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This article is about the Adelphi Theatre, London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. For the unrelated New York theater, see Adelphi Theater. The City of New York
Adelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre in 2007, with Joseph logos
Address
Strand
City
Westminster, London
Designation Grade II
Architect John and Jane Scott
Owned by Adelphi Theatre Company Limited
Capacity 1500 seated
Type West End theatre
Opened 1806
Rebuilt 1840 Samuel Beazley (new facade)
1858 T. The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Jane M Scott (1779-1839 was a British theatre manager performer and playwright West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Samuel Beazley (1786–1851 was a London Architect, Novelist and Playwright. H. Wyatt and Stephen Salter
1901 Ernest Runtz
1930 Ernest Schaufelberg
Previous names 1806 Sans Pareil
1844 Adelphi
1858 New Adelphi
1901 Century Theatre
1930 Royal Adelphi
Production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
www.rutheatres.com/venueinfo/ade.htm
Coordinates: 51°30′36″N 0°07′22″W / 51.510063, -0.122900

The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals. A receiving house (sometimes called a roadhouse) is a Theatre which does not produce its own repertoire but instead receives touring theatre companies usually Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The theatre was Grade II listed on December 1, 1987. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) [1]

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History

19th century

It was founded in 1806 as the Sans Pareil ("Without Compare"), by merchant John Scott, and his daughter Jane (1770–1839). Jane M Scott (1779-1839 was a British theatre manager performer and playwright Jane was a British theatre manager, performer, and playwright. Together, they gathered a theatrical company and by 1809 the theatre was licensed for musical entertainments, pantomime, and burletta. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending She wrote more than fifty stage pieces in an array of genres: melodramas, pantomimes, farces, comic operettas, historical dramas, and adaptations, as well as translations. Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending Jane Scott retired to Surrey in 1819, marrying John Davies Middleton (1790–1867). Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. [2]

Sketch of a scene from Jane Scott's 1816 play, The Old Oak Chest
Sketch of a scene from Jane Scott's 1816 play, The Old Oak Chest

On October 18, 1819, the theatre reopened under its present name, which was adopted from the Adelphi Buildings opposite. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Adelphi (Greek adelphoi, "brothers" is a district of London, England in the City of Westminster. [3][4]

In its early years, the theatre was known for melodrama], called Adelphi Screamers. Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types [3] Many stories by Charles Dickens were also adapted for the stage here, including John Baldwin Buckstone's The Christening, a comic burletta, which opened on October 13, 1834, based on the story The Bloomsbury Christening. John Baldwin Buckstone ( September 14 1802 - October 31 1879) was an English Playwright and Comedian who wrote Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This is notable for being thought the first Dickens adaption performed. This was the first of many of Dickens's early works adapted for the stage of the Adelphi, including The Pickwick Papers as W. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. L. Rede's The Peregrinations of Pickwick; or, Boz-i- a-na, a three-act burletta first performed on April 3, 1837, Yates's production of Nicholas Nickleby; or, Doings at Do-The-Boys Hall in November and December 1838, and Edward Stirling's two-act burletta The Old Curiosity Shop; or, One Hour from Humphrey's Clock (November and December 1840, January 1841). Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby' is an eight-hour stage play presented over two performances adapted from the Charles Dickens novel of the same The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in [3] The theatre itself, makes a cameo appearance in The Pickwick Papers[5]

Charles Dickens' The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain at the Adelphi, in the Illustrated London News, Dec 30, 1848
Charles Dickens' The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain at the Adelphi, in the Illustrated London News, Dec 30, 1848

The Adelphi came under the management of Madame Celeste and comedian Ben Webster, in 1844, and Buckstone was appointed its resident dramatist. The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain A Fancy for Christmas-Time, a novel by Charles Dickens, was first published in 1848. Dramatisations of Dickens continued to be performed, including A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future opening on February 5th; and Beckett's The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that rang an Old Year out and a New One In. A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol) is a Novella by Charles Dickens In 1848, The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain was performed. The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain A Fancy for Christmas-Time, a novel by Charles Dickens, was first published in 1848. [3]

The old theatre was demolished, and on December 26, 1858, The New Adelphi was opened and was considered an improvement on the cramped circumstances of the original, which had been described as a "hasty conversion from a tavern hall, permanently kept in its provisional state". Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The new theatre could seat 1,500 people, with standing room for another 500. The interior was lighted by a Stroud's Patent Sun Lamp, a brilliant array of gas mantles passed through a chandelier of cut-glass.

In the mid-1800s, John Lawrence Toole established his comedic reputation at the Adelphi. John Lawrence (J L Toole ( 12 March 1830 &ndash 30 July 1906) was an English comic Actor and theatrical producer Also in the mid-1800s, the Adelphi hosted a number of French operettas, including La belle Hélène. Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter La belle Hélène (" The Beautiful Helen " or " The Fair Helen " Opéra bouffe in three acts is an Operetta by In 1867, however, the Adelphi gave English comic opera a boost by hosting the first public performance of Arthur Sullivan's first opera, Cox and Box. Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 &ndash 22 November 1900 was an English composer of Irish and Italian descent best known for his operatic Cox and Box; or The Long-Lost Brothers, is a one-act Comic opera with a libretto by F

An actor who performed regularly at the Adelphi in the latter half of the nineteenth century, William Terriss, was stabbed to death on December 16, 1897, as recorded on a plaque on the wall by the stage door. William Terriss ( 20 February 1847 - 16 December 1897) was an English Actor, known for his swashbuckling hero roles such Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Outside a neighbouring pub, a sign says that the killer was one of the theatre's stage hands, but Richard Archer Prince committed the murder. Richard Archer Prince, also known as William Archer Flint, was an actor and the murderer of William Terriss outside the Adelphi Theatre, in London It has been said that Terriss' ghost haunts the theatre. Terriss' daughter was Ellaline Terriss, a famous actress, and her husband, actor-manager Seymour Hicks managed the Adelphi for some years at the end of the 19th century. Circus girl1jpg|right|thumb|220px|Terriss as Dora in The Circus Girl ]] Ellaline Terriss, born Ellaline Lewin ( April 13 1872 &ndash Seymour Hicks ( 30 January 1871 &ndash 6 April 1949) was a British actor Music hall performer playwright screenwriter The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

20th century

Cover of Vocal Score
Cover of Vocal Score

On September 11, 1901, the third theatre was opened as the Century Theatre, although the name reverted in 1904. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting This theatre was built by Frank Kirk to the design of Ernest Runtz. George Edwardes, the dean of London musical theatre, took over management of the theatre in 1908. George Joseph Edwardes (born as Edwards) (8 October 1855 &ndash 4 October 1915 was an English theatre manager of Irish ancestry who brought a new era in Musical In the early part of the 20th century, the Adelphi was home to a number of musical comedies, the most successful of which included The Earl and the Girl (1904), The Dairymaids (1907), The Quaker Girl (1910), The Boy (1917), Clowns in Clover (1927), and Mr. Cinders (1929). The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The Earl and the Girl is a musical comedy in two acts by Seymour Hicks, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank and music by Ivan Caryll. The Quaker Girl is a musical play in three acts by James T Tanner, with lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, and music by Lionel Monckton The Boy is a musical comedy with a book by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank (based on Arthur Wing Pinero 's 1885 play The Magistrate Mr Cinders was a musical which opened at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 11 February 1929.

The present Adelphi opened on December 3, 1930, redesigned in the Art Deco style by Ernest Schaufelberg. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial It was named the 'Royal Adelphi Theatre' and re-opened with the hit musical Ever Green, by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers, based on the book Benn W. Lorenz "Larry" Hart ( May 2, 1895 &ndash November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York Levy. The operetta Balalaika (a revised version of the The Gay Hussars) played at the theatre in 1936, and in 1940 the theatre's name again reverted to 'The Adelphi'. The Gay Hussars is an Operetta in three acts by Emmerich Kálmán. The theatre continued to host comedy and musicals, including Bless The Bride (1947), Maggie May (1964), and A Little Night Music (1975), as well as dramas (see below for a list beginning in 1979). Bless the Bride is a musical with music by Vivian Ellis and a book and lyrics by A Maggie May is a musical with a book by Alun Owen and music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler.

A proposed redevelopment of Covent Garden by the GLC in 1968 saw the theatre under threat, together with the nearby Vaudeville, Garrick, Lyceum and Duchess theatres. Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 This article discusses a performance space For the theatrical genre please see Vaudeville. The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster. The Lyceum Theatre is a 2000-seat West End theatre located in the City of Westminster, on Wellington Street just off the Strand. The Duchess Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Catherine Street near Aldwych. An active campaign by Equity, the Musicians' Union, and theatre owners under the auspices of the Save London Theatres Campaign led to the abandonment of the scheme. Equity (formerly British Actors' Equity Association) is the Actors Trade union in the United Kingdom The Musicians' Union of the United Kingdom is the second largest musicians' Trade union in the world [6]

In 1993, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group purchased the theatre and completely refurbished it prior to the opening of his adaptation of Sunset Boulevard. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber The Really Useful Group (RUG is an international company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The 1998 video of Lloyd Webber's musical Cats was filmed at the theatre. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T

The 21st century

In November 1997, the Adelphi became home to the London production of the popular American musical Chicago, which became the venue's longest ever running production during its eight-and-a-half year run, which also made it the longest running American musical in West End history. Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. In April 2006, Chicago transferred to the Cambridge Theatre on Seven Dials where it continues to run. The Cambridge Theatre is a West End theatre, on a corner site in Earlham Street facing Seven Dials, in the London Borough of Camden, built in 1929-30

Michael Grandage's brand new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita replaced the show, beginning previews on June 2, 2006 before completing a twelve month run on May 26, 2007. Michael Grandage (b May 2[[ 962]] is an English Theatre director and producer and current Artistic Director at Donmar Warehouse, Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Brian Wilson performed his album Pet Sounds for the last time in the UK at the Adelphi in November 2006. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group The Beach Boys.

From July 6, 2007, the Adelphi will be home to another Lloyd Webber revival, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice The actor playing Joseph, Lee Mead, was cast by the BBC television show Any Dream Will Do, and will star alongside Preeya Kalidas and Dean Collinson. Any Dream Will Do, often known as 'Joseph' was a 2007 Talent show -themed Television series produced by the BBC in the United

The theatre is currently owned and managed by the Adelphi Theatre Company Limited, a partnership between Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group and Nederlander International. The Really Useful Group (RUG is an international company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Nederlander Organization ( Detroit Michigan) founded in 1912 by David T

The adjacent, numbers 409 and 410 Strand, were built in 1886-7 by the Gatti Brothers as the Adelphi Restaurant. The frontage remains essentially the same, but with plate glass windows, and, like the theatre, is a Grade II listed building. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance [7]

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References

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  2. ^ Bratton, Jacky: Scott , Jane Margaret (bap. 1779, d. 1839) {Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, (2004) accessed 24 May 2007
  3. ^ a b c d Victorian Web - Victorian Theatres accessed 5 Mar 2007
  4. ^ Editorial Note by Michael Eberle-Sinatra. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner D'Oyly Carte Opera Company staged performances of Gilbert and Sullivan 's Savoy Operas in the UK Europe North America South Africa Australia and elsewhere from the Poppy is a Musical comedy play about the Opium Wars. The play takes the form of a Pantomime, complete with Dick Whittington, a Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. The Jungle Book (1894 is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. Me and My Girl is a musical with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Damn Yankees is a Musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. Valentine Ruth Henshall (born 7 March 1967) known as Ruthie Henshall, is a British Singer, Dancer and actress Ute Lemper (born July 4 1963 in Münster, Germany) is a German chanteuse and actress Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress. Halfpenny is possibly best known for her role as Kate in the British Denise van Outen (born May 27 1974, Basildon, Essex) is an English Television presenter and actress. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Linzi Hateley (born October 23, 1970 in Birmingham) is an English stage actress who is currently starring as one of the leads in the West End Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford ( July 22, 1964) is an English actress and entertainer Josefina Gabrielle is an Olivier Award -nominated stage and screen actress, best known for her performances in hit West End Musicals Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Kevin Kennedy is an English Actor, Singer and Guitarist. He played bottle-lensed Norman 'Curly' Watts in ITV's long running soap opera Clive Rowe (27 March 1964 Oldham Lancashire is a British actor who won the 1997 Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his role David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952) is an American Actor and Singer, who is best known for his lead roles on Knight John Scot Barrowman (b 11 March 1967 is a Scottish Actor, musical performer, Dancer, Singer and Television presenter Anita Dobson (born 29 April 1949 in Stepney, London) is an English Television actress. Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961 is an English pop Singer-songwriter noted for her Bluesy voice. Gaby Roslin (born July 12 1964) is an English Television presenter and Actress. Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944 is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British Musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944 is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award Lee Stephen Mead (born 14 July, 1981, Southend-on-Sea) is a British Musical theatre Actor, best known for playing the male Charing Cross tube station is a London Underground station at Charing Cross in the City of Westminster with entrances located in Trafalgar Square Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for most of its history as Charing Cross. British Women Playwrights around 1800 (15 October 1998)
  5. ^ The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (1836) Chapt. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. 31
  6. ^ Vaudeville Theatre accessed 28 Mar 2007
  7. ^ Adelphi Theatre Restaurant - English Heritage Listing access 3 Apr 07

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