Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Performance of text Catherine Cuthbertson
A play entitled Anna opened at Drury Lane , ascribed to Miss Cuthbertson.
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
385
Performance of text Maria Theresa Kemble
MTK performed the role of Lady Julia at Drury Lane in her second play, Personation; or, Fairly Taken In, a farce or comic interlude.
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.
326
Feminist Companion Archive.
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
SC 's final comedy, The Artifice, opened at Drury Lane .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 688
Performance of text Hester Lynch Piozzi
The Regent, by Bertie Greatheed (one of the Della Cruscans ) appeared at Drury Lane with an epilogue by HLP .
Clifford, James L. Hester Lynch Piozzi (Mrs Thrale). Clarendon Press.
331
Performance of text Barbarina Brand, Baroness Dacre
A five-act tragedy by Barbarina Wilmot (later Lady Dacre) , Ina, set in Anglo-Saxon England, ran for a single night at Drury Lane Theatre in London.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford.
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 .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
Performance of text Susanna Centlivre
Drury Lane put on a farce or opening piece by SC entitled A Bickerstaff's Burying; or, Work for the Upholders.
Upholders were undertakers or funeral directors.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 217
Bowyer, John Wilson. The Celebrated Mrs Centlivre. Duke University Press.
133
Performance of text Mary Pix
The play had opened at Drury Lane about a month previously.
Greer, Germaine et al., editors. Kissing the Rod. Virago.
413
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
1: 464
It was printed with MP 's name, a dedication, and brief preface apologising for the misnumbering of her emperor or sultan.
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.
256
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 5
Performance of text Aphra Behn
AB 's comedy The Widdow Ranter; or, The History of Bacon in Virginia, the first play to be set in British North America, had a posthumous performance at Drury Lane which may have been...
Performance of text Harriet Lee
HL 's comedy The New Peerage; or, Our Eyes may Deceive Us opened at Drury Lane .
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
5: 1019
Performance of text Marianne Chambers
MC 's five-act comedy The School for Friends opened at London's Drury Lane .
James Mason published a comedy of the same title in the second volume of his Literary Miscellanies, 1809.
Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press.
383
Performance of text Mary Pix
It had been given at Drury Lane , probably during August, with songs set by Daniel Purcell , Henry 's brother. Next year MP , like Catharine Trotter , transferred her allegiance to the new...
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.
257
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press.
2: 7
Performance of text Aphra Behn
Charles Gildon had a manuscript of this play. The success of Southerne 's adaptation of Oroonoko probably inspired him to get The Younger Brother staged; he may well have revised it first.
Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press.
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Timeline

6 September 1817: Drury Lane Theatre installed gas lighting...

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6 September 1817

Drury Lane Theatre installed gas lighting in the auditorium and on stage.

By September 1819: Facing debts of £90,000, Drury Lane Theatre...

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By September 1819

Facing debts of £90,000, Drury Lane Theatre was forced to close.

19 February 1820: Madame Vestris starred in a comic opera at...

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19 February 1820

Madame Vestris starred in a comic opera at Drury Lane Theatre to mixed reviews; she did not achieve fame until she started playing male roles.

1822: Drury Lane Theatre was closed for a complete...

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1822

Drury Lane Theatre was closed for a complete internal overhaul.

1825: Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin published his...

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1825

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin published his historicaldramaBoris Godunov.

27 June 1828: Joseph Grimaldi, famous clown of English...

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27 June 1828

Joseph Grimaldi , famous clown of English pantomime, gave a farewell performance at Drury Lane , aged forty-eight.

8 June 1829: Douglas William Jerrold's play Black-Ey'd...

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8 June 1829

Douglas William Jerrold 's playBlack-Ey'd Susan premiered at the Surrey Theatre in London.

May 1833: Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden Theatre...

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May 1833

Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden Theatre came under the same management, with bizarre results for the acting companies.

1843: Parliament deregulated the London stage by...

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1843

Parliament deregulated the London stage by removing the restriction which had limited the number of patent or fully licensed theatres in the capital to no more than two, Covent Garden and Drury Lane .

12 June 1843: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert became part...

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12 June 1843

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert became part of the theatre-going public when they visited the Drury Lane Theatre in state.

22 August 1843: The Theatres Regulation Act made it legal...

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22 August 1843

The Theatres Regulation Act made it legal for any theatre to become licensed for drama (thus expanding its repertoire) and required all new commercial plays to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain seven days before...

26 February 1851: William Macready made his famous farewell...

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26 February 1851

William Macready made his famous farewell performance at the Drury Lane Theatre wearing the black suit of a gentleman in place of his costume as Macbeth.

June 1851: Ingomar the Barbarian; or, the Son of the...

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June 1851

Ingomar the Barbarian; or, the Son of the Wilderness, adapted from German by Maria Lovell , premiered at Drury Lane .

2 October 1862: Dion Boucicault wrote to The Times pointing...

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2 October 1862

Dion Boucicault wrote to The Times pointing out the widely varying rents for West End theatres.

1868: The Drury Lane Theatre offered the sensational...

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1868

The Drury Lane Theatre offered the sensational playThe Great City, which featured an actual hansom cab and horse as part of its repertoire of special effects.

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