Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Performance of text Elizabeth, Margravine of Anspach
Elizabeth (Berkeley), Lady Craven (later Margravine of Anspach), defied social convention by having her comedy The Miniature Picture (Larpent MS 525) acted at Drury Lane , with a prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan , and...
Textual Production Eliza Fenwick
EF published, again with Tabart , The Life of Carlo, the Famous Dog of Drury-Lane Theatre.
Grundy, Isobel, and Eliza Fenwick. “Introduction and Appendices”. Secresy, 2ndnd ed, Broadview, pp. 7 - 34, 361.
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Occupation Sarah Gardner
Sarah Cheney (later SG ) made her first appearance on the London stage, before her marriage, as Congreve 's Miss Prue in Love for Love: A Comedy at Drury Lane .
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.
5: 463
Occupation David Garrick
Susannah Cibber tried to persuade David Garrick that together she and he and James Quin might buy the patent of Drury Lane Theatre . She failed.
Nash, Mary. The Provoked Wife: The Life and Times of Susannah Cibber. Little, Brown.
202-3, 222-3
Occupation David Garrick
DG signed an agreement with James Lacy , by which he became joint owner of Drury Lane Theatre .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
3: 1247
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.
6: 17
Occupation David Garrick
David Garrick 's grand entertainment The Chinese Festival played to near riots at Drury Lane Theatre .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
4: 493, 505-9
Occupation David Garrick
Garrick staged Shakespeare 's Henry IV, Part 2 at Drury Lane in historical costume instead of in the present fashions.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
4: 947-8, 960
Occupation David Garrick
Riots at Drury Lane greeted Garrick 's attempts at price reform.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
4: 947, 974
Occupation David Garrick
Garrick succeeded in a reform which put an end to on-stage audience seating at Drury Lane .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
4: 947, 979
Occupation David Garrick
The Drury Lane theatre audience demonstrated its consumer power by compelling Garrick to alter the regular opening time.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
4: 1347, 1356
Occupation David Garrick
Drury Lane Theatre was left in parlous condition at the retirement of David Garrick ; the next manager to make his mark on it was Richard Brinsley Sheridan , who now became joint-manager with three others.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
5: 5-6
death David Garrick
Drury Lane Theatre was dark this night as a mark of respect for DG , actor-manager and playwright, who had died that morning at 5 Adelphi Terrace, London.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
5: 192
Occupation David Garrick
Garrick sported this lavish headgear in The Provoked Wife by Vanbrugh at Drury Lane .
Performance of text Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
An epilogue she wrote for Joanna Baillie 's tragedy De Montfort was spoken by Sarah Siddons when the play opened at Drury Lane Theatre , London, on 29 April 1800.
OCLC WorldCat. http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Foreman, Amanda. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. HarperCollins.
331
The duchess said...
Textual Production Phebe Gibbes
A musical drama by PG was accepted for production, but then lost, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan , new manager of Drury Lane Theatre .
Archives of the Royal Literary Fund, 1790-1918.

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6 September 1817: Drury Lane Theatre installed gas lighting...

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6 September 1817

Drury Lane Theatre installed gas lighting in the auditorium and on stage.

By September 1819: Facing debts of £90,000, Drury Lane Theatre...

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By September 1819

Facing debts of £90,000, Drury Lane Theatre was forced to close.

19 February 1820: Madame Vestris starred in a comic opera at...

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19 February 1820

Madame Vestris starred in a comic opera at Drury Lane Theatre to mixed reviews; she did not achieve fame until she started playing male roles.

1822: Drury Lane Theatre was closed for a complete...

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1822

Drury Lane Theatre was closed for a complete internal overhaul.

1825: Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin published his...

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1825

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin published his historicaldramaBoris Godunov.

27 June 1828: Joseph Grimaldi, famous clown of English...

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27 June 1828

Joseph Grimaldi , famous clown of English pantomime, gave a farewell performance at Drury Lane , aged forty-eight.

8 June 1829: Douglas William Jerrold's play Black-Ey'd...

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8 June 1829

Douglas William Jerrold 's playBlack-Ey'd Susan premiered at the Surrey Theatre in London.

May 1833: Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden Theatre...

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May 1833

Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden Theatre came under the same management, with bizarre results for the acting companies.

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 .

12 June 1843: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert became part...

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12 June 1843

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert became part of the theatre-going public when they visited the Drury Lane Theatre in state.

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...

26 February 1851: William Macready made his famous farewell...

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26 February 1851

William Macready made his famous farewell performance at the Drury Lane Theatre wearing the black suit of a gentleman in place of his costume as Macbeth.

June 1851: Ingomar the Barbarian; or, the Son of the...

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June 1851

Ingomar the Barbarian; or, the Son of the Wilderness, adapted from German by Maria Lovell , premiered at Drury Lane .

2 October 1862: Dion Boucicault wrote to The Times pointing...

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2 October 1862

Dion Boucicault wrote to The Times pointing out the widely varying rents for West End theatres.

1868: The Drury Lane Theatre offered the sensational...

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1868

The Drury Lane Theatre offered the sensational playThe Great City, which featured an actual hansom cab and horse as part of its repertoire of special effects.

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