Sadler’s Wells Theatre

Samuel Phelps at The Sadler’s Wells Theatre instituted audience controls that drove out the old audience and paved the way for respectability. The Bancrofts, as representative as any of the new movement, took over the run-down Prince of Wales’ Theatre, cleaned up the auditorium, and placed antimacassars on the…

…gave its name to the Sadler’s Wells Theatre built on its site. Gradually, however, the rural pleasure gardens were overtaken by urban growth associated with the Regent’s Canal (started 1812), the New North Road (1812) and other roads, and the North London Railway (1850s). Canonbury Square, Lloyd Square, and Myddleton…

…she took over the derelict Sadler’s Wells Theatre and made it a centre of opera and ballet. Baylis was created a Companion of Honour in 1929.

…he became co-lessee of the Sadler’s Wells Theatre with Thomas L. Greenwood and Mary Amelia Warner. Greenwood supplied the business capacity, Phelps was the theatrical manager, and Mrs. Warner (as she was known) was the leading lady. In this position Phelps remained for 20 years, raising the Sadler’s Wells house…