The First Haymarket Theatre or Little Theatre was built in 1720 by John Potter, carpenter, on the site of "The King's Head Inn" in the Haymarket and a shop in Suffolk Street kept by Isaac Bliburgh, a gunsmith, and known by the sign of the Cannon and Musket. It was the third public theatre opened in the West End. The theatre cost £1000 to build, with a further £500 expended on decorations, scenery and costumes. It opened on 29 December 1720, with a French play "La Fille a la Morte, ou le Badeaut de Paris" performed by a company later known as 'The French Comedians of His Grace the Duke of Montague'. Potter's speculation was known as "The New French Theatre".