subs. (theatrical).—1. The late Prince of Wales’ Theatre in Tottenham Court Road. [From the fact that, fifty years ago, under the management of Mr. Glossop, the sweepings of the house were deposited and suffered to accumulate under the pit.]
1886. JOHN COLEMAN, in Temple Bar, Feb., p. 225. During his management of THE DUSTHOLE (since known as ‘The Prince of Wales’s’), in Tottenham Court Road.
2. (university).—Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Obsolete.
