Further, he obtained the opinion of the parish authorities, the churchwardens, &c., of the district; he was even suspected of taking counsel with the managers of neighbouring establishments; "in short, he endeavoured to convince himself generally that the grant of the license would satisfy a legitimate want"-- or what the Chamberlain in his wisdom, or his unwisdom, held to be such.
Under these conditions it is not surprising that for nearly a quarter of a century there was no addition made to the list of London theatres.

But time moves on, and even Chamberlains have to move with it.

Of late years there has been no difficulty in regard to the licensing of new theatres, and the metropolis has been the richer by many well-conducted houses of dramatic entertainment..