Landmark: The Lyceum Theatre

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The Lyceum Theatre at 57 Maoming South Road near Changle Road in Shanghai was built in 1931 by the British Consul for the Amateur Dramatic Society. The well-known English ballerina Margot Fonteyn danced here as a girl.

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Rob Schmitz is Marketplace’s China correspondent in Shanghai.

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