In 1834, the present house opened slightly to the west, with a frontage on Wellington Street, under the name Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House. The theatre was again designed by Beazley and cost £40,000. The new house championed English opera rather than the Italian operas that had played earlier in the century. Composer John Barnett produced a number of works in the first few years of the theatre, including "The Mountain Sylph" (1834), credited as the first modern English opera. It was followed by "Fair Rosamund" in 1837 and "Farinelli" in 1839 (both at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), and "Blanche of Jersey" here in 1840. In 1841–43, composer Michael William Balfe managed the theatre and produced National Opera here, but the venture was ultimately unsuccessful. From 1844 to 1847 the theatre was managed by husband and wife team Robert Keeley and Mary Anne Keeley, during which period the house became associated with adaptations of Charles Dickens's novels and Christmas books. For instance, an adaptation of Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit" ran for over 100 performances from 1844–45 here, a long run for the time.