Manley, Delarivier. “Editorial Materials”. A Woman of No Character: An Autobiography of Mrs Manley, edited by Fidelis Morgan, Faber, p. various pages.
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Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of text | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's tragedy Rienzi opened at Drury Lane Theatre
; it ran for thirty-four nights, making her reputation as a dramatist. Sullivan dates the opening 11 October, but MRM
herself, as edited by L'Estrange, suggests... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Delarivier Manley | At the time her first play was produced DM
was said, perhaps not accurately, to be having an affair with Skipwith
, co-manager of Drury Lane
. |
| Performance of text | Delarivier Manley | DM
's Lost Lover was produced at Drury Lane
; it was published the same year. Manley, Delarivier. “Introduction”. New Atalantis, edited by Ros Ballaster, Pickering and Chatto, p. v - xxviii. xi Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press. 393 |
| Performance of text | Delarivier Manley | DM
's tragedy Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain, was acted at Drury Lane
. Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press. 393 |
| Occupation | Charlotte Lennox | Charlotte Ramsay (later CL
) first appeared on stage in London: at Drury Lane
, as Lavinia in The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 3: 1214 |
| Performance of text | Charlotte Lennox | CL
's comedy Old City Manners (an adaptation from Eastward Hoe! by Ben Jonson
and others) opened at Drury Lane
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 4: 1928 |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Charlotte Lennox | Seventeen years after the brief, inglorious appearance of The Sister, Sir John Burgoyne
raided it for his successful comedy The Heiress, which opened at Drury Lane
on 14 January 1786. Twenty years after... |
| Performance of text | Sophia Lee | SL
's last work, her comedy The Assignation, was produced at Drury Lane
. It has no connection with The Assignation: A Sentimental Novel in a Series of Letters, published by Noble
in 1774. Lee, Sophia. “Introduction”. The Recess, edited by April Alliston, University Press of Kentucky, p. ix - lii. xlviii |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Sophia Lee | SL
's father, John Lee
, was a quarrelsome and impecunious actor. The year of her birth he acted at Richmond and Covent Garden
, with an interim desertion to Drury Lane
, where, however... |
| Performance of text | Harriet Lee | HL
's comedy The New Peerage; or, Our Eyes may Deceive Us opened at Drury Lane
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 1019 |
| Performance of text | Sophia Lee | SL
's tragedy Almeyda, Queen of Granada began its four-night run at Drury Lane
, after repeated delays amounting to two and a half years. Lee, Sophia. “Introduction”. The Recess, edited by April Alliston, University Press of Kentucky, p. ix - lii. xxxiii, xlvii |
| Textual Production | Bryony Lavery | BL
collaborated with Nona Shepphard
on The Drury Lane
Ghost, staged in London in 1989, Peter Pan, 1991 (in which she played the voice of Tinkerbell), and The Sleeping Beauty, 1992. On... |
| Performance of text | Maria Theresa Kemble | MTK
's first play, the five-act comedy First Faults, had its single performance (a benefit), 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. 325 |
| Performance of text | Maria Theresa Kemble | MTK
performed the role of Lady Julia at Drury Lane
in her second play, Personation; or, Fairly Taken In, a farce or comic interlude. 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. 326 Feminist Companion Archive. |
| Performance of text | Elizabeth Inchbald | The Wedding Day, a comedy by EI
, opened at Drury Lane
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 1700 |
Timeline
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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