St James's Theatre

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West End theatre playhouse theatre

St James's Theatre was a prominent London West End playhouse known for staging notable 19th- and early 20th-century dramas and comedies before its demolition in the 1950s.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	West End theatre → playhouse → theatre →
architect	Samuel Beazley →
associatedWith	Arthur Wing Pinero → George Alexander NERFINISHED → Gerald du Maurier → Oscar Wilde →
city	City of Westminster NERFINISHED →
country	United Kingdom →
culturalSignificance	important venue in London theatrical life →
demolishedIn	1950s →
demolitionDate	1957 →
demolitionReason	redevelopment of the site →
eraOfProminence	19th century → early 20th century →
hasHeritageStatus	demolished historic theatre →
inauguralProduction	Agnes de Vere →
knownFor	19th-century drama productions → West End comedies → early 20th-century drama productions → society dramas →
languageOfPerformances	English →
locatedIn	London → St James's, London → West End of London →
locatedOn	King Street NERFINISHED →
notableManager	Benjamin Webster → Fay Compton NERFINISHED → George Alexander → Gerald du Maurier → H. B. Irving → John Braham → Mrs John Wood →
notableProduction	Diplomacy → His House in Order → Lady Windermere's Fan → The Importance of Being Earnest → The Prisoner of Zenda → The Rivals → The Second Mrs Tanqueray →
openingDate	1835 →
region	England →
seatingType	proscenium arch theatre →
successorBuilding	office block on King Street →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adventure Story →	firstPerformedAt