dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ ˈeɪtʃ.dʒˈiː.dˈʌbəljˌuː. dɹˈɪŋkwɔːɾɚɹ ænd wɪð ɐ wˈʌn θˈaʊzəndsˈiːt kəpˈæsᵻɾi ðə sˈɛkənd nˈuː θˈiəɾɚ wʌz dˈæmɪdʒd baɪ fˈaɪɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ænd ˈɔltɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, wˌɛn ðə sˈiːɾɪŋ kəpˈæsᵻɾi wʌz ɪŋkɹˈiːst tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd.
Designed by H.G.W. Drinkwater and with a 1000-seat capacity the second New Theatre was damaged by fire in 1892 and altered in 1908, when the seating capacity was increased to 1200.