Drury Lane

[ droo r-ee ]

/ ˈdrʊər i /

a street in London, England, formerly notable for its theaters, named after the house Sir William Drury built there in the reign of Henry VIII.

a famous theater (founded 1661) on Drury Lane in London, England.

the theatrical district located on or near this street.

Example sentences from the Web for drury lane

A Sunday-afternoon in Drury-lane is enough to make the cheerfullest splenetic.

Saunterings in and about London |Max Schlesinger
They herd in the horrid slums of Drury-lane—and people say sometimes, Can you wonder that such poor wretches drink?

The Night Side of London |J. Ewing Ritchie
This lady had appointed to meet a gentlewoman at the Old Playhouse in Drury-lane, but extraordinary business prevented her coming.

The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 |Camden Pelham
Contrast her, for instance, with the theatre child out of Drury-lane.

The Strand Magazine - Vol. 1 - No. 5 - May 1891 |Various

They stationed a coach in Drury-lane, and attempted to kidnap her as she was passing down the street after the play.

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, |Various

Drury Lane

/ (ˈdrʊərɪ) /

a street in the West End of London, formerly famous for its theatres