The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
5: 319
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's next play, Modern Honour; or, The Sharper in High Life, opened at Covent Garden
, only to prove her first unequivocal flop. Gore, Catherine. “Introduction”. Gore on Stage: The Plays of Catherine Gore, edited by John Franceschina, Garland, pp. 1-34. 9 |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | Another comedy by HC
, The World as it Goes; or, A Party at Montpelier, opened at Covent Garden
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 411 |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's next play, King O'Neil; or, The Irish Brigade, opened at Covent Garden
: a spectacular comedy-drama. Gore, Catherine. “Introduction”. Gore on Stage: The Plays of Catherine Gore, edited by John Franceschina, Garland, pp. 1-34. 15 |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's comedy Which Is the Man? opened belatedly at Covent Garden
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 496 |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's historical drama Don Juan of Austria (adapted from Don Juan D'Autriche by Casimir Delavigne
) began a twelve-night run at Covent Garden
. Parts of this story overlap with Friedrich Schiller
's Don... |
| Performance of text | Charlotte Lennox | CL
's comedy The Sister was disastrously staged at Covent Garden
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 4: 1386 Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
scored another comedy hit with A Bold Stroke for a Husband when it opened at Covent Garden
. Her title had been used as a subtitle by Sarah Gardner
for her unpublished play The... |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
had another opening night at Covent Garden
: the comedy More Ways Than One. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 663-4 |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's comedy A School for Greybeards; or, The Mourning Bride opened at Covent Garden
. Its subtitle, confusingly, is the same as the title of William Congreve
's only tragedy, The Mourning Bride, 1697. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 934 |
| Performance of text | Isabel Hill | IH
's comedy The First of May was first performed, at Covent Garden Theatre
in London. Hill, Benson Earle. “Memoir of the Late Isabel Hill”. The Monthly Magazine, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper. 184 |
| Performance of text | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's Julian (a five-act verse tragedy) had the first of its eight performances at Covent Garden
. Mudge, Bradford Keyes, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 116. Gale Research. 116: 194 Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder. |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's generically hybrid spectacular play with music or comic opera, A Day in Turkey; or, The Russian Slaves, opened at Covent Garden
to great acclaim. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 1409 Escott, Angela. The Celebrated Hannah Cowley. Pickering and Chatto. 1 |
| Performance of text | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's five-act verse tragedy Foscari had the first of its fifteen performances at Covent Garden
. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder. |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's last play, the comedy The Town Before You, opened at Covent Garden
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 1709 |
Timeline
March 1841: The young Dionysius Lardner Boucicault's...
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March 1841
The young Dionysius Lardner Boucicault
's London Assurance was staged at Covent Garden
by Charles James Mathews
and Madame Vestris
.
1843: Parliament deregulated the London stage by...
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1843
Parliament deregulated the London stage by removing the restriction which had limited the number of patent or fully licensed theatres in the capital to no more than two, Covent Garden
and Drury Lane
.
22 August 1843: The Theatres Regulation Act made it legal...
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22 August 1843
The Theatres Regulation Act made it legal for any theatre to become licensed for drama (thus expanding its repertoire) and required all new commercial plays to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain seven days before...
6 April 1847: Covent Garden Theatre re-opened (with a performance...
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6 April 1847
Covent Garden Theatre
re-opened (with a performance of Rossini
's Semiramide) as The Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden
.
5 March 1856: Covent Garden Theatre was destroyed by f...
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5 March 1856
Covent Garden Theatre
was destroyed by fire.
15 May 1858: The third Covent Garden Theatre of the century...
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15 May 1858
The third Covent Garden Theatre
of the century was opened.
1889-1893: Augustus Harris rented Covent Garden opera...
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1889-1893
Augustus Harris
rented Covent Garden
opera house, where he instigated many changes. Most notably, French and German operas were performed in their original language for the first time at that venue.
23 June 1897: A state performance was held at Covent Garden's...
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23 June 1897
A state performance was held at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House
in honour of Queen Victoria
's Diamond Jubilee. The programme included Tannhäuser, Romeo et Juliette and Les Huguenots.
1904: Leading conductor Dr Hans Richter promoted...
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1904
Leading conductor Dr Hans Richter
promoted the works of composer Edward Elgar
by forming the Elgar Festival
at Covent Garden
.
1 October-31 December 1909: Conductor Thomas Beecham established the...
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1 October-31 December 1909
Conductor Thomas Beecham
established the Beecham Symphony Orchestra
. They performed in the Thomas Beecham Grand Opera Season at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
19 February 1910: The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss was...
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19 February 1910
The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss
was first performed in London: at Covent Garden
, conducted by Thomas Beecham
.
22 February 1910: English composer Frederick Delius's opera...
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22 February 1910
English composer Frederick Delius
's opera A Village Romeo and Juliet had its British premiere at Covent Garden
, London.
6 March 1911: The Ballets Russes gave the final performance...
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6 March 1911
The Ballets RussesSergei Pavlovich Diaghilev
gave the final performance of their first season (which included Le Dieu Bleu, L'Oiseau de Feu, L'Après-Midi d'un Faune, and Prince Igor) at Covent Garden Opera House
, in London.
May 1912: A group of women singers including Sarah...
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May 1912
A group of women singers including Sarah Bernhardt
, Mrs Patrick Campbell
, Clara Butt
, and Anna Pavlova
rallied together for a single performance in aid of the Titanic Disaster Fund at Covent Garden.
7 October 1932: Sir Thomas Beecham conducted his newly-formed...
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7 October 1932
Sir Thomas Beecham
conducted his newly-formed London Philharmonic Orchestra
in its first performance.
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