In 1880 on the 31st of January the Bancrofts, Effie and Squire, began their management of The Haymarket Theatre with a revival of 'Money' by Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer that had premiered at the same theatre 40 years previous.
Sir George Alexanders management of St James's Theatre commenced on this day in 1891. Sir George Alexander (1858-1918) began his career as an amateur and within six years he had made his London stage debut. He went on to work under the great Henry Irving before becoming an actor manager in 1890. During Oscar Wildes troubles which ultimately led to his incarceration Alexander purchased the rights to his popular works and organise the bequeathment of the profits to Oscars sons. Alexanders legacy lives on through his great great nephew Hugh Laurie.
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