{"id":4,"date":"2016-04-28T16:17:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T14:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp\/?p=4"},"modified":"2020-10-13T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T08:27:29","slug":"argyll-rooms-regent-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/2016\/04\/28\/argyll-rooms-regent-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Argyll Rooms, Regent Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

L’Argyll Rooms: la breve esperienza di un piccolo teatro londinese.<\/span><\/h5>\n
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La storia dell\u2019Argyll Rooms comincia nel\u00a0 1806, quando l\u2019imprenditore Henry Francis Greville acquista un\u2019abitazione in Little Argyll Strett (pi\u00f9 tardi annessa a Regent Street). Greville adibisce l\u2019edificio all\u2019intrattenimento per il pubblico\u00a0 e, nel 1807, ottiene dal Lord Chamberlain la licenza per mettere in scena all\u2019Argyll Rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n
Gli spazi di questo teatro vengono animati da musica, pi\u00e8ce<\/em> teatrali, per lo pi\u00f9 scherzose, e da balli in maschera.\u00a0 I critici dell\u2019epoca hanno parole poco lusinghiere nei confronti del teatro che secondo William Taylor, direttore del Kings\u2019s Theater a Londra, non aveva nemmeno dei palcoscenici veri e propri e era caratterizzato da messe in scena scadenti e da una generale mancanza di organizzazione. Lo stesso Lord Byron dedicher\u00e0 a Greville e alla clientela dell\u2019Argyll Rooms alcune rime sprezzanti.<\/span><\/p>\n
Nel 1811, malato e oppresso dai debiti, Greville lascia l\u2019Inghilterra, affidando la gestione dell\u2019Argyll Rooms a\u00a0 Stephen Slade, uno degli soci del teatro; quando Greville muore, nel 1816, Slade ne diventa il proprietario. \u00c8 sotto la gestione di Stephen Slade che l\u2019Argyll Rooms ottiene celebrit\u00e0 e successo.<\/span><\/p>\n
La fortuna dell\u2019Argyll Rooms comincia nel 1813, quando diventa la location principale dei concerti tenuti dalla neonata Philharmonic Society, la quale continuer\u00e0 ad esibirsi all\u2019Argyll Rooms fino al 1830.<\/span><\/p>\n
Nel 1818 l\u2019Argyll Rooms risulta ben diverso da quello che Greville ha lasciato anni prima. La critica descrive con parole di apprezzamento gli interni ricchi e ben curati del teatro, i suoi tendaggi raffinati, le lussuose decorazioni e l\u2019ottima illuminazione degli spazi, dove vengono messe in scena rappresentazioni teatrali, balli e feste in maschera.<\/span><\/p>\n
Nel 1819, dopo anni di insistenze, Slade \u00e8 costretto a vendere l\u2019Argyll Rooms ai New Street Commitioners, gli addetti al progetto per la costruzione di Regent Street. Il progetto, curato dall\u2019architetto urbanista John Nash, prevede l\u2019alterazione della\u00a0 struttura del teatro al fine di poterlo inserire nel piano della nuova strada . I New Street Commitioners affidano la gestione dell\u2019Argyll Rooms alla Regent\u2019s Society, una societ\u00e0 che promuoveva musica e composizione e che agiva sotto il patronato del principe Reggente, George IV; qualche anno dopo la societ\u00e0 prender\u00e0 il nome di Royal, Harmonic Institution.<\/span><\/p>\n
Quando nell\u2019autunno del 1819 iniziano i lavori di ristrutturazione dell\u2019Argyll Rooms, il tetto dell\u2019edificio crolla e l\u2019edificio deve venire demolito interamente. \u00c8 lo stesso John Nash che elabora il piano di ricostruzione del teatro, riorganizzandone gli spazi, creando un\u2019amplia sala concerti, una saletta per concerti pi\u00f9 informale e una sala per banchetti e incontri. Il nuovo Argyll Rooms si apre su Regent Street attraverso una grande hall dove troneggia un\u2019imponente scalinata. Il piano terra viene adibito a negozio per la Royal, Harmonic Institution, mentre i piani superiori vengono dedicati all\u2019intrattenimento. La facciata appare decorata da colonne con capitelli corinzi, balaustre e balconate ricche di ornamenti; gli interni sono altrettanto sfarzosi. Il nuovo teatro \u00e8 un esempio di bellezza e lusso, una perla\u00a0 al centro della strada dedicata al principe Reggente.<\/span><\/p>\n
Nel corso degli anni \u201920 per le sale dell\u2019Argyll Rooms passano alcuni dei nomi pi\u00f9 importanti della produzione musicale del 1800, come Liszt, Mendelssohn e Weber. Il teatro non \u00e8 per\u00f2 solo sede di concerti, ma anche di opere teatrali, balli e addirittura lezioni di astronomia.<\/span><\/p>\n
Nel 1822 gli affari della Royal, Harmonic Institution sono in declino e gli ultimi soci rimasti sono Thomas Welsh and William Hawe, che ipotecano l\u2019Argyll Rooms al banchiere Rowland Stephenson. Quando Hawe dichiara bancarotta, nel 1828, Welsh rimane il solo proprietario del teatro.<\/span><\/p>\n
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La fine dell\u2019Argyll Rooms arriva inaspettata e inesorabile: viene distrutto completamente da un incendio nel Febbraio 1830. In seguito a questo incidente costruire un nuovo teatro appare un investimento troppo rischioso. Dove un tempo sorgeva l\u2019Argyll Rooms Welsh fa erigere un gruppo di case, che saranno poi occupate dal grande magazzino Dickins & Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n
Sitografia:<\/span><\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.british-history.ac.uk\/survey-london\/vols31-2\/pt2\/pp284-307#h3-0014<\/a> “Survey of London: Volumes 31 and 32, St James Westminster, Part 2”\u00a0<\/strong>[Ultima consultazione 09\/01\/2020]<\/span><\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.arthurlloyd.co.uk\/TrocaderoLeicesterSquareLondon.htm#Argyll<\/a> “The London Trocadero, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus” <\/strong>[Ultima consultazione 09\/01\/2020]<\/span><\/p>\n
ENGLISH VERSION.<\/span><\/p>\n
Argyll Rooms, Regent Street<\/span><\/p>\n
Argyll Rooms: the short experience of a little Londoner theater.<\/span><\/p>\n
Argyll Rooms\u2019 history started in 1896, when the entrepreneur Henry Francis Greville bought a dwelling in Little Agryll Street (later linked with Regent Street). Greville assigned the building to public entertainment and, in 1807, he obtained from Lord Chamberlain the license to stage performances at Argyll Rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n
The theater was animated by music, theatrical pi\u00e8ce<\/em>, mostly jocular, and masked balls. Critics of the time made negative comments towards Argyll Rooms, which was regarded by William Taylor, the King\u2019s Theater\u2019s director in London, as lacking of real and significant stages, characterized by low quality and a general disorganization. Lord Byron himself addressed to Greville and Argyll Room\u2019 s audience some scornful words.<\/span><\/p>\n
In 1811 Greville was sick and oppressed by debts, so he left England leaving the direction of Argyll Rooms to Stephen Blade. When Greville died in 1816, Slade became the theater\u2019s owner, and thanks to his management the Argyll Rooms obtained fame and success.<\/span><\/p>\n
Argyll Rooms\u2019 fortune started in 1813, when it became the main location for the concerts made by the newborn Philharmonic Society, which continued to perform at Argyll Rooms until 1830.<\/span><\/p>\n
In 1818 Argyll Rooms appeared very different from the one left by Greville years ago. Critics described with positive words the rich and well-kept theater\u2019s interiors, its refined curtains, luxurious decorations and excellent illumination of the space, where theatrical performances, balls and masked parties took place.<\/span><\/p>\n
In 1819, after several years of demanding requests, Slade was forced to sell Argyll Rooms to New Street Commitioners, who were the operators in charge of the construction Regent Street. The project, handled by the urban architect John Nash, required the theater structure\u2019s alteration in order to include the Argyll Rooms into the new street design. The New Street Commitioners entrusted the Argyll Rooms management to the Regent Society, which promoted music and composition. This society served under the George IV\u2019s tutelage; a few years later the society would be called Royal Harmonic Institution.<\/span><\/p>\n
In the autumn of 1819, the roof fell and the building had to be demolished completely. John Nash elaborated the theater\u2019s rebuilding plan and reorganized the inner space. He assigned a large hall to concerts, a little room to more informal shows, and then allocated another hall to banquets and meetings. From that moment on the new Argyll Rooms opened up on Regent Street through a large hall where a majestic staircase stood out. The ground floor became a shop for the Royal Harmonic Institution, while the upper floors were assigned to entertainment. The fa\u00e7ade was decorated with columns enriched in Corinthian capitals, balustrades and balconies full of ornaments, and the interiors were as much splendid. The new theater was an example of beauty and luxury, a rare gem at the center of the street devoted to the Prince Regent.<\/span><\/p>\n
During the \u201820s important personalities of music world, such as Liszt, Mendelssohn and Weber passed through the Argyll Rooms halls. The theater was not only the location of concerts, but also for theatrical performances, balls and even astronomy lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n
In 1822 the business of Royal Harmonic Institution was in decline and the last partners left were Thomas Welsh and William Hawe, who mortgaged Argyll Rooms to the banker Rowland Stephenson. When Stephenson declared bankrupt, in 1828, Welsh remained the only owner of the theater.<\/span><\/p>\n
The end for the Argyll Theater came relentlessly and unexpectedly: it was completely destroyed by a fire in February 1830. After this incident, building a new theater seemed to be too expensive. Thus, Welsh ordered to build a bunch of \u00a0houses where once Argyll Rooms stood, those houses were right right after occupied by the large warehouse Dickins & Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n
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L’Argyll Rooms: la breve esperienza di un piccolo teatro londinese. La storia dell\u2019Argyll Rooms comincia nel\u00a0 1806, quando l\u2019imprenditore Henry Francis Greville acquista un\u2019abitazione in Little Argyll Strett (pi\u00f9 tardi annessa a Regent Street). Greville adibisce l\u2019edificio all\u2019intrattenimento per il pubblico\u00a0 e, nel 1807, ottiene dal Lord Chamberlain la licenza per mettere in scena all\u2019Argyll … Leggi tutto “Argyll Rooms, Regent Street”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[10,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1067,"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4\/revisions\/1067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lilec.it\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}