Hirshfield, Claire. “The Woman’s Theatre in England: 1913-1918”. Theatre History Studies, Vol.
15
, June 1995, pp. 123-37. 124
Lyceum Theatre
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Inez Bensusan | The Play Department of the Actresses' Franchise League
, directed by IB
, helped to raise suffrage funds with matinees of short plays and sketches at the Kingsway
, Royalty
and Lyceum
theatres in London. |
| Occupation | Edith Craig | EC
both performed in and made the costumes for Henry Irving
's Lyceum Theatre
production of Victorien Sardou
's Robespierre. Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell, 1998. 41, 218 St John, Christopher. “Biographical Note”. Edy: Recollections of Edith Craig, edited by Eleanor Adlard, 1st ed., Frederick Muller, 1949. 10 |
| Occupation | Jean Rhys | Her aunt Clarice wrote to the Williams parents, and it was presumably her father, before his death in 1910, who gave permission for her to remain in England. Her stage name was Gray, with usually... |
| Performance of text | Joanna Baillie | JB
's The Election, skilfully revised as an opera by Carhart, Margaret S. The Life and Work of Joanna Baillie. Reprint of 1923, Archon Books, 1970. 158 Baillie, Joanna. The Collected Letters of Joanna Baillie. Editor Slagle, Judith Bailey, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1999, 2 vols. 1: 168 |
| Performance of text | Marianne Chambers | MC
's second five-act play, Ourselves, A Comedy, opened at the Lyceum
in London with actors from the Theatre Royal
. Mann, David D. et al. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1660-1823. Indiana University Press, 1996. 383 Lamb, Charles, 1775 - 1834, and Mary, 1764 - 1847 Lamb. The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb. Editor Marrs, Edwin J., Jr, Cornell University Press, 1975, 3 vols. 3: 73n5 |
| Performance of text | Mary Shelley | In 1823 William Godwin
(inspired by a successful dramatisation of his daughter's novel, playing at the Lyceum Theatre
in London as Presumption; or, The Fate of Frankenstein) arranged a second edition for MS
's... |
| Performance of text | Evelyn Glover | The play's vivid characters and snappy dialogue, alongside its minimal staging requirements, made it one of the most popular plays in the AFL's suffrage repertoire. Holledge, Julie. Innocent Flowers: Women in the Edwardian Theatre. Virago, 1981. 88 |
| Reception | John Oliver Hobbes | The Ambassador proved to be JOH
's most successful dramatic work. On opening night, when the delighted audience called for the author, many of them were staggered at the appearance on stage of a young... |
| Reception | John Oliver Hobbes | After the opening of Journeys End in Lovers' Meeting, JOH
invited by Gladstone
to read it to him while he was recovering from a cataract operation. Ellen Terry
purchased the acting rights to the... |
| Textual Production | Edith Craig | EC
's articles on theatre include Producing a Play in Munsey's Magazine (June 1907) and Notes on the Costumes in The Kensington (undated). Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell, 1998. 233 |
| Textual Production | Christopher St John | It was part of a triple bill with Cicely Hamilton
's Jack and Jill and a Friend and Margaret Wynne Nevinson
's In the Workhouse. Another performance, again directed by Edith Craig, was staged... |
Timeline
9 September 1811: Thomas Moore's comic opera M. P., or The...
Writing climate item
9 September 1811
Thomas Moore
's comic opera M. P., or The Blue-Stocking premiered at The Theatre Royal, English Opera House
.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
96
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.
Booth, Michael R. et al. Three Tragic Actresses: Siddons, Rachel, Ristori. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
83
15 February 1830: The Lyceum Theatre in London burned to the...
Building item
15 February 1830
The Lyceum Theatre
in London burned to the ground; Mary Cowden Clarke
and her husband
had left the theatre a few hours earlier after attending a performance.
Clarke, Mary Cowden. My Long Life. Dodd, Mead, 1896.
91
1834: The Theatre Royal, English Opera House became...
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1834
The Theatre Royal, English Opera House
became known as the Royal Lyceum Theatre
upon opening in a newly-constructed building.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
283
June 1856: Adelaide Ristori, famous Italian actress,...
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June 1856
Adelaide Ristori
, famous Italian actress, made her British debut in London at the Lyceum Theatre
.
Booth, Michael R. et al. Three Tragic Actresses: Siddons, Rachel, Ristori. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
143-4, 153-5, 161
15 September 1856: Marie Wilton made her London stage debut...
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15 September 1856
Marie Wilton
made her London stage debut at the Lyceum Theatre
, aged seventeen.
Macqueen-Pope, Walter James. Ladies First: The Story of Woman’s Conquest of the British Stage. W. H. Allen, 1952.
346-8
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.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
32, 37
May 1875: Venturing into drama, Alfred Tennyson published...
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May 1875
Venturing into drama, Alfred Tennyson
published a play entitled Queen Mary.
Wise, Thomas J. A Bibliography of the Writings of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1967, 2 Vols.
227-8
31 August 1878: Henry Irving was annouced as the new manager...
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31 August 1878
Henry Irving
was annouced as the new manager of the Lyceum Theatre
; Mrs Sidney Frances Cowell Bateman
had managed it since the death of her husand, Colonel Hezekiah Bateman
, in March 1875.
Bingham, Madeleine. Henry Irving and the Victorian Theatre. George Allen and Unwin, 1978.
124-5, 306
Brereton, Austin. Henry Irving. Anthony Treherne, 1905.
58
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
30 December 1878: Henry Irving and Ellen Terry began their...
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30 December 1878
Henry Irving
and Ellen Terry
began their successful stage partnership at the Lyceum Theatre
in London by starring opposite one another in Hamlet.
Cheshire, David F. Portrait of Ellen Terry. Amber Lane Press, 1989.
47
Manvell, Roger. Ellen Terry. Heinemann, 1968.
367
4 October 1884: American musical comedy star Lillian Russell...
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4 October 1884
American musical comedy star Lillian Russell
made a hit in London starring as Polly Pluckrose in Polly at the Novelty Theatre
.
Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976. Gale Research, 1978, 4 vols.
2096-7
Fields writes that the play Polly opened on 8 November 1885, while...
1885: Henry Irving's famous production of Faust...
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1885
Henry Irving
's famous production of Faust opened at the Lyceum
theatre at a cost of nearly £12,000.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
41
Davis, Tracy C. “The Sociable Playwright and Representative Citizen”. Women and Playwriting in Nineteenth-Century Britain, edited by Tracy C. Davis and Ellen Donkin, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pp. 15-34.
26
26 May 1897: Bram (Abraham) Stoker, who at the time was...
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26 May 1897
Bram (Abraham) Stoker
, who at the time was acting manager of the Royal Lyceum Theatre
in London, published his vampire novel Dracula.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
26 May 2010
19 May 1908: A campaign to establish a National Theatre...
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19 May 1908
A campaign to establish a National Theatre
began with a mass meeting at the Lyceum Theatre
, London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
341
Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, editors. The London Encyclopaedia. Papermac, 1987, http://4-22.
535
13 April 1951: The first Miss World contest was held at...
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13 April 1951
The first Miss World contest was held at the Lyceum Theatre
in London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
404
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