Hi folks, While things are quiet, someone may have connections with the people below who I have found at 2 addresses on the Lincoln St. Martin 1861 census. Staying at 15 Grantham Street (which is situated to the rear of the present day Theatre Royal) ~ Clinton Sarah boardr S F 25 Comedian MDX Shoreditch Clinton Ellen boardr s f 23 Comedian MDX Stepney And staying at number 3, Kings Arms Yard were the following ~ Holt James lodger S M 41 Professor of Music Manchester Thomas Edward lodger M M 41 Vocalist Manchester King George Frederick lodger S M 20 Professor of Music LAN Morrison Robert lodger M M 36 Professor of Music LAN Preston Conelley William Henry lodger W M 31 Comedian Manchester They all seemed to be appearing at the theatre and it would be interesting to discover what was on at the time. A little bit of history about Lincoln Theatre Royal ~ In 1764 a new Theatre was formed to replace the 'Drury Lane' theatre which was built c1731. Mr. William Herbert, who had been manager of the former theatre since 1750, formed the new theatre in the Kings Arms Yard off Butchery Street, which is now called Clasketgate and just consisted of a few small buildings. The 'new' theatre was named ‘The Theatre Royal’ by Mr. Herbert and he continued to manage it until about 1783. The Theatre Royal was taken over by James Whitely, and together with William Herbert’s Players, the theatre continued until 1806 when demand was such that it was rebuilt on the same site and lasted until 1892. An enormous explosion rocked the Theatre during the night of November 26/27th and a fire completely destroyed it. The leaseholder at the time was Mr. Ross Challis, and he, with the help of London architects Bertie Crewe and W.G.R. Sprague, designed and created a new, even bigger Theatre. This now had a capacity for 840 people, a large stage with no supporting pillars to block peoples’ view and plush tip-up seating. Access was still from Kings Arms Yard. Mr. Challis became the sole owner and called the theatre the ‘New Theatre Royal’, opening with W.S. Penley’s Company from London’s Globe Theatre on December 18th 1893, performing ‘Charley’s Aunt’. Best wishes, Dave Jassie - dave.jassie@ntlworld.com (List Administrator) For information regarding mailing lists, web sites and look-up resources I have, Visit Gen-Links at - http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~jassie/index.html