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The playhouse has been the site of a couple of significant innovations in theatre. In 1873, it was the venue for the first scheduled matinée performance, establishing a custom soon followed in theatres everywhere. Six years later, its auditorium was reconstructed and the stage was enclosed in the first use of the picture frame proscenium.
Its managers have included Squire Bancroft, John Baldwin Buckstone , Cyril Maude, and Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
Its first major success was a 1729 production of Maggoty Johnson 's Hurlothrumbo . In 1862, the theater was host to a 400-night run of Our American Cousin, with Edward Southern as Lord Dundreary. The play's success adds the word "dreary" into common use.
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The playhouse underwent a major refurbishment in 1994. In May 2004 it closed for two nights after bits of the ceiling fell down during a performance. About 13 people suffered mainly cuts and bruises when plaster fell into the auditorium during the " When Harry Met Sally" Show.