Comic opera set in rural Kent in 1740. The plot surrounds the Squire's daughter, Dorothy and her cousin Lydia, who, tired of the social rounds, decide to pose as villagers during the festival of the Hop Pole. It played for 931 performances, breaking every London long-run record.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Dorothy
{Above a stylized picture of two performers:} Lyric Theatre Built by C.J. Phi...
Actor and director.  Born New Jersey.  Artistic director of the Old Vic theatre since 2003.
Theatre manager and historian. Born Walter James Macqueen-Pope in Farnham, Surrey. He was business manager at many London theatres including the Queens, the Duke of York's and the London Palladium....
Founded by Martin Burton, who formerly performed as a circus clown called Zippo.
Theatre. Built for impresario Oswald Stoll and designed by Frank Matcham. Amongst its first performers were the Fred Karno troupe featuring Charlie Chaplin. When the appeal of variety shows began t...
The National Theatre company was founded in July 1962 and the first performance was given at the Old Vic on 22 October 1963.There is a permanent exhibition about the history of the National Theatre...
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