man ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁attended ▁the ▁theatre . ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Gustav ▁III , ▁two ▁gall eries ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁aud itor ium . ▁The ▁play ▁Hel m f elt , ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁himself , ▁was ▁st aged ▁here ▁and ▁the ▁play ▁Till f äl let ▁g ör ▁t ju ven ▁by ▁ ▁premier ed ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use ▁after ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Gustav ▁III ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁the ▁mach in ery ▁for ▁the ▁scen ery ▁was ▁dis m ant led . ▁Re const ruction ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁were ▁also ▁started ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁transform ing ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁hunting ▁l odge ▁for ▁Charles ▁XV ▁to ▁designs ▁in ▁a ▁Renaissance ▁Rev ival ▁style . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁ab orted ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁but ▁the ▁room ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁significantly ▁alter ed ▁by ▁then . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁multiple ▁different ▁uses ▁including ▁a ▁school ▁class room , ▁a ▁military ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁a ▁te legraph ic ▁station . ▁Att ention ▁was ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁dis used ▁theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁re - open ing ▁of ▁the ▁similar ▁Dro tt ning holm ▁Palace ▁Theatre . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁protected ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁and