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The Theatre Royal is a Grade II listed Edwardian theatre situated on Corporation Street, Hyde, Greater Manchester. ==History== Planning permission was granted by the local council to build a licensed theatre to replace the Theatre Royal of nearby Frank Street in 1901. The theatre was designed by Campbell and Horsley of Manchester and built by S. Robinson and Sons of Hyde. The completed theatre opened on 3 November 1902 with a Victorian French melodrama, Little Jim, with Shakespeare and other classic plays to follow.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.theatreroyalhyde.co.uk/theatre_history.php )〕 In 1914 a movable screen was added onto the stage to enable the theatre to operate as a part-time cinema. In the early 1970s, the popularity of live performances were on the decline and the decision was made to stop them altogether at the theatre. The main auditorium become a full-time cinema and a second cinema opened in 1972 taking up the majority of the original stage area. The last live performance held was a production of Annie Get Your Gun.〔 In later years, the main auditorium was referred to as 'Royal 1' and the second cinema was referred to as 'Royal 2'. The theatre was also referred to as the 'Royal Cinema' although the 'Theatre Royal' signs remained on the building . In the early 1990s, the London-based owners discovered problems with fraud at the theatre and decided to close it down in August 1993〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.tameside.gov.uk/districtassembly/hyde/21sep09/minutes )〕 as they considered it a liability. The theatre was full for the last few days of business, with people still offering support to Hyde's last local cinema.〔 The final film to be shown was Walt Disney's classic, The Jungle Book.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theatre Royal, Hyde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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