Drury Lane Theater: This famous London theater was originally a cockpit, which was converted into a theater in the time of James I. It was pulled down and rebuilt in 1662, burned in 1672, and a new one built by Wren in 1674. The interior was rebuilt in 1775. In 1791, it was pulled down and rebuilt, being opened in 1794. It was burned down February, 1809, and replaced by a building, which was opened October 10, 1812. The latter was destroyed by fire in the early part of 1908, and replaced yet again.