ðə θˈiəɾɚ wʌz dˈæmɪdʒd baɪ fˈaɪɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ænd ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ tˈaɪm ɪt wʌz kəntˈɪnjuːəsli ˌʌndɚ ðə mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌvðə dˈɔɹɪl fˈæmɪli ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
The theatre was damaged by fire in 1892 and enlarged in 1908, from which time it was continuously under the management of the Dorrill family until 1972.