Chedzoy, Alan. A Scandalous Woman: The Story of Caroline Norton. Allison and Busby.
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|---|---|---|
| Performance of text | Caroline Norton | CN
tried a new genre with a play, The Gypsy Father, which opened on this date at Covent Garden Theatre
; it was not a success with the audience and seems not to have been printed. |
| 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. 381 |
| 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 | Charlotte Smith | CS
's only extant play, the comedy What Is She?, opened anonymously at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
. Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press. 400 Fletcher, Loraine. Charlotte Smith: A Critical Biography. Macmillan. 289 |
| 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. 74-5 The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: From Earliest Times to 1985. Oxford University Press. |
| Performance of text | E. M. Forster | Billy Budd, Benjamin Britten
's opera based on Herman Melville
's novel, with libretto by EMF
and Eric Crozier
, opened at the Royal Opera House
, Covent Garden, London. Drabble, Margaret, and Jenny Stringer, editors. The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press. 216 Kirkpatrick, Brownlee Jean. A Bibliography of E. M. Forster. Clarendon. 60 |
| Performance of text | Oscar Wilde | The first performance was heard at Covent Garden
of the English opera written by Richard Strauss
to the text of OW
's Salome. Tydeman, William, and Steven Price. Wilde—Salome. Cambridge University Press. 185 |
| 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... |
| 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. |
| 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. 5: 319 |
| 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 |
| 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. 5: 411 |
| Performance of text | Catherine Gore | CG
's next play, King O'Neil; or, The Irish Brigade, opened at Covent Garden
: a spectacular comedy-drama. Gore, Catherine. “Introduction”. Gore on Stage: The Plays of Catherine Gore, edited by John Franceschina, Garland, pp. 1-34. 15 |
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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