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Her Majesty's Theatre is located in the City of Westminster. It was constructed in 1897 and designed by Charles J. Phipps for actor-manager Herbert Tree. Tree established the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art at the theatre and produced spectacular Shakespeare productions. Since World War II, the theatre has specialized in hosting large-scale musicals, including record-setting runs of Chu Chin Chow and The Phantom of the Opera, which has played there continuously since 1986. The name of the theatre changes depending on the gender of the reigning British monarch.

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Test Paper 12th Grade

Her Majesty's Theatre is located in the City of Westminster. It was constructed in 1897 and designed by Charles J. Phipps for actor-manager Herbert Tree. Tree established the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art at the theatre and produced spectacular Shakespeare productions. Since World War II, the theatre has specialized in hosting large-scale musicals, including record-setting runs of Chu Chin Chow and The Phantom of the Opera, which has played there continuously since 1986. The name of the theatre changes depending on the gender of the reigning British monarch.

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Test paper 12th grade

I.

Read the text and answer the questions:

3p

Her Majestys Theatre is a West End theatre, located in the Haymarket, in the City
Westminister. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was
constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Tree, who established the Royal Academy
for Dramatic Art at the theatre. In the early decades of 20th century, Tree produced
spectacular productions of Shakespeare and other classical works, and the theatre hosted
premieres by major playwriters such as George Shaw, J. M Synge, Noel Coward and J. B
Priestley since World Was, the wide flat stage has made the theatre suiable for large-scale
musical production, and the theatre has specialized in hosting musicals. The theatre has
been home to record-setting musical theatre runs, notably the World War I sensation Chu
Chin Chow and the current production, Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom of the
Opera, which has played continuously at Her Majestys since 1986.
The name of the theatre changes with the gender of the monarch. It first became the
Kings Theatre in 1714 on the accession of George I. Most recently, the theatre was
known as His Majestys Theatre from 1901 to 1952, and it became Her Majestys on the
accession of Elizabeth II.
1. Her Majestys Theatre is located in the City of Westminister.
A. Right
B Wrong.
C. Doest say
2. It was constructed in 1850.
A. Right
B Wrong

C. Doesnt say

3. Herbert Tree produced spectacular productions such as Romeo and Juliet.


A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesnt say
4. The Phantom of the Opera has played continuously at Het Majestys theatre since
World War I
A. Right
B Wrong
C. Doesnt say
5. The theatre became Her Majestys theatre on the accession of Elizabeth II.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesnt say

II. Write an article of about 200 words on the following topic: Politeness costs nothing
and gains everything.
5p

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