C. J. Phipps and Eleonora Duse black plaque

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# Shaftesbury Avenue: Where Vision Met Performance Standing before the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, you're standing at the intersection of two remarkable legacies. Architect C. J. Phipps designed and built this theatre in 1888, creating an intimate venue that would become a crucible for the...

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Lyric Theatre Built by C J Phipps. The Lyric Theatre opened in 1888 with the comic opera "Dorothy" and has since developed a tradition of drama, light comedy and popular musicals. The great Italian actress Eleonora Duse made her debut here in "Camille" in 1893