Dane, Clemence. London Has a Garden. Michael Joseph, 1964.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Clemence Dane | The posters, she later wrote, made her nice pocket-money. |
| Occupation | Mary Robinson | The following season, 1777-8, MR
's salary was £2.10s. weekly. She received in addition the profits from at least two benefit performances. She also acted, this season and the next, at benefit nights for the... |
| Occupation | Mary Robinson | That season MR
appeared in the breeches role of Eliza Camply in The Miniature Picture by Lady Craven, later the Margravine of Anspach
. Her playing this part on 24 May was not, as her... |
| Occupation | Charlotte Charke | Colley Cibber
retired abruptly from managing Drury Lane
, passing it not to his son Theophilus
but to John Highmore
; Theophilus, CC
, and other performers defected to the illicit Little Theatre in the Haymarket
. Baruth, Philip E. “Who Is Charlotte Charke?”. Introducing Charlotte Charke: Actress, Author, Enigma, edited by Philip E. Baruth, University of Illinois Press, 1998, pp. 9-62. 18 Morgan, Fidelis, and Charlotte Charke. The Well-Known Troublemaker: A Life of Charlotte Charke. Faber and Faber, 1988. 52-3 |
| Performance of text | Delarivier Manley | DM
's tragedy Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain, was acted at Drury Lane
. Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press, 1996. 393 |
| Performance of text | Elizabeth Margravine of Anspach | Elizabeth (Berkeley), Lady Craven
(later Margravine of Anspach), defied social convention by having her comedyThe Miniature Picture (Larpent MS 525) acted at Drury Lane
, with a prologue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
, and... |
| Performance of text | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's tragedy Rienzi opened at Drury Lane Theatre
; it ran for thirty-four nights, making her reputation as a dramatist. Sullivan dates the opening 11 October, but MRM
herself, as edited by L'Estrange, suggests... |
| Performance of text | Frances Burney | FB
's tragedy Edwy and Elgiva, the only one of her plays to reach the stage in her lifetime, had its single performance at Drury Lane
, starring Sarah Siddons
. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. |
| Performance of text | Joanna Baillie | De Monfort, JB
's tragedy about hatred, one of her first Plays on the Passions, had its opening at Drury Lane Theatre
, London. Library catalogues also list this play as De Montfort. Carhart, Margaret S. The Life and Work of Joanna Baillie. Reprint of 1923, Archon Books, 1970. 110 |
| Performance of text | Catharine Trotter | CT
's only comedy, the didactic Love at a Loss; or, Most Votes Carry It, probably opened on this day at Drury Lane
. Kelley, Anne. Catharine Trotter: An Early Modern Writer in the Vanguard of Feminism. Ashgate, 2002. 256 The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. 2: 5 |
| Performance of text | Anne Plumptre | AP
was paid £25 for the use by Sheridan
and the Drury Lane Theatre
of her translation of Kotzebue
's Die Spanier in Peru. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. 5: 2178 |
| Performance of text | Eliza Haywood | EH
's comedy A Wife to be Lett opened at Drury Lane. Haywood took the leading comic role of Mrs Graspall (owing to someone else's illness), and also spoke an epilogue. 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. Spedding, Patrick. A Bibliography of Eliza Haywood. Pickering and Chatto, 2003. 128 |
| Performance of text | Joanna Baillie | Henriquez, by JB
, was first staged at Drury Lane
, London. Carhart, Margaret S. The Life and Work of Joanna Baillie. Reprint of 1923, Archon Books, 1970. 164 |
| Performance of text | Catharine Trotter | CT
's fourth play and third verse tragedy, The Unhappy Penitent, probably opened on this day at Drury Lane
. It bore her name as Mrs. Trotter. Kelley, Anne. Catharine Trotter: An Early Modern Writer in the Vanguard of Feminism. Ashgate, 2002. 257 The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. 2: 7 |
| Performance of text | Dorothea Celesia | DC
's Almide, an adaptation of Tancrede by Voltaire
, opened at Drury Lane
in London. It proved a success, and ran for ten nights. The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols. |
Timeline
30 October 1779: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd by Richard...
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30 October 1779
The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
opened at Drury Lane Theatre
.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 292
23 September 1782: Covent Garden Theatre re-opened after a three-month...
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23 September 1782
Covent Garden Theatre
re-opened after a three-month reconstruction, enlargement, and renovation.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 541-3, 555
30 September 1783: John Philip Kemble made his first appearance...
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30 September 1783
John Philip Kemble
made his first appearance (as Hamlet) at Drury Lane Theatre
.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 633-4
2 February 1785: Sarah Siddons first played Lady Macbeth (a...
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2 February 1785
Sarah Siddons
first played Lady Macbeth (a part with which she was to become popularly identified) at Drury Lane
.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 727, 769
18 October 1785: The great comic actress Dorothy Jordan made...
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18 October 1785
The great comic actress Dorothy Jordan
made her London debut at Drury Lane Theatre
.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 819, 836
2 April 1796: Vortigern and Rowena, allegedly a newly-discovered...
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2 April 1796
Vortigern and Rowena, allegedly a newly-discovered tragedy by Shakespeare
but actually written by William Henry Ireland
, opened under Richard Brinsley Sheridan
's management at Drury Lane
.
“William Henry Ireland and the Shakespeare Fabrications”. University of Delaware Library: Special Collections Department: Exhibitions and Publications: Special Collections Exhibitions 1995 - 2001: Forging a Collection: the Frank W. Tober Collection on Literary Forgery.
26 January 1797: Elizabeth (Younge) Pope, who had been acting...
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26 January 1797
Elizabeth (Younge) Pope
, who had been acting since 1768 and was felt to be second only to Sarah Siddons
, gave her final performance at Drury Lane
; she died nearly six weeks later.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 1886
8 April 1797: Elizabeth Farren, renowned for her portrayals...
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8 April 1797
Elizabeth Farren
, renowned for her portrayals of high-society women, gave her final performance at Drury Lane
before retiring to marry the Earl of Derby.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 1886
24 May 1799: Pizarro by Richard Brinsley Sheridan opened...
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24 May 1799
Pizarro by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
opened at Drury Lane
. An adaptation of Kotzebue
's melodrama about Peru, Pizarro voiced the anti-French feelings (fore-runners of anti-Napoleonic feelings) disturbing the English people at this time.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 2097-8, 2177-89
15 May 1800: King George III narrowly escaped death when...
National or international item
15 May 1800
King George III
narrowly escaped death when a bullet aimed for him lodged in the pillar of his box at Drury Lane Theatre
.
Dobbs, Brian. Drury Lane: Three Centuries of the Theatre Royal, 1663-1971. Cassell, 1972.
128
13 December 1800: William Godwin's five-act verse tragedy Antonio...
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13 December 1800
William Godwin
's five-act verse tragedy Antonio was performed for the first and last time at Drury Lane
. It was rejected by the audience, not with hissing but with coughing.
Burton, Sarah. A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb. Viking, 2003.
184
10 December 1806: Charles Lamb's farce Mr H— opened at Drury...
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10 December 1806
Charles Lamb
's farce Mr H— opened at Drury Lane
. Its dashing coxcomb protagonist cuts a swathe through the ladies at Bath until it comes out that his name is Hogsflesh, when they drop him hurriedly.
Burton, Sarah. A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb. Viking, 2003.
237-9
24 February 1809: Drury Lane Theatre was demolished by fir...
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24 February 1809
Drury Lane Theatre
was demolished by fire.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
67
Dobbs, Brian. Drury Lane: Three Centuries of the Theatre Royal, 1663-1971. Cassell, 1972.
133, 139
Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, editors. The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan, 1983.
861
7 June 1810: William Charles Macready (son of an actress...
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7 June 1810
William Charles Macready
(son of an actress and an actor-manager) began his successful acting career as Romeo in a performance in Birmingham; he became a specialist in Shakespeare
an roles.
“William Charles Macready (1793-1873)”. Theatre Database.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
10 October 1812: The fourth Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, was...
Building item
10 October 1812
The fourth Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
, was opened with a special address by Lord Byron
.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
65, 67
Dobbs, Brian. Drury Lane: Three Centuries of the Theatre Royal, 1663-1971. Cassell, 1972.
123, 133
Wyndham, Henry Saxe. The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre From 1732 to 1897. Chatto and Windus, 1906, 2 vols.
359
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