Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Performance of text Joanna Baillie
Of the twenty-eight plays that JB wrote, only seven were professionally produced. These were De Monfort,The Family Legend, Henriquez, The Separation, The Election, Constantine Paleologus, and Basil...
Performance of text Frances Brooke
FB 's tragedy The Siege of Sinope opened at Covent Garden ; it played for ten nights—a gratifyingly long run.
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
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Performance of text Frances Brooke
FB 's first musical, Rosina, set to music by William Shields , opened at Covent Garden .
Mary Robinson performed in the mainpiece at Covent Garden that night; but if she was in Rosina...
Performance of text Frances Brooke
Marian, FB 's second musical, also set by Shields , began an excellent run (though less phenomenal than Rosina's) at Covent Garden .
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
381
Performance of text Robert Browning
RB 's tragedy in blank verse entitled Strafford was first performed at Covent Garden ; it was published the same year.
Irvine, William, and Park Honan. The Book, the Ring, and the Poet: A Biography of Robert Browning. McGraw-Hill.
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The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: From Earliest Times to 1985. Oxford University Press.
Leisure and Society Mary Brunton
As tourists MB and her husband were just as interested in cultural events, industries, and industrial and military trade as they were in, for instance, old buildings. On her first visit to London she attended...
Performance of text Anne Burke
A play was put on at Covent Garden entitled The Ward of the Castle and ascribed to Miss Burke. Several sources ascribe this to AB , but she was a married woman, and would...
Textual Production Frances Burney
Thomas Harris , manager of Covent Garden Theatre , informed FB 's brother Charles that he planned to stage her comedy Love and Fashion in March 1800.
Burney, Frances. The Complete Plays of Frances Burney. Editor Sabor, Peter, William Pickering.
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Performance of text Hannah Cowley
HC had her first great hit when her comedy The Belle's Stratagem opened at Covent Garden .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Performance of text Hannah Cowley
Another comedy by HC , The World as it Goes; or, A Party at Montpelier, opened at Covent Garden .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Performance of text Hannah Cowley
HC 's comedy Which Is the Man? opened belatedly at Covent Garden .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Performance of text Hannah Cowley
HC scored another comedy hit with A Bold Stroke for a Husband when it opened at Covent Garden .
Her title had been used as a subtitle by Sarah Gardner for her unpublished play The...
Performance of text Hannah Cowley
HC had another opening night at Covent Garden : the comedy More Ways Than One.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Performance of text Hannah Cowley
HC 's comedy A School for Greybeards; or, The Mourning Bride opened at Covent Garden . Its subtitle, confusingly, is the same as the title of William Congreve 's only tragedy, The Mourning Bride, 1697.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Performance of text Hannah Cowley
HC 's generically hybrid spectacular play with music or comic opera, A Day in Turkey; or, The Russian Slaves, opened at Covent Garden to great acclaim.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Escott, Angela. The Celebrated Hannah Cowley. Pickering and Chatto.
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Timeline

22 September 1742: Susannah Cibber made a triumphant comeback...

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22 September 1742

Susannah Cibber made a triumphant comeback at Covent Garden Theatre after some years off stage following her highly publicised adultery.

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 ).

1 February 1749: The Behn-Southerne play of Oroonoko had the...

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1 February 1749

The Behn -Southerne play of Oroonoko had the single most important performance . . . in its long history
Basker, James G. “Intimations of Abolitionism in 1759: Johnson, Hawkesworth, and <span data-tei-ns-tag="tei_title" data-tei-title-lvl=‘m’>Oroonoko</span&gt”;. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin and Jack Lynch, Vol.
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, AMS Press, pp. 47-66.
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watched by two Africans who had shared the hero's fate of betrayal into slavery.

10 July 1764: A new play, The True-born Scotsman, a caricature...

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10 July 1764

A new play, The True-born Scotsman, a caricature of Scottishness by the Irishman Charles Macklin , opened at Smock Alley Theatre (or the Theatre Royal) in Dublin.

29 January 1768: The earlier of Oliver Goldsmith's two comedies,...

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29 January 1768

The earlier of Oliver Goldsmith 's two comedies, The Good Natur'd Man, opened at Covent Garden Theatre , where it ran long enough for three author's benefit nights. It was printed the same year.

November 1802: Thomas Holcroft's "A Tale of Mystery", produced...

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November 1802

Thomas Holcroft 's "A Tale of Mystery", produced at Covent Garden , formally introduced melodrama to the English stage.

20 September 1808: The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, was completely...

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20 September 1808

The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden , was completely destroyed by fire.

18 September 1809: The new Covent Garden Theatre was opened,...

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18 September 1809

The new Covent Garden Theatre was opened, only to become the scene of massive riots.

15 December 1809: The Old Price Riots at the new Covent Garden...

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15 December 1809

The Old Price Riots at the new Covent Garden Theatre , which had raged since 18 September, ended with a formal apology from manager Charles Kemble to the audience.

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.

29 June 1812: Sarah Siddons, the famous actress, now aged...

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29 June 1812

Sarah Siddons , the famous actress, now aged fifty-six, played her last night (as Lady Macbeth) at the Covent Garden Theatre .

1823: Stage costuming underwent a radical change...

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1823

Stage costuming underwent a radical change after Planché was commissioned by Charles Kemble to design new dresses for the production of King John at the Covent Garden Theatre .

6 December 1830: Lucia Vestris became the first long-term...

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6 December 1830

Lucia Vestris became the first long-term female theatre manager of the century, when she reopened the Olympic Theatre .

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.

1835: Helen Faucit made her first important acting...

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1835

Helen Faucit made her first important acting appearance at the Covent Garden Theatre, aged eighteen.

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