Hervé premièred his Diana (1888) and Cleopatra (1889) at the theatre. Kate Vaughan starred in Around the World in 80 Days at the theatre in 1886. Edward Solomon and Sydney Grundy premièred their comic opera, Pocahontas or The Great White Pearl, another Solomon opera, Polly or The Pet of the Regiment transferred here, and his Billee Taylor was revived here, all in 1884.

The corps de ballet for the performance was 50 strong. Farnie and described as a Grand Musical Spectacular, in three acts and seven tableaux.

The first performance was Chilpéric, with music by Hervé, adapted by H. The Empire Theatre opened on 17 April 1884 under the ownership of Daniel Nicols as a West End variety theatre on Leicester Square, as well as a ballet venue, with a capacity of about 2,000 seats. Today, it has nine auditoria, including an IMAX (IMAX with Laser projection), a Superscreen (Premium Large Format (PLF), 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound), and a 4DX screen.

It is one of several cinemas in and adjoining Leicester Square which are regularly used for film premieres and first runs. The Empire was originally built in 1884 as a variety theatre and was rebuilt for films in the 1920s. The Empire, Leicester Square is a cinema currently operated by Cineworld on the north side of Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom.

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