Black and white photograph showing the auditorium of the Shaftesbury Theatre. The photograph is taken from the centre of the dress circle. Visible architectural elements include: orchestra pit, which is separated from the stalls by a hardwood balustrade; boxes; proscenium arch; house tabs; a scenery cloth and two flats, which together depict a forest; and the stage. The plasterwork on the boxes and above the proscenium arch can be seen clearly: the paired boxes have bowed fronts and are framed by fluted Ionic columns which rise to an entablature surmounted by a large semicircular arch covering both boxes; the spandrels over the proscenium arch contain figure reliefs and are surrounded by lattice grilles.