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Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre


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*Davenant's conversion in 1660–1 of Lisle's indoor tennis court in Portugal Street in London established the spatial arrangement used in British theatres for some 150 years. The proscenium arch created ...

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Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance Length: 170 words
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Length: 173 words
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2) Length: 539 words
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre (London)
in A Dictionary of Shakespeare Length: 137 words

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