Surrey Theatre

Static Information
London Stage Code Diane Howard Code Address in London
0802 778 124 Blackfriar's Road, Lambeth
Theatre Names
Year Names
1782-1816 Royal Circus
1816- The Surrey Theatre
N/A Royal Surrey Theatre
N/A Surrey Vaudeville Theatre
N/A Surrey Theatre of Varieties

Cost of Building/Remodeling
Year Cost
1782 £ 15000
1865 £ 25000
Capacity at Surrey
Year Capacity
1865 2161

Management at The Surrey Lane
Years Manager
1771-1783 Charles Hughes
1782-1809 Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes
1809-1814 Robert Elliston
1814-1816 Used as Circus
1816-1823 Tom Dibdin
1823-1825 Various Managers including Watkins Burroughs, Johnson, Williams, and Honeyman
1825 Tom Dibdin
1826-1827 Vacant
1827-1831 Robert Elliston
1831-1848 Osbaldistone, Davidge, Bunn, E.T. Smith, Miss Romer
1848-1863 Richard Shepard with Osbaldistone, and Creswick
1863-1869 Richard Shepard with James Anderson and Creswick
1869-1880 Variety of Managers
1880 George Conquest

The proceding data was found in the following sources: Baker 227; Howard's Theatres and Music Halls #778

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