Priscilla Rich
Standard Name: Rich, Priscilla
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Mary Latter | ML
formed a friendship and patronage relation with John Rich
, licensee of Covent Garden
, when he made a visit to Reading, on which occasion he lent her five guineas within half an hour... |
| Publishing | Mary Latter | Rich
had accepted the play for Covent Garden
and encouraged ML
to train further as a dramatist. She here ascribes good intentions to Rich, but sharp practice to the present Managers, their Adherents, and Dependants... |
| Travel | Mary Latter | Theatre manager John Rich
enabled ML
to make a ten-week visit to London, staying at his house near Covent Garden Theatre
. She was back there again for a second, shorter visit at the... |
Timeline
26 November 1761
John Rich
, holder of the licence for Covent Garden Theatre
, died; his widow, Priscilla
(who had been a performer before her marriage), took nominal control of the theatre.