Theatre, Sheffield (1763 - 1935)
Dates
- Existence: 1763 - 1935
Biography
The Theatre (Royal) stood in Tudor Street, at the heart of Sheffield's present-day theatreland. It was located opposite the (now refurbished) 19th century Lyceum Theatre and close to the site of the modern Crucible Theatre.
Doug Hindmarch of the Sheffield Local Studies Library has provided the following information on Sheffield theatres of the time:
"The Theatre originally opened in 1763 as part of a development with the Assembly Rooms which fronted onto Norfolk Street. It was then demolished and rebuilt [on Tudor Street], the foundation stone laid on 6 August 1777 and the theatre reopening in 1778. From this time there seems to be some confusion about the name, both Theatre and Theatre Royal being used in various sources. There were major alterations on several occasions, particularly in 1855 when the interior was entirely rebuilt and in 1901 when Frank Matcham was in charge of redecoration and improvements. It was destroyed in a fire on 30/31 December 1935."
Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:
'16 String Jack'; 'Mr and Mrs White'; 'Peasant Boy' or 'The Felon Heir' Playbill, 1842
Performed on Thursday 31 March 1842 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'A Voyage to California!' or 'Sheffield in 1849!'; 'The Jealous Wife' Playbill, 1849
Performed on Friday 2 March 1849 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
'Barber of Seville'; 'Pizarro' or 'The Spaniards in Peru' Playbill, 1840
Performed on Wednesday 25 November 1840 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Battle of Austerlitz or 'The Soldiers Bride'; 'Gustavus III' Playbill, 1835
Performed on Wednesday 2 December 1835 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Battle of Austerlitz or 'The Soldiers Bride'; 'Nicholas Nickleby' or 'The Orphan, The Schoolmaster and the Man Milliner'; 'The Devil's Bridge' Playbill, 1839
Performed on Saturday 7 December 1839 except 'The Devil's Bridge' performed on Monday 9 December 1839 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Black Doctor!' or 'The Fated Lovers of Bourbon'; 'The Mysteries of Paris' or 'The Orphan Street Singer' Playbill, 1848
Performed on Thursday 17 February 1848 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
'Bound Prentice Waterman' or 'The Flower of Woolwick'; 'Fortune's Frolic' or 'The Ploughman Turned Lord'; 'Jacques Strop' or 'The Life of Robert Macaire' Playbill, 1842
Performed on Thursday 7 April 1842 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Brutus' or 'The Fall of Tarquin'; 'Der Freischutz' or 'The Seven Charmed Bullets' Playbill, 1844
Performed on Tuesday 16 January 1843 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Bubbles of the Day'; 'Deaf as a Post'; 'Valsha, The Slave Queen' Playbill, 1842
Performed on Monday 11 April 1842 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Capt. Ross' or 'A Voyage to The North'; 'Lilian, The Show Girl' Playbill, 1837
Performed on Tuesday 24 January 1837 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Capt. Ross' or 'A Voyage to The North'; 'Thirty Years of a Gambler's Life!' Playbill, 1837
Performed on Monday 23 January 1837 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Capt.Ross' or 'A Voyage North'; 'Tom and Jerry' or 'Life in London'; 'Hamlet' Playbill, 1837
Performed on Monday 30 January 1837 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Castle Spectre'; 'Aladdin' or 'The Wonderful Lamp' Playbill, 1836
Performed on Wednesday 14 December 1836 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Cavalier's Wrongs' or 'Trials of the Heart'; 'The Artist of Florence' or 'A Family Picture'; 'Seven Castles of the Passions' Playbill, 1855
Performed on Friday 30 November 1855 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
'Charles XII'; 'The Secret!'; 'Soldier's Progress!' Playbill, 1850
Performed on Thursday 10 October 1850 at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
'Dream Spectre!' or 'The Legend of the Sleeper's Shrift!'; 'Dominique, The Deserter' or 'The Gentleman in Black!' Playbill, 1848
Performed on Saturday 11 November 1848 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
'Dream Spectre!' or 'The Legend of the Sleeper's Shrift!'; 'Dominique, The Deserter' or 'The Gentleman in Black!' Playbill, 1848
Performed on Saturday 11 November 1848 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
'Dumb Man if Manchester'; 'Cross of Death' or 'The Dog Witness!'; 'Jack Robinson and His Monkey'; 'King John' Playbill, 1850
Performed on Thursday 31 October 1850 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
'Ella Rosenberg'; 'The Irish Lion'; 'Baron Munchausen' or 'Harlequin and the Genii of the Green Island' Playbill, 1841
Performed on Wednesday 3 March 1841 at Theatre, Sheffield.
'Gamester'; 'The Tragedy Queen' Playbill, 1849
Performed on Friday 4 May 1849 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.