Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket

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Occupation Hélène Barcynska
After her dramatic training Daisy Jervis worked on the stage, but with no real success.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
She gave a concert on her own, had one job as a dancer (at two pounds a week), lost another...
Occupation Hannah Brand
HB acted the female lead in her own tragedy Huniades at the King's Theatre in London: this was billed as her first stage appearance, ignoring the earlier one at Norwich.
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
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Occupation Hannah Brand
HB took the female lead again in her hastily-revised tragedy Agmunda (its title changed from Huniades, the name of the male lead, to the name of the heroine), at the King's Theatre in London.
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
381
Performance of text Hannah Brand
She had apparently submitted plays to the London theatres before this, but had them rejected. This was the only one of her works to be staged. It was successful at Norwich, going on to two...
Occupation Frances Brooke
The Haymarket Opera House was bought for FB and her actress friend Mary Ann Yates to run as joint managers.
McMullen, Lorraine. An Odd Attempt in a Woman: The Literary Life of Frances Brooke. University of British Columbia Press.
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Catto, Susan J. Modest Ambition: The Influence of Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, and the Ideal of Female Diffidence on Sarah Fielding, Charlotte Lennox, and Frances Brooke. University of Oxford.
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Occupation Frances Brooke
FB and Mary Ann Yates launched their first opera season at the Haymarket Opera House .
Brooke, Frances. “Introduction”. The Excursion, edited by Paula R. Backscheider and Hope D. Cotton, University Press of Kentucky, p. ix - xlix.
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Occupation Frances Brooke
FB and Mary Ann Yates ended their reign as managers of the Haymarket Opera House .
Brooke, Frances. “Introduction”. The Excursion, edited by Paula R. Backscheider and Hope D. Cotton, University Press of Kentucky, p. ix - xlix.
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Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's comedy The Platonick Lady opened at the Haymarket .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
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Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
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Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's next comedy, The Man's Bewitch'd; or, The Devil to Do about Her, opened at the Haymarket .
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
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Occupation William Congreve
Congreve was twenty-one when on 22 December 1691 he licensed his first book, a short novel called Incognita: or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd, which was published the following year.
Congreve, William. Incognita. Scolar Press.
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He moved quickly into...
Performance of text Clemence Dane
CD 's stage adaptation of Max Beerbohm 's The Happy Hypocrite was first performed at His Majesty's Theatre , London.
Weintraub, Stanley, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 10. Gale Research.
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Occupation Clemence Dane
She got her first chance in Eliza Comes to Stay (by H. V. Esmond ) at the Criterion when the actress due to play the other woman had to drop out because of illness, and...
Performance of text Elizabeth De la Pasture
Elizabeth De la Pasture 's one-act play The Unlucky Family (based on her children's book of the same title) was first performed in a matinée at His Majesty's Theatre , London.
Nicoll, Allardyce. English Drama, 1900-1930. Cambridge University Press.
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Performance of text Emmuska, Baroness Orczy
Having begun with The Scarlet Pimpernel as both play and novel, EBO wrote a number of further plays, including the eighteenth-century highwayman story Beau Brocade (produced at the Queen's Theatre under Frank Curzon ,
Emmuska, Baroness Orczy,. Links in the Chain of Life. Hutchinson.
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Leisure and Society Elinor Glyn
EG appeared on stage in a tableau vivant, one of a series designed by a socialite named Lady Arthur Paget (Minnie) and directed by Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's Theatre .
EG 's grandson biographer,...

Timeline

15 June 1703: Playwright and architect John Vanbrugh bought...

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15 June 1703

Playwright and architect John Vanbrugh bought land for a new theatre in the Haymarket, London. The theatre eventually opened as the Queen's Theatre during the 1704-5 season.

December 1704: Vanbrugh and Congreve were licensed to operate...

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December 1704

Vanbrugh and Congreve were licensed to operate a new theatre, the Haymarket , on the grounds that they would help reform and clean up the stage.

9 April 1705: Vanbrugh's new Haymarket Theatre (at this...

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9 April 1705

Vanbrugh 's new Haymarket Theatre (at this date also known as both the Queen's Theatre and as the Opera House) opened with an anonymous Italian opera.

: John Vanbrugh signed an agreement with Owen...

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Autumn1706

John Vanbrugh signed an agreement with Owen Swiny , appointing Swiny to manage the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket .

8 March 1707: The last of George Farquhar's six comedies,...

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8 March 1707

The last of George Farquhar 's six comedies, The Beaux' Stratagem, opened at the Haymarket .

13 January 1708: The two licensed London theatre companies...

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13 January 1708

The two licensed London theatre companies struck an agreement which would put an end to some aspects of recent cut-throat competition.

23 November 1709: Aaron Hill started as manager at Drury Lane...

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23 November 1709

Aaron Hill started as manager at Drury Lane Theatre and pursued a policy of rivalry with Thomas Betterton 's company at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket .

2 April 1720: Handel and the Royal Academy of Music opened...

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2 April 1720

Handel and the Royal Academy of Music opened the first season of Italian opera in several years at the Haymarket . The Royal Academy of Music continued offering opera there until 1728.

31 May 1721: The Haymarket Theatre, or Opera House, shifted...

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31 May 1721

The Haymarket Theatre, or Opera House, shifted from the general opening time of 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

September 1726-Spring 1727: Madam Violante ran her first season of pantomime,...

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September 1726-Spring 1727

Madam Violante ran her first season of pantomime, dancing, and acrobatics at the Haymarket Theatre .

6 June 1727: Feuding supporters of the rival opera singers...

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6 June 1727

Feuding supporters of the rival opera singers Faustina and Cuzzoni caused a disturbance at the Haymarket Theatre, ending both the performance and the season.

20 July 1815: Madame Vestris made her operatic debut as...

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20 July 1815

Madame Vestris made her operatic debut as the leading lady of the King's Theatre , aged only eighteen.

1845: Prosper Mérimée's story Carmen appeared in...

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1845

Prosper Mérimée 's storyCarmen appeared in French. It became the source for Bizet 's opera Carmen.

4 May 1847: Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, gave...

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4 May 1847

Jenny Lind , the Swedish Nightingale, gave her first London performance at Her Majesty's Theatre .

1848: Alexandre Dumas the younger published La...

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1848

Alexandre Dumas the younger published La Dame aux Camélias, a novel which he successfully dramatised in 1852.

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