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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing | Sophia Lee | |
| Occupation | Fanny Kemble | FK
, not yet twenty, made a triumphant Covent Garden Theatre
debut as Shakespeare
's Juliet, saving her father
's company from bankruptcy. Marshall, Dorothy. Fanny Kemble. Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 42-3 Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder. Allibone, S. Austin, editor. A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased. Gale Research. |
| Residence | Fanny Kemble | FK
gave an emotional farewell performance at Covent Garden before embarking on an American tour with her father and Aunt Dall
. Clinton, Catherine. Fanny Kemble’s Civil Wars. Simon and Schuster. 49 |
| Textual Production | Fanny Kemble | FK
published Francis the First: An Historical Drama in verse under her own name; it appeared in the United States as Francis the First
; a Tragedy in Five Acts, as Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Fanny Kemble | FK
's father, the actor Charles Kemble
, inherited the management of Covent Garden Theatre
in London in 1817 (at a time when it was in financial difficulties) when his brother John Philip Kemble
retired. Marshall, Dorothy. Fanny Kemble. Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 7, 12 |
| Occupation | Fanny Kemble | She toured England, Scotland, and Ireland with the Covent Garden Theatre
company, met Walter Scott
, and was feted by Lady Morgan
in Dublin. Marshall, Dorothy. Fanny Kemble. Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 54-6 |
| Textual Production | Fanny Kemble | One critic argues that FK
equated her life on the stage with a kind of slavery and therefore developed a keen sympathy for those in bondage; however, the actual conditions of slavery were probably quite... |
| Performance of text | Maria Theresa Kemble | MTK
played Lady Elizabeth Freelove (opposite her husband
) in her comic interlude The Day After the Wedding; or, a Wife's First Lesson, at Covent Garden
. Feminist Companion Archive. |
| Occupation | Elizabeth Inchbald | EI
made her London stage debut, at Covent Garden
; she played the breeches role of Bellario in Fletcher
's Philaster. Manvell, Roger. Elizabeth Inchbald: England’s Principal Woman Dramatist and Independent Woman of Letters in 18th Century London. University Press of America. 23 The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 5: 376 |
| Occupation | Elizabeth Inchbald | EI
performed in both winter and summer seasons, at Covent Garden and the Little Theatre, Haymarket
(under manager George Colman
). During the season 1780-1781, the Covent Garden
theatre paid her two pounds a week... |
| Performance of text | Isabel Hill | IH
's comedy The First of May was first performed, at Covent Garden Theatre
in London. Hill, Benson Earle. “Memoir of the Late Isabel Hill”. The Monthly Magazine, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper. 184 |
| Publishing | Isabel Hill | Through his connections, Benson Hill had the play presented to Covent Garden Theatre
. Though the management chose not to produce the play, they provided IH
with a long letter full of encouragement and constructive... |
| Friends, Associates | Mary Agnes Hamilton | She describes, without naming names, her friendship with a German singer of Wagnerian roles, first met when he sang Tristan at Covent Garden
in 1923. She met him nine years later in New York, found... |
| Education | Elizabeth Grant | While the family resided in London, theatre-going provided another much-welcomed form of education and entertainment. EG
once attended a production of The Caravan, featuring John Kemble
, in which Carlo, the famous Newfoundland... |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's next play, Modern Honour; or, The Sharper in High Life, opened at Covent Garden
, only to prove her first unequivocal flop. Gore, Catherine. “Introduction”. Gore on Stage: The Plays of Catherine Gore, edited by John Franceschina, Garland, pp. 1-34. 9 |
Timeline
March 1841: The young Dionysius Lardner Boucicault's...
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March 1841
The young Dionysius Lardner Boucicault
's London Assurance was staged at Covent Garden
by Charles James Mathews
and Madame Vestris
.
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
.
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...
6 April 1847: Covent Garden Theatre re-opened (with a performance...
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6 April 1847
Covent Garden Theatre
re-opened (with a performance of Rossini
's Semiramide) as The Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden
.
5 March 1856: Covent Garden Theatre was destroyed by f...
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5 March 1856
Covent Garden Theatre
was destroyed by fire.
15 May 1858: The third Covent Garden Theatre of the century...
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15 May 1858
The third Covent Garden Theatre
of the century was opened.
1889-1893: Augustus Harris rented Covent Garden opera...
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1889-1893
Augustus Harris
rented Covent Garden
opera house, where he instigated many changes. Most notably, French and German operas were performed in their original language for the first time at that venue.
23 June 1897: A state performance was held at Covent Garden's...
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23 June 1897
A state performance was held at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House
in honour of Queen Victoria
's Diamond Jubilee. The programme included Tannhäuser, Romeo et Juliette and Les Huguenots.
1904: Leading conductor Dr Hans Richter promoted...
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1904
Leading conductor Dr Hans Richter
promoted the works of composer Edward Elgar
by forming the Elgar Festival
at Covent Garden
.
1 October-31 December 1909: Conductor Thomas Beecham established the...
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1 October-31 December 1909
Conductor Thomas Beecham
established the Beecham Symphony Orchestra
. They performed in the Thomas Beecham Grand Opera Season at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
19 February 1910: The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss was...
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19 February 1910
The opera Elektra by Richard Strauss
was first performed in London: at Covent Garden
, conducted by Thomas Beecham
.
22 February 1910: English composer Frederick Delius's opera...
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22 February 1910
English composer Frederick Delius
's opera A Village Romeo and Juliet had its British premiere at Covent Garden
, London.
6 March 1911: The Ballets Russes gave the final performance...
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6 March 1911
The Ballets RussesSergei Pavlovich Diaghilev
gave the final performance of their first season (which included Le Dieu Bleu, L'Oiseau de Feu, L'Après-Midi d'un Faune, and Prince Igor) at Covent Garden Opera House
, in London.
May 1912: A group of women singers including Sarah...
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May 1912
A group of women singers including Sarah Bernhardt
, Mrs Patrick Campbell
, Clara Butt
, and Anna Pavlova
rallied together for a single performance in aid of the Titanic Disaster Fund at Covent Garden.
7 October 1932: Sir Thomas Beecham conducted his newly-formed...
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7 October 1932
Sir Thomas Beecham
conducted his newly-formed London Philharmonic Orchestra
in its first performance.
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