Author: Lora Linn GarrisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Christopher Rich and His Relation to the English Stage ...
Author: Lora Linn GarrisionChristopher Rich of Drury Lane
Author: Paul SawyerPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819154996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This is the first biography of Christopher Rich (1647ó1714), the Somerset lawyer who, largely by chance, became the manager of Drury Lane Theatre from 1694ó1709. Author Paul Sawyer looks at several of Rich's accomplishments during his tenure at Drury Lane and also explores Rich's frequent quarrels and litigation with performers, theatre shareholders, and the Lord Chamberlain. Father of pantomimist and manager John Rich, Christopher Rich is also credited for his many innovations relating to the financial side of the theatre.
The Rise and Growth of the English Nation
Author: William Hickman Smith AubreyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"Their Majesties' Servants"
Author: John DoranCassell's library of English literature, selected, ed. and arranged by H. Morley
Author: Cassell, ltdOccasional Papers
Author: Henry Brodribb IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Preface. Prefatory memoir. The blunderer. The love-tiff. The pretentious young ladies. Sganarelle; or, The self-deceived husband. Don Garcia of Navarre; or, The jealous prince. The school for husbands. The bore. The school for wives. The school for wives criticised. The impromptu of Versailles. The forced marriage
Author: MolièreThe Dramatic Works of Molière
Author: Molière"Their Majesties' Servants"
Author: Dr. Doran (John)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of British Theatre
Author: Darryll GrantleyPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810880288
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
British theatre has a greater tradition than any other, having started all the way back in 1311 and still going strong today. But that is too much for one book to cover, so this volume deals with early theatre and has a cut-off date in 1899. Still, this is almost six centuries, centuries during which British theatre not only developed but produced some of the greatest playwrights of all time and anywhere, including obviously Shakespeare but also Marlowe and Shaw. And they wrote some of the finest plays ever, which are known around the world. So there is plenty for this book to cover, just with the playwrights, plays and actors, but it also has information on stagecraft and theatres, as well as the historical and political background. This book has over 1,183 entries in the dictionary section, these being mainly on playwrights and plays, but others as well including managers and critics, and also on specific theatres, legislative acts and some technical jargon. Then there are entries on the different genres, from comedy to tragedy and everything in between. Inevitably, the chronology is quite long as it has a long period to cover and the introduction provides the necessary overview. The Historical Dictionary of Early British Theatre concludes with a pretty massive bibliography. That will be of use to particularly assiduous researchers, but this book itself is a good place to start any research since it covers periods that are far less well-known and documented, and ordinary theatre-goers will also find useful information.