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John Gielgud, W. G. R. Sprague, and Queen's Theatre black plaque
John Gielgud · Actor
Inscription
“Queen's Theatre Built by W. G. R. Sprague, the Queen's Theatre opened in 1908 with a comedy The Sugar Bowl. While the Edwardian interior has largely survived, the theatre suffered bomb damage during the last war, re-opening in 1959 with the present exterior and John Gielgud in The Ages of Man”
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1904-2000
Life dates
51 Shaftesbury Avenue
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City of Westminster
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John Gielgud
actor, Knight Bachelor, director, Companion of Honour, and Order of Merit recipient · (1904-2000)
W. G. R. Sprague
theatre architect · (1863-1933)
Queen's Theatre
theatre · (1908-present)
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