The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
United Company
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of text | Aphra Behn | AB
's comedy The Luckey Chance; or, An Alderman's Bargain was licensed; it had probably already opened at Drury Lane
with the new United Company
. |
Timeline
16 November 1682: The recently-formed United Company gave its...
Writing climate item
16 November 1682
The recently-formed United Company
gave its first stage performance at Drury Lane Theatre
.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
1: 299, 316
23 October 1693: Alexander Davenant fled to the Canary Islands...
Building item
23 October 1693
Alexander Davenant
fled to the Canary Islands in order to escape arrest for mishandling the finances of the United Company
(now London's only licensed theatre); joint managers Sir Thomas Skipwith
and Christopher Rich
were...
: Rebellion headed by the performers Thomas...
Building item
Autumn 1694
Rebellion headed by the performers Thomas Betterton
, Elizabeth Barry
, and Anne Bracegirdle
put an end to the United Company
, which had been formed in 1682 with the merger of the two London theatres.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
1: 439
: Rebellion headed by the performers Thomas...
Building item
Autumn 1694
Rebellion headed by the performers Thomas Betterton
, Elizabeth Barry
, and Anne Bracegirdle
put an end to the United Company
, which had been formed in 1682 with the merger of the two London theatres.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
1: 439
30 April 1695: Thomas Betterton, Elizabeth Barry, and Anne...
Building item
30 April 1695
Thomas Betterton
, Elizabeth Barry
, and Anne Bracegirdle
gave the first performance of their breakaway Actors' Company
, premiering Congreve
's Love for Love.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
1: 439, 443, 445, 446
Hume, Robert D. “Jeremy Collier and the Future of the London Theatre in 1698”. British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS) Conference, Oxford, 3 Jan. 1998.
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