Building Name

Alterations and decorations Lyceum Theatre London

Date
1878
District/Town
London
County/Country
Greater London, England
Client
Sir Henry Irving
Work
Alterations

Darbyshire had met Henry Irving when he spent five years in Manchester as a young actor at the Theatre Royal. They had played together in Hamlet at Bury in 1865 when Irving gave a farewell performance before his departure to London. Darbyshire and Irving remained friends throughout their lives.

Reference           British Architect 13 December 1878 Page 234