His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Her
Exterior of the theatre, 2023
John Vanbrugh painted by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1704–1710
The King's Theatre, Haymarket; watercolour by William Capon
Interior of second theatre on the site, c. 1808 (drawing by Auguste Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermann's Microcosm of London)
Chu Chin Chow
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Chu Chin Chow is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, based on the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. The piece premièred at His Majesty's
His Majesty's Theatre, London
…His Majesty's has accordingly specialised in hosting musicals. It has been home to record-setting musical theatre runs such as the First World War hit Chu Chin Chow and Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, which has run at His Majesty's since 1986, except during the COVID-19 pandemic theatre closures…
Oscar Asche in Chu Chin Chow
Chu Chin Chow Theatre programme (State Library Victoria)
Costume designs shown in the Tatler, 1917