{"id":2476360,"date":"2026-06-26T05:51:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2476360"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:51:54","slug":"blue-plaque-to-mark-legacy-of-theatre-royal-brighton-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/blue-plaque-to-mark-legacy-of-theatre-royal-brighton-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue plaque to mark legacy of Theatre Royal Brighton manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nye Chart took over the running of the theatre after the death of her husband, Henry Nye Chart, in 1876.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Born in Islington in 1839, she had been working as an actor before she became a theatre manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She also pioneered the &#8220;flying matinee&#8221;, bringing London productions with full casts and sets to Brighton for afternoon performances before they returned to the capital for evening shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Follow BBC Sussex on <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSussex\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Facebook<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">, <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCSussex\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">X<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">, and <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcsussex\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Instagram<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> and listen to BBC Radio Sussex on <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_sussex\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Sounds<\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">. 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