James Sheridan Knowles

Standard Name: Knowles, James Sheridan

Connections

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Family and Intimate relationships Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Newspapers spread, apparently at publisher John Maxwell 's behest, the story that he and MEB had recently married; this rumour was soon discredited when his wife's family publicly protested.
His wife's brother-in-law, Richard Brinsley Knowles
Friends, Associates Geraldine Jewsbury
Other friends and acquaintances of the Jewburys in Manchester included the journalists Alexander Ireland and Thomas Ballantyne , Francis Espinasse , educational reformer William Ballantyne Hodgson , historian William Hepworth Dixon (whose daughter Ella provided...
Occupation Fanny Kemble
The following year was her peak season as an actress, in which she played the part of Julia in The Hunchback by Sheridan Knowles .
Clinton, Catherine. Fanny Kemble’s Civil Wars. Simon and Schuster.
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12 May 1784: James Sheridan Knowles, playwright, was born...

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12 May 1784

James Sheridan Knowles , playwright, was born at Cork, Ireland.

1810: James Sheridan Knowles's first play, Leo;...

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1810

James Sheridan Knowles 's first play, Leo; or the Gypsy, was performed in Waterford, Ireland.

13 February 1815: Caius Gracchus, a tragedy by James Sheridan...

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13 February 1815

Caius Gracchus, a tragedy by James Sheridan Knowles , was first performed at the Belfast Theatre.

By 5 April 1832: James Sheridan Knowles published his most...

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By 5 April 1832

James Sheridan Knowles published his most successful play, The Hunchback.

24 April 1833: The Wife by James Sheridan Knowles opened...

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24 April 1833

The Wife by James Sheridan Knowles opened on stage in London; it was published this year with a Prologue and Epilogue by Charles Lamb .

10 June 1833: The Dramatic Copyright Act was passed....

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10 June 1833

The Dramatic Copyright Act was passed.

By 14 October 1837: James Sheridan Knowles published his play...

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By 14 October 1837

James Sheridan Knowles published his playThe Love Chase.

30 November 1862: James Sheridan Knowles, playwright, died...

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30 November 1862

James Sheridan Knowles , playwright, died at Torquay, Devon.

March 1890: The renowned English actress Mrs Patrick...

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March 1890

The renowned English actress Mrs Patrick Campbell made her first appearance on the London stage in Sheridan Knowles 's The Hunchback.

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