Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England.
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10 Facts About Savoy Theatre
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Savoy Theatre was the first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electricity.
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For many years, the Savoy Theatre was the home of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which continued to be run by the Carte family for over a century.
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House of Savoy Theatre was the ruling family of Savoy Theatre descended from Humbert I, Count of Sabaudia, who became count in 1032.
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On Peter's death, the Savoy Theatre was given to Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster, by his mother, Queen Eleanor.
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Savoy Theatre paid his half in March 1880, but the officials caused lengthy delays.
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Savoy Theatre closed in 1903, and was reopened under the management of John Leigh and Edward Laurillard from February 1904 to December 1906.
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Savoy Theatre began to mount seasons of updated and refreshed Gilbert and Sullivan productions at first at the Prince's Theatre in 1919.
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Savoy Theatre reopened on 21 October 1929 with a new production of The Gondoliers designed by Charles Ricketts and conducted by Malcolm Sargent.
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