The Theatre Royal
later The Regent Theatre
The original Theatre Royal was in the former Zion Chapel in Henry Street until the building of the new Theatre Royal on Effingham Street in 1873. It closed in December 1892. Another Theatre Royal, on the corner of Howard Street and Nottingham Street, opened on New Year's Day 1894. It closed for refurbishment in July 1915 as a cinema and variety hall and was renamed The Royal Picture House. It closed again and was reopened as the Regent in 1930.
In 1935 it reverted to a variety theatre called the Regent Theatre of Varieties. However due to the Depression and the difficulty of pleasing Rotherham audiences it was not generally successful, although there were many popular pantomimes at Christmas.
In 1956 the orchestra was given notice and on the 15th June 1957 the Theatre was closed. The last act was Phyllis Dixie in the appropriately named 'Goodbye to Striptease'.
The theatre was demolished in October 1957. I think it was roughly where Boots the Chemist is now.