Fortunes began to improve when James Henry Chute took over as the manager of the theatre and once again audiences began to rise .
James Henry Chute was the manager of the Bath Assembly Rooms and the son - in - law of the owner Mrs Macready .
Fortunes began to improve when James Henry Chute , who was the manager of the Bath Assembly Rooms and the son - in - law of the owner Mrs Macready , took over as the manager of the theatre and once again audiences began to rise .