Stephen Kemble, William Macready, Charles Keen, Theatre Royal, Aberdeen, and 1 other
Overview
Stephen Kemble, William Macready, Charles Keen, Theatre Royal, Aberdeen, and 1 other is recorded as Commemorative plaque in Scotland Aberdeen City. This black commemorative plaque records: Theatre Lane. In 1795 the Theatre Royal, seating 600, was created in Marischal Street by Stephen Kemble, brother of the actor John Philip Kemble.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: Theatre Lane.
People and events
The saved account records: In 1795 the Theatre Royal, seating 600, was created in Marischal Street by Stephen Kemble, brother of the actor John Philip Kemble.
How it worked
The saved account records: Eminent performers included Charles Macready and Charles Keen.
What remains
The saved account records: The theatre flourished until 1872 when it was replaced by Her Majesty's Opera House, later the Tivoli, in Guild Street.
Why it mattered
Stephen Kemble, William Macready, Charles Keen, Theatre Royal, Aberdeen, and 1 other matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Theatre Lane. In 1795 the Theatre Royal, seating 600, was created in Marischal Street by Stephen Kemble, brother of the actor John Philip Kemble. Eminent performers included Charles Macready and Charles Keen. The theatre flourished until 1872 when it was replaced by Her Majesty's Opera House, later the Tivoli, in Guild Street. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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