Show drury lane theater the famous london drury lane theater dates back to 1603 when the first theater of this name was opened on the site of a riding yard at that time in an aristocratic quarter of the city it was called the theater hoyal royal and the first play produced was pearl mont and fletchers the humorous lieutenant nell gwynne made her first appearance there two years later the first building burned down in 1672 and was succeeded in 1074 by a the ater designed by sir christopher wren this lasted until 1791 when it was torn down the third one burned down in 1809 and the fourth and present theater was opened in 1812 drury I 1 ane anes 9 hi history tory Is the history of the anglish stige for the past three cen and Is c with guch stich i mrs sl 1 inns garrica kern lie ile kean ani ant micheil Mic reil 0 to o n I 1 layne ayne ali 11 ie el I 1 X r i there li it di doi alas is in an I 1 rn in ha ba P I 1 dpn n of the n H st I 1 me i A I 1 pori t n nn i I 1 tl arp pr hf ho |