Haymarket

[ hey-mahr-kit ]

/ ˈheɪˌmɑr kɪt /

a famous London market 1644–1830.

a street in London, site of this market, known for its theaters.

a playhouse erected in London in 1720 and still in use.

Example sentences from the Web for haymarket

It was played for the first time at the Haymarket, 19th June, 1777.

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume I (of 2) |Colley Cibber
I send a duplicate of this note to the Haymarket, in case it should miss you out of town.

The Letters of Charles Dickens |Charles Dickens
Contrast the scene here described with the appearance presented on similar occasion by the Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843 |Various
A play in a drawing-room is very different from a play at the Haymarket.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 438, April 1852 |Various

We went afterwards and had supper at Scott's in the Haymarket.

Spring Days |George Moore