Queen's Theatre, Dublin

Queen's Theatre, Dublin

Adelphi Theatre
Adelphi Theatre (1829–1844)
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Address	Pearse Street Dublin 2 Ireland
Type	patent theatre
Construction
Opened	1829
Closed	1969
Rebuilt	1909

The Queen's Theatre, Dublin, located in Pearse Street was originally built in 1829 as the Adelphi Theatre.^[1] This building was demolished in 1844 and rebuilt. It reopened that same year as the Queens Royal Theatre,^[2] the new owner having been granted a Royal Patent to operate as a patent theatre. The theatre quickly became known as simply the Queen's.

It was most famous in the 20th century as the home of the Happy Gang,^[3] a troupe of comics, singers and musicians including Danny Cummins, Jimmy Harvey, Mick Eustace and . The regular members of the "gang" took part in sketches as required, but in addition each had to be a solo performer in his own right.

The Abbey Theatre took over the building after the Abbey fire of 1951 and remained until July 1966. The lease was then put up for sale. Trinity College Dublin were the ground landlords, but the Department of Education refused to grant them the funds to purchase the building. The lease was purchased by Herbert McNally, who was involved in the cinema business. He attempted to secure planning permission to build a office block, and when this was refused he sold it to George Colley.^[3] The theatre closed in 1969 and was demolished in 1975.

The new building, Áras An Phiarsaigh, was built on the site.^[3]

References[]

• Ryan, Philip B. The Lost Theatres of Dublin. (The Badger Press, 1998) ISBN 0-9526076-1-1

Coordinates: 53°20′42″N 6°15′17″W / 53.344938°N 6.254622°W / 53.344938; -6.254622

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