SL
had the idea for it while in debtors' prison with her father
. Contemporary rumour said she had written it to get him out of prison; but at that time she apparently made no...
Publishing
Jean Marishall
Marishall then turned to Edinburgh's Canongate Theatre
, only to have Foote
(who had become manager there in November 1770) waste a whole season promising to put it on soon. In the end, after...
Reception
Sarah Gardner
George Colman
pursued his enmity against SG
for almost twenty years, twice staging at the Haymarket Theatre
farces in mockery of women dramatists which aim at her, and for each of which he was able...
Textual Production
Elizabeth Inchbald
EI
's comedy The Married Man (adapted from Le philosophe marié by Néricault Destouches
) was published as acted at the Haymarket
.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
68 (1789): 157
Textual Production
Leah Sumbel
Mary Wells (later LS
) announced that the Haymarket Theatre
would present, for her benefit, a one-act piece by herself: Mrs Nonsuch's Nonsense.
Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993.
Textual Production
Leah Sumbel
LS
was granted a licence for a play and entertainment (not identified) to be performed at the Haymarket
. Nothing more, however, was heard of it.
Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993.