Baruth, Philip E. “Who Is Charlotte Charke?”. Introducing Charlotte Charke: Actress, Author, Enigma, edited by Philip E. Baruth, University of Illinois Press, pp. 9-62.
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| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Charlotte Charke | Colley Cibber
retired abruptly from managing Drury Lane
, passing it not to his son Theophilus
but to John Highmore
; Theophilus, CC
, and other performers defected to the illicit Little Theatre in the Haymarket
. Morgan, Fidelis, and Charlotte Charke. The Well-Known Troublemaker: A Life of Charlotte Charke. Faber and Faber. 52-3 |
| Performance of text | Charlotte Charke | CC
's topical farceThe Art of Management; or, Tragedy Expell'd, a satire on Fleetwood
and other Drury Lane
personnel, played at York Buildings
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 3: 513 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Charlotte Charke | Charlotte's father, Colley Cibber
, was an actor, manager of Drury Lane Theatre
, and Poet Laureate: he had become an unfaithful husband before Charlotte was born, and he was at the peak of his... |
| Occupation | Charlotte Charke | Her career opened well. Next year she took the demanding role of Alicia in Nicholas Rowe
's Jane Shore. She became stock-reader or general understudy in the Drury Lane Company
, in which capacity she played Cleopatra. Baruth, Philip E. “Who Is Charlotte Charke?”. Introducing Charlotte Charke: Actress, Author, Enigma, edited by Philip E. Baruth, University of Illinois Press, pp. 9-62. 18 |
| Employer | Elizabeth Cooper | As a means of earning money she went on the stage. In January 1734 she appeared at Drury Lane
, and in April that year she organised her own benefit at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's first play, the comedy The Runaway, opened at Drury Lane
, as the only new mainpiece of David Garrick
's final season; it had the successful run of seventeen nights. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 4: 1952 Link, Frederick M., and Hannah Cowley. “Introduction”. The Plays of Hannah Cowley, Vol. 1 , Garland, p. v - xlxx. vii, x |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's farce or afterpiece Who's the Dupe? opened at Drury Lane
under Garrick
's successor, Sheridan
. It was normal practice for light-hearted sketches to follow more serious plays to complete the evening's entertainment. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 246 |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's unpublished interlude The School of Eloquence (a satire on the currently fashionable debating clubs) was performed at Drury Lane
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 328 |
| Performance of text | Hannah Cowley | HC
's tragedy The Fate of Sparta; or, The Rival Kings opened at Drury Lane
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 1038 |
| Textual Production | Hannah Cowley | It was badly presented, by two of the cast in particular. Escott, Angela. Email about supposed quarrel between Hannah Cowley and Hannah More to Isobel Grundy. |
| Performance of text | Catherine Cuthbertson | A play entitled Anna opened at Drury Lane
, ascribed to Miss Cuthbertson. Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press. 385 |
| Occupation | Anne Damer | AD
appeared in private theatricals first at her brother-in-law the Duke of Richmond
's, and later at Strawberry Hill. Elfenbein, Andrew. Romantic Genius: The Prehistory of a Homosexual Role. Columbia University Press. 97 |
| Occupation | Clemence Dane | The posters, she later wrote, made her nice pocket-money. Dane, Clemence. London Has a Garden. Michael Joseph. 108 |
| Publishing | Mary Davys | Something occurred to make Drury Lane
reject MD
's next play, The Self-Rival, which it should have Bowden, Martha F., and Mary Davys. “Introduction”. The Reform’d Coquet; or, Memoirs of Amoranda; Familiar Letters Betwixt a Gentleman and a Lady; and, The Accomplish’d Rake; or, Modern Fine Gentleman, University Press of Kentucky, p. ix - xlix. xlviii Bowden, Martha F., and Mary Davys. “Introduction”. The Reform’d Coquet; or, Memoirs of Amoranda; Familiar Letters Betwixt a Gentleman and a Lady; and, The Accomplish’d Rake; or, Modern Fine Gentleman, University Press of Kentucky, p. ix - xlix. xlviii |
| Publishing | Maria Edgeworth | This literary satire was the first fruit of his wish that she should write a series of dramas for young people. Its manuscript survives in the Bodleian Library
. Sheridan
rejected it for Drury Lane |
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30 October 1779: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd by Richard...
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30 October 1779
23 September 1782: Covent Garden Theatre re-opened after a three-month...
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23 September 1782
Covent Garden Theatre
re-opened after a three-month reconstruction, enlargement, and renovation.
30 September 1783: John Philip Kemble made his first appearance...
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30 September 1783
John Philip Kemble
made his first appearance (as Hamlet) at Drury Lane Theatre
.
2 February 1785: Sarah Siddons first played Lady Macbeth (a...
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2 February 1785
Sarah Siddons
first played Lady Macbeth (a part with which she was to become popularly identified) at Drury Lane
.
18 October 1785: The great comic actress Dorothy Jordan made...
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18 October 1785
The great comic actress Dorothy Jordan
made her London debut at Drury Lane Theatre
.
2 April 1796: Vortigern and Rowena, allegedly a newly-discovered...
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2 April 1796
Vortigern and Rowena, allegedly a newly-discovered tragedy by Shakespeare
but actually written by William Henry Ireland
, opened under Richard Brinsley Sheridan
's management at Drury Lane
.
26 January 1797: Elizabeth (Younge) Pope, who had been acting...
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26 January 1797
Elizabeth (Younge) Pope
, who had been acting since 1768 and was felt to be second only to Sarah Siddons
, gave her final performance at Drury Lane
; she died nearly six weeks later.
8 April 1797: Elizabeth Farren, renowned for her portrayals...
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8 April 1797
Elizabeth Farren
, renowned for her portrayals of high-society women, gave her final performance at Drury Lane
before retiring to marry the Earl of Derby.
24 May 1799: Pizarro by Richard Brinsley Sheridan opened...
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24 May 1799
Pizarro by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
opened at Drury Lane
. An adaptation of Kotzebue
's melodrama about Peru, Pizarro voiced the anti-French feelings (fore-runners of anti-Napoleonic feelings) disturbing the English people at this time.
15 May 1800: King George III narrowly escaped death when...
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15 May 1800
King George III
narrowly escaped death when a bullet aimed for him lodged in the pillar of his box at Drury Lane Theatre
.
13 December 1800: William Godwin's five-act verse tragedy Antonio...
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13 December 1800
William Godwin
's five-act versetragedyAntonio was performed for the first and last time at Drury Lane
. It was rejected by the audience, not with hissing but with coughing.
10 December 1806: Charles Lamb's farce Mr H— opened at Drury...
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10 December 1806
Charles Lamb
's farceMr H— opened at Drury Lane
. Its dashing coxcomb protagonist cuts a swathe through the ladies at Bath until it comes out that his name is Hogsflesh, when they drop him hurriedly.
24 February 1809: Drury Lane Theatre was demolished by fir...
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24 February 1809
Drury Lane Theatre
was demolished by fire.
7 June 1810: William Charles Macready (son of an actress...
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7 June 1810
William Charles Macready
(son of an actress and an actor-manager) began his successful acting career as Romeo in a performance in Birmingham; he became a specialist in Shakespeare
an roles.
10 October 1812: The fourth Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, was...
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10 October 1812
The fourth Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
, was opened with a special address by Lord Byron
.
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