Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Textual Production Frances Brooke
FB 's Virginia a Tragedy, with Odes, Pastorals, and Translations appeared in print. David Garrick and John Rich had rejected this tragedy for the stage.
The play had been in competition with one of the...
Textual Production Robert Browning
RB 's play A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, the fifth instalment of his Bells and Pomegranates series, opened at the Drury Lane Theatre with Helen Faucit playing Mildred.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press.
Thomas, Donald. Robert Browning: A Life Within Life. Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
64
Performance of text Frances Burney
FB 's tragedy Edwy and Elgiva, the only one of her plays to reach the stage in her lifetime, had its single performance at Drury Lane , starring Sarah Siddons .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
Textual Production Frances Burney
After the triumph of Evelina, FB 's first intention was to write for the stage. She had the encouragement of Richard Brinsley Sheridan , manager of Drury Lane Theatre , and of dramatist Arthur Murphy .
Burney, Frances. The Complete Plays of Frances Burney. Editor Sabor, Peter, William Pickering.
1: xviii, 3
Performance of text Dorothea Celesia
DC 's Almide, an adaptation of Tancrede by Voltaire , opened at Drury Lane in London. It proved a success, and ran for ten nights.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's first play, The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice, was performed at Drury Lane .
Its precise date seems to be unknown.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: xlv, 4
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
33
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's Molière adaptation Love's Contrivance; or, Le Medecin Malgre Luy opened anonymously at Drury Lane .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 37
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
51
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's comedy The Basset Table opened at Drury Lane .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 107
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
68
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC unveiled at Drury Lane another comedy which was to hold the stage for generations: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 321
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
152
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's only mature tragedy, The Cruel Gift; or, The Royal Resentment (said to have been written in collaboration with Nicholas Rowe , though its several editions give her name alone), opened at Drury Lane .
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
207
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's final comedy, The Artifice, opened at Drury Lane .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 688
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
Drury Lane put on a farce or opening piece by SC entitled A Bickerstaff's Burying; or, Work for the Upholders.
Upholders were undertakers or funeral directors.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 217
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
133
Textual Production Marianne Chambers
The same year it played at the Theatre Royal itself, and also reached print.
Performance of text Marianne Chambers
MC 's five-act comedy The School for Friends opened at London's Drury Lane .
James Mason published a comedy of the same title in the second volume of his Literary Miscellanies, 1809.
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
383
Performance of text Marianne Chambers
MC 's second five-act play, Ourselves, A Comedy, opened at the Lyceum in London with actors from the Theatre Royal .
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
383
Lamb, Charles, and Mary Lamb. The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb. Editor Marrs, Edwin J., Cornell University Press.
3: 73n5

Timeline

23 January 1720: The Lord Chancellor (the Duke of Newcastle)...

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23 January 1720

The Lord Chancellor (the Duke of Newcastle ) closed Drury Lane Theatre for several days because of a dispute with its licensee, Steele .

1726-7: Only eight per cent of the plays staged at...

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1726-7

Only eight per cent of the plays staged at Drury Lane this season dated from as recently as the last twenty years; this, obviously, was bad news for practising playwrights.

25 February 1729: The Haymarket Theatre, hitherto occupied...

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25 February 1729

The Haymarket Theatre , hitherto occupied by temporary foreign troupes, opened as a mainstream theatre.

25 June 1731: George Lillo's bourgeois tragedy The London...

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25 June 1731

George Lillo 's bourgeois tragedyThe London Merchant; or, The True History of George Barnwell had its debut at Drury Lane , London.

7 December 1732: John Rich opened a new theatre in Covent...

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7 December 1732

John Rich opened a new theatre in Covent Garden , the Theatre Royal, and moved his farces and pantomimes there from the other Theatre Royal in Drury Lane .

June 1733: John Laguerre painted The Stage Mutiny, which...

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June 1733

John Laguerre painted The Stage Mutiny, which shows Theophilus Cibber , Charlotte Charke , and others, confronting John Highmore , then manager of Drury Lane .

1744: The popular actress Kitty Clive argued in...

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1744

The popular actress Kitty Clive argued in The Case of Mrs Clive Submitted to the Publick that she had been unfairly treated by the managers of both London theatres (Drury Lane and Covent Garden ).

By 17 December 1744: Charles Fleetwood sold out at Drury Lane...

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By 17 December 1744

Charles Fleetwood sold out at Drury Lane Theatre and James Lacy was installed as manager.

By January 1754: Richard Glover's Short History of Boadicea,...

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By January 1754

Richard Glover 's Short History of Boadicea, the British Queen, was published (staged at Drury Lane late the previous year).

1759: David Garrick finally barred non-paying servants...

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1759

David Garrick finally barred non-paying servants from the gallery of Drury Lane Theatre in London.

24 April 1769: Kitty Clive gave her farewell performance....

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24 April 1769

Kitty Clive gave her farewell performance. She had enjoyed great success as a comic actress, and some as a playwright.

14 October 1769: Garrick's afterpiece The Jubilee opened at...

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14 October 1769

Garrick 's afterpieceThe Jubilee opened at Drury Lane , where it enjoyed the record run of the century: ninety performances in one season.

3 March 1770: Hissing from supporters of John Wilkes prevented...

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3 March 1770

Hissing from supporters of John Wilkes prevented the opening performance of a pro-government play, Word to the Wise by Hugh Kelly at Drury Lane .

23 September 1775: Drury Lane Theatre re-opened after being...

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23 September 1775

Drury Lane Theatre re-opened after being totally re-designed as a far larger auditorium by Robert and James Adam .

8 May 1777: The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley...

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8 May 1777

The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan opened at Drury Lane Theatre to unprecedented success. The following season it enjoyed 45 performances.

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