Nye Chart took over the running of the theatre after the death of her husband, Henry Nye Chart, in 1876.
Born in Islington in 1839, she had been working as an actor before she became a theatre manager.
During her time in charge, she introduced a year-round programme of performances instead of a summer-only season, and established pantomimes that were both profitable and modelled on the elaborate productions seen at the Drury Lane Theatre in London.
She also pioneered the “flying matinee”, bringing London productions with full casts and sets to Brighton for afternoon performances before they returned to the capital for evening shows.
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