 The Red Lion was a "receiving house" for touring companies, whereas "The Theatre" accepted long-term engagements, essentially in "repertory", with companies being based there.The former was a continuation of the tradition of touring groups, performing at inns and grand houses, the latter a radically new form of theatrical engagement.The little that is known of the Red Lion comes principally from lawsuits between Brayne and his carpenters, and also with Edward Stowers, a blacksmith of Averstone, Essex (the modern Alphamstone).