▁room , ▁the ▁so - called ▁" Conf idence ▁room ", ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁as ▁a ▁d ining ▁room ▁and ▁l oun ge ▁area ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁performances ▁at ▁the ▁theatre , ▁and ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁so - called ▁table ▁à ▁confidence , ▁a ▁table ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁mechan ically ▁lower ed ▁into ▁a ▁room ▁below . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁the ▁family ▁could ▁avoid ▁having ▁servants ▁in ▁the ▁room ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁there ▁and ▁thus ▁speak ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁confidence ▁- ▁hence ▁the ▁name . ▁Similar ▁rooms ▁exist ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁side ▁pav il ions ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Pav il ion ▁at ▁Dro tt ning holm . ▁The ▁plain ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁were ▁painted ▁as ▁to ▁im itate ▁col oss al ▁pil aster s , ▁arch it ra ves ▁and ▁cart ouch es . ▁It ▁was ▁he ated ▁by ▁one ▁or ▁possibly ▁two ▁co ck l est ov es ; ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁dummy . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁theatre ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 . ▁The ▁a for ement ioned ▁French ▁theatre ▁tr oupe ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁visited ▁the ▁theatre ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁theatre ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁after ▁the ▁unusual ▁table ▁à ▁confidence ▁and ▁it ▁could ▁originally ▁accom ond ate ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁was ▁used ▁extens ively ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Carl ▁Michael ▁Bell