Dorset Garden Theatre

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Dorset Garden Theatre was a prominent 17th-century London playhouse of the English Restoration era, renowned for its elaborate staging, machinery, and musical entertainments.

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instanceOf Restoration theatre
playhouse
theatre
alsoKnownAs Dorset Gardens Theatre NERFINISHED
Duke’s Theatre, Dorset Garden NERFINISHED
architect Christopher Wren NERFINISHED
associatedWith Aphra Behn NERFINISHED
Henry Purcell NERFINISHED
John Dryden NERFINISHED
Thomas Betterton NERFINISHED
William Davenant NERFINISHED
closed late 17th century
country England
demolished early 18th century
hadFeature boxes
complex stage machinery
flying machines
galleries
moveable scenery
orchestra pit
proscenium arch stage
trapdoors
historicalPeriod Restoration era
influenced development of English opera
stage design in Restoration theatre
inUseDuring 1670s
1680s
1690s
knownFor elaborate staging
musical entertainments
operatic productions
spectacular scenery
stage machinery
locatedIn City of London
London NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod English Restoration
locatedNear Thames
surface form: River Thames
locatedOn Dorset Garden NERFINISHED
opened 1671
operatedBy Duke’s Company NERFINISHED
partOf London West End theatre history
patron James, Duke of York NERFINISHED
usedFor masques
musical performances
opera
semi-opera
spoken drama

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Restoration theatre notableTheatreBuilding Dorset Garden Theatre