Thanks to the intensive efforts of Romantic poet and dramatist Almeida Garrett, it was decided to replace the old palace by a modern theatre, dedicated to Queen Mary II of Portugal.
由于浪漫主义诗人和剧作家阿尔梅达·加勒特的努力，决定以一座献给女王玛丽亚二世的剧院来代替昔日的宫殿。