Carnell, Jennifer. The Literary Lives of Mary Elizabeth Braddon: A Study of Her Life and Work. Sensation Press, 2000.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Intertextuality and Influence | Mary Elizabeth Braddon | A dramatic version of Lady Audley's Secret was staged by Ruth Herbert
at the St James's Theatre
, where MEB
had recollections of being overstimulated as a child. |
| Literary responses | John Oliver Hobbes | At the St James's Theatre
in London it received a mixed reception of booing—The Critic reported that Hobbes herself was booed after the play—and applause. In his biographical note, John Morgan Richards
, her... |
| Performance of text | Agatha Christie | AC
had written two plays, Black Coffee (1930) and Akhnaton (written in 1937 but not published until 1973), before adapting her novel Ten Little Niggers for the stage. This opened at St James's Theatre
,... |
| Performance of text | Eleanor Farjeon | This does not exhaust the list of EF
's contributions to dramatic works by Bertie. A wildly ambitious grand-scale operetta called The Great Alexis was planned in collaboration with Otto Lampel
in 1941, but came... |
| Performance of text | Lesley Storm | LS
's three-act play The Long Echo, about the effects of treason and political commitment on private life, opened at the St James's Theatre
in London. Storm, Lesley. The Long Echo. Samuel French, 1957. prelims |
| Performance of text | Githa Sowerby | GS
's play Sheila, a realist treatment of a boss-typist romance, opened at St James's Theatre
in London, with Fay Compton
playing the lead. Nicoll, Allardyce. English Drama, 1900-1930. Cambridge University Press, 1973. 959 Production file for Githa Sowerby. 1994. |
| Performance of text | Anna Maria Hall | Plays by AMH
, The French Refugee and Mabel's Curse!, ran at the St James's Theatre
, London. British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements. |
| Performance of text | John Oliver Hobbes | Hobbes
's three-act comedy titled The Wisdom of the Wise was first performed at St James's Theatre
in King Street, London, on 22 November 1900. It was first produced in the USA on 31... |
| Textual Production | Katherine Cecil Thurston | As a testament to its enduring popularity, the novel was quickly translated to the stage with a script written by E. Temple Thurston
. The following year, in 1905, this play was produced and performed... |
Timeline
1895: The Matinée Hat appeared; this immense headwear...
Building item
1895
The Matinée Hat appeared; this immense headwear was bedecked with flowers and ribbons.
Adburgham, Alison. A Punch History of Manners and Modes 1841-1940. Hutchinson, 1961.
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10 May 1951: Actress Vivien Leigh and actor Laurence Olivier...
Building item
10 May 1951
Actress Vivien Leigh
and actor Laurence Olivier
began the season at St James's Theatre
, London, alternately playing Shaw
's Caesar and Cleopatra and Shakespeare
's Antony and Cleopatra.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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