia and Giardini |
1754-1766 |
Gordon, T. Vincent, and Crawford |
1766-1769 |
Gordon, T. Vincent and Drummond |
1769-1773 |
George Hobart |
1773-1778 |
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Yates and Mrs. Brooke |
1778 |
Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
1778-1783 |
William Taylor |
1783-1785 |
Board of trustees including Michael Novosielski, James Sutton, and Simon Slingsby |
1785-1789 |
Giovani-Andrea Gallini |
1803-1807 |
Francis Gould |
1807-1812 |
William Taylor and Edmund Waters |
1813 |
Dark due to dispute between William Taylor and Edmund Waters |
1814-1820 |
Edmund Waters |
1821-1823 |
John Ebers |
1823 |
Benelli |
1824-1828 |
John Ebers |
1828-1842 |
Pierre LaPorte |
1842-1853 |
Benjamin Lumley |
1853-1855 |
Dark |
1855-1858 |
Benjamin Lumley |
1858-1860 |
Dark |
1860-1862 |
John Mapleson (under E.T. Smith who owned the theatre and occasionally affected its management) |
1862-1867 |
John Mapleson |
1867 |
Theatre Burnt down |
1868-1869 |
Rebuilt by Charles Lee |
1869-1877 |
Little if any drama or opera were performed |
1877-1879 |
Colonel Henry Mapleson |
1879-1882 |
Carl Rosa |
1897-1907 |
Beerbohm Tree |