·noun A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.
II. Playhouse ·noun A building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater.
See The Duke's Theatre, Whitefriars. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
South out of Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755). So called for tha...