The Beefsteak Society

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Sir Walter Besant, in The Fascination of London, published in 1903, continues his survey of the Strand with a mention of the Beefsteak Society:

The Lyceum Theatre was designed by S. Beazley, and opened in 1834.

It will be always associated with the names of Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.

It stands on the site of the English Opera-House, burnt down in 1830, which during many years was the home of a quaint convivial gathering, called the Beefsteak Society, founded by Rich and Lambert in 1735.

The members dined together off beefsteaks at five o'clock on Saturdays from November until the end of June.

The gridiron was their emblem.

Next: The Strand: Savoy Chapel