Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Occupation Richard Brinsley Sheridan
In June 1776, the year after his first comedy had snatched success from the jaws of defeat, RBS added to the career of a dramatist the position of joint manager of Drury Lane Theatre ...
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.
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Occupation Sir Richard Steele
Richard Steele was appointed governor of Drury Lane Theatre . He was suspended from this position in 1720 and restored to it the following year.
Steele, Sir Richard. The Tender Husband. Editor Winton, Calhoun, Edward Arnold.
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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 Henrietta Battier
HB acted at Drury Lane Theatre in the role of Lady Rachel Russell in Thomas Stratford 's tragedy on the death of Lord Russell .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
Occupation Frances Eleanor Trollope
During the 1850s the Ternan women acted in London, at theatres such as Drury Lane , the Princess's Theatre , and Sadler's Wells .
Ackroyd, Peter. Dickens. HarperCollins.
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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
Occupation David Garrick
Garrick sported this lavish headgear in The Provoked Wife by Vanbrugh at Drury Lane .
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.
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In November 1800 she delivered Joanna Baillie 's Epilogue to the Theatrical Representation at...
Occupation Clemence Dane
The posters, she later wrote, made her nice pocket-money.
Dane, Clemence. London Has a Garden. Michael Joseph.
108
Her portrait of Ivor Novello (the playwright, composer, and actor best-known for his music to the World War I song Keep the Home Fires...
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 .
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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Morgan, Fidelis, and Charlotte Charke. The Well-Known Troublemaker: A Life of Charlotte Charke. Faber and Faber.
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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.
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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 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.
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Occupation Mary Robinson
MR made her stage debut at Drury Lane as Juliet to William Brereton 's Romeo; she was an instantaneous success.
Robinson, Mary. “Introduction”. Mary Robinson: Selected Poems, edited by Judith Pascoe, Broadview, pp. 19-64.
26, 63
Robinson, Mary. Perdita: The Memoirs of Mary Robinson. Editor Levy, Moses Joseph, Peter Owen.
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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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